Amazon Development Center U.S. — 11,966 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2026)
- 2,591
- Filings · FY2025
- $149k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Development Engineer II
- Top role · 2,691 all-time
- WA
- Top state · 6,038 all-time
Amazon Development Center U.S. filed 2,591 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 24% from the year before), with a median base salary of $149k and the middle 50% of offers between $129k and $175k. That is 4% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 11,966 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Software Development Engineer II in Washington.
How much does Amazon Development Center U.S. 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. $149k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Amazon Development Center U.S.'s H-1B hiring changed by year?
492 certified filings in FY2020 → 2,433 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2,433 | −6% | $163k |
| FY2025 | 2,591 | +24% | $149k |
| FY2024 | 2,096 | +25% | $160k |
| FY2023 | 1,673 | −16% | $140k |
| FY2022 | 1,986 | +186% | $146k |
| FY2021 | 695 | +41% | $144k |
| FY2020 | 492 | — | $128k |
Which wage levels does Amazon Development Center U.S. file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 16% of Amazon Development Center U.S.'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 11,307 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I35.3%3,994
- Level II48.8%5,515
- Level III13.5%1,525
- Level IV2.4%273
What jobs does Amazon Development Center U.S. 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 Development Center U.S.'s pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer II | 2,691 | $162k |
| Software Development Engineer I | 2,125 | $129k |
| Software Dev Engineer I | 1,232 | $129k |
| Software Dev Engineer II | 818 | $172k |
| Software Development Engineer III | 526 | $185k |
| Manager III, Software Development | 404 | $198k |
| Applied Scientist II | 358 | $178k |
| Front-End Engineer II | 214 | $171k |
| System Development Engineer II | 162 | $151k |
| Technical Program Manager III | 160 | $170k |
Where does Amazon Development Center U.S. 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 | 6,038 | $148k |
| CA | 2,555 | $175k |
| VA | 962 | $142k |
| NY | 769 | $162k |
| TX | 602 | $142k |
| MA | 483 | $150k |
| NJ | 124 | $160k |
| GA | 100 | $135k |
| IL | 57 | $143k |
| OR | 49 | $130k |
What has Amazon Development Center U.S. filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 11,966 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Amazon Development Center U.S.'s H-1B filings
- How much does Amazon Development Center U.S. pay H-1B workers?
- Amazon Development Center U.S.'s median certified H-1B base salary is $149k (FY2025), from 2,591 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Amazon Development Center U.S. sponsor?
- Amazon Development Center U.S. has 11,966 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2026).
- What jobs does Amazon Development Center U.S. sponsor for H-1B?
- Amazon Development Center U.S.'s most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Development Engineer II, Software Development Engineer I, Software Dev Engineer I, Software Dev Engineer II.
- Where does Amazon Development Center U.S. hire H-1B workers?
- Amazon Development Center U.S.'s top H-1B worksite states are WA, CA, VA, NY.
- 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 (FY2020–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →