Amazon Development Center U.S., 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 Data Services, Inc Amazon Advertising LLC

Short answer

Yes, Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 2,433 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, ranking #14 among all U.S. H-1B sponsors, with a median salary of $162,600.

Green card sponsorship has dropped sharply. Certified PERM cases fell from 583 in FY2024 to 6 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

2,433

#14 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$162,600

+29% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

down from 583 in FY2024

Most common level

Level II

45% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

2,095FY2024

2,593FY2025

2,433FY2026*

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

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

559FY2023

583FY2024

0FY2025

6FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 2,433 filings

What Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $129,000
25th pct: $136,200
Median: $162,600
75th pct: $185,994
90th pct: $205,660

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 36%
Level II · qualified · 45%
Level III · experienced · 11%
Level IV · fully competent · 8%

Of 1,949 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Development Engineer II	Software Developers	873	$171,757	$155,000 – $185,300
Software Development Engineer I	Software Developers	734	$129,000	$129,000 – $141,900
Software Development Engineer III	Software Developers	165	$202,620	$185,200 – $216,700
Applied Scientist II	Computer and Information Research Scientists	120	$185,000	$171,575 – $200,000
Manager III Software Development	Computer and Information Systems Managers	57	$218,500	$198,390 – $249,400
Pmt III External Svcs	Information Technology Project Managers	40	$170,100	$170,100 – $170,100
Front End Engineer II	Software Developers	40	$182,950	$161,178 – $194,100
Security Engineer II	Information Security Engineers	30	$178,000	$162,525 – $188,582

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
Seattle, WA	1,140	$157,535
East Palo Alto, CA	200	$169,050
Santa Clara, CA	189	$185,000
Bellevue, WA	165	$163,700
New York, NY	156	$178,900
Arlington, VA	96	$160,550
Boston, MA	94	$154,503
Austin, TX	68	$147,900

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers41%

2,414 — Continuing H-1B employment with Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

New hires31%

1,792 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions16%

955 — Usually a new location or role

Transfers from other employers11%

663 — People switching to Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. from another H-1B employer

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 11% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	559	0	72	286
FY2024	583	2	4	382
FY2025	0	0	0	—
FY2026 so far	6	0	40	434

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

Compare with similar sponsors

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2,743 filings · $160,100 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 740 NVIDIA Corporation 2,380 filings · $186,472 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 722 Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. 2,166 filings · $148,335 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 625 Deloitte Consulting LLP 2,613 filings · $143,062 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 779

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Questions about Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. had 2,433 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #14 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.?

The median is $162,600; the middle half of filings fall between $136,200 and $185,994. The most-filed title, Software Development Engineer II, has a median of $171,757.

Does Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. sponsor green cards?

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. had 6 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards. That is down from 583 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.