Amazon Data Services, Inc

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Seattle, WA · Industry: Technology and media

Also files as: Amazon.com Services LLC Amazon Web Services, Inc. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Amazon Advertising LLC

Short answer

Yes, Amazon Data Services, Inc sponsors H-1B visas. It had 1,187 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $147,900.

Green card sponsorship has dropped sharply. Certified PERM cases fell from 164 in FY2024 to 10 in FY2026 so far. If a green card matters to you, ask about it before you accept an offer.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

1,187

#28 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$147,900

+17% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

down from 164 in FY2024

Most common level

Level II

44% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

873FY2024

1,012FY2025

1,187FY2026*

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

131FY2023

164FY2024

0FY2025

10FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 1,187 filings

What Amazon Data Services, Inc pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $104,653
25th pct: $129,000
Median: $147,900
75th pct: $169,500
90th pct: $187,845

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 34%
Level II · qualified · 44%
Level III · experienced · 13%
Level IV · fully competent · 10%

Of 967 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Amazon Data Services, Inc sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Development Engineer II	Software Developers	178	$174,450	$153,537 – $187,075
Software Development Engineer I	Software Developers	118	$129,000	$129,000 – $135,350
Network Development Engineer II	Computer Network Architects	45	$169,400	$146,700 – $180,000
Data Center Infrastructure Engineer II	Civil Engineers	35	$140,000	$119,000 – $145,350
Technical Operations Engineer II	Industrial Engineers	35	$141,600	$118,750 – $150,000
Technical Operations Engineer I	Industrial Engineers	33	$121,898	$96,100 – $130,000
Operations Tech II	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	32	$96,918	$94,390 – $96,928
Dc Infra Eng I	Civil Engineers	32	$130,000	$126,200 – $135,425

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
Seattle, WA	457	$150,000
Herndon, VA	181	$143,200
Austin, TX	92	$147,900
Bellevue, WA	51	$149,240
Santa Clara, CA	48	$181,700
Cupertino, CA	36	$187,741
Arlington, VA	30	$140,200
New Carlisle, IN	29	$121,898

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Amazon Data Services, Inc files for

Extensions of current workers31%

1,092 — Continuing H-1B employment with Amazon Data Services, Inc

Transfers from other employers28%

973 — People switching to Amazon Data Services, Inc from another H-1B employer

New hires24%

859 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions17%

607 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 28% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Amazon Data Services, Inc does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	131	1	12	276
FY2024	164	0	0	378
FY2025	0	0	2	—
FY2026 so far	10	0	7	388

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP · Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. · Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP · Vialto Law (US) LLP

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Questions about Amazon Data Services, Inc H-1B sponsorship

Does Amazon Data Services, Inc sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Amazon Data Services, Inc had 1,187 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #28 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Amazon Data Services, Inc?

The median is $147,900; the middle half of filings fall between $129,000 and $169,500. The most-filed title, Software Development Engineer II, has a median of $174,450.

Does Amazon Data Services, Inc sponsor green cards?

Amazon Data Services, Inc had 10 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards. That is down from 164 at its recent peak.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.