Amazon Web Services, Inc.

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

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

Short answer

Yes, Amazon Web Services, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 2,439 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, ranking #13 among all U.S. H-1B sponsors, with a median salary of $155,900.

Green card sponsorship has dropped sharply. Certified PERM cases fell from 959 in FY2023 to 14 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

2,439

#13 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$155,900

+23% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

down from 959 in FY2023

Most common level

Level II

45% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

3,751FY2024

3,712FY2025

2,439FY2026*

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

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

959FY2023

688FY2024

0FY2025

14FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 2,439 filings

What Amazon Web Services, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $117,749
25th pct: $133,800
Median: $155,900
75th pct: $180,000
90th pct: $200,530

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 18%
Level II · qualified · 45%
Level III · experienced · 22%
Level IV · fully competent · 15%

Of 2,019 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Amazon Web Services, Inc. sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Development Engineer II	Software Developers	339	$164,300	$153,526 – $179,400
Software Development Engineer I	Software Developers	151	$131,100	$129,000 – $141,900
Solutions Architect III	Software Developers	149	$181,281	$163,200 – $198,700
Enterprise Act Engineer II	Software Developers	139	$139,900	$131,300 – $150,879
Solutions Architect II	Software Developers	135	$149,240	$134,400 – $165,250
Professional Services II	Software Developers	133	$158,800	$144,500 – $168,100
Enterprise Act Engineer III	Software Developers	104	$168,900	$157,975 – $181,775
Professional Services III	Software Developers	87	$181,940	$164,050 – $189,735

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
Seattle, WA	692	$152,100
Dallas, TX	275	$143,800
New York, NY	200	$173,265
Austin, TX	181	$154,400
Herndon, VA	154	$143,700
Bellevue, WA	112	$162,200
Arlington, VA	76	$151,050
Mountain View, CA	76	$180,796

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Amazon Web Services, Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers45%

4,274 — Continuing H-1B employment with Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Amended petitions28%

2,660 — Usually a new location or role

Transfers from other employers15%

1,460 — People switching to Amazon Web Services, Inc. from another H-1B employer

New hires11%

1,058 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 15% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Amazon Web Services, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	959	3	83	288
FY2024	688	0	6	384
FY2025	0	0	0	—
FY2026 so far	14	0	9	383

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 · Ogletree Deakins

Compare with similar sponsors

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2,743 filings · $160,100 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 740 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 NVIDIA Corporation 2,380 filings · $186,472 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 722

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Questions about Amazon Web Services, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

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

Yes. Amazon Web Services, Inc. had 2,439 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #13 among all U.S. sponsors.

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

The median is $155,900; the middle half of filings fall between $133,800 and $180,000. The most-filed title, Software Development Engineer II, has a median of $164,300.

Does Amazon Web Services, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Amazon Web Services, Inc. had 14 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards. That is down from 959 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.