Amazon Corporate — 6,062 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2018)
- 140
- Filings · FY2018
- $128k
- Median base · FY2018
- Software Development Engineer II
- Top role · 1,382 all-time
- WA
- Top state · 5,102 all-time
Amazon Corporate filed 140 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2018 (down 96% from the year before), with a median base salary of $128k and the middle 50% of offers between $111k and $134k. That is 13% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 6,062 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Development Engineer II in Washington.
How much does Amazon Corporate pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $128k median in FY2018. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Amazon Corporate's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2,135 certified filings in FY2016 → 140 in FY2018. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 140 | −96% | $128k |
| FY2017 | 3,787 | +77% | $120k |
| FY2016 | 2,135 | — | $118k |
Which wage levels does Amazon Corporate file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 18% of Amazon Corporate's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 3,067 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I23.7%727
- Level II58.4%1,790
- Level III16.2%496
- Level IV1.8%54
What jobs does Amazon Corporate sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Amazon Corporate's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer II | 1,382 | $132k |
| Software Development Engineer I | 837 | $107k |
| Senior Product Manager | 230 | $120k |
| Technical Program Manager | 196 | $132k |
| Data Engineer II | 170 | $122k |
| Program Manager | 169 | $98k |
| Software Development Manager | 167 | $152k |
| Software Development Engineer III | 145 | $152k |
| Quality Assurance Engineer II | 140 | $120k |
| Senior Program Manager | 99 | $115k |
Where does Amazon Corporate hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| WA | 5,102 | $119k |
| CA | 468 | $137k |
| NY | 147 | $130k |
| MA | 106 | $118k |
| TX | 90 | $125k |
| AZ | 47 | $108k |
| VA | 26 | $107k |
| MI | 26 | $110k |
| NJ | 21 | $125k |
| PA | 10 | $116k |
What has Amazon Corporate filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 6,062 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Amazon Corporate's H-1B filings
- How much does Amazon Corporate pay H-1B workers?
- Amazon Corporate's median certified H-1B base salary is $128k (FY2018), from 140 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Amazon Corporate sponsor?
- Amazon Corporate has 6,062 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2018).
- What jobs does Amazon Corporate sponsor for H-1B?
- Amazon Corporate's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Development Engineer II, Software Development Engineer I, Senior Product Manager, Technical Program Manager.
- Where does Amazon Corporate hire H-1B workers?
- Amazon Corporate's top H-1B worksite states are WA, CA, NY, MA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2018). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →