Amazon Services — 183 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2022)
- 2
- Filings · FY2022
- $90k
- Median base · FY2022
- Software Development Engineer I
- Top role · 32 all-time
- WA
- Top state · 154 all-time
Amazon Services filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2022 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $90k and the middle 50% of offers between $90k and $92k. That is 11% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 183 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Development Engineer I in Washington.
How much does Amazon Services 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. $90k median in FY2022. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Amazon Services's H-1B hiring changed by year?
7 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2022. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 2 | −50% | $90k |
| FY2021 | 4 | −20% | $74k |
| FY2020 | 5 | −96% | $111k |
| FY2019 | 118 | +237% | $124k |
| FY2018 | 35 | +192% | $130k |
| FY2017 | 12 | +71% | $120k |
| FY2016 | 7 | — | $135k |
Which wage levels does Amazon Services file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 22% of Amazon Services'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 161 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I29.2%47
- Level II48.4%78
- Level III19.9%32
- Level IV2.5%4
What jobs does Amazon Services 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 Services's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer I | 32 | $112k |
| Software Development Engineer II | 20 | $135k |
| Business Intelligence Engineer II | 8 | $107k |
| Product Manager III | 8 | $122k |
| Senior Product Manager | 7 | $130k |
| Business Intelligence Engineer I | 5 | $100k |
| Quality Assurance Engineer II | 5 | $119k |
| Program Manager II | 5 | $85k |
| Software Development Engineer III | 5 | $157k |
| Senior Program Manager | 4 | $125k |
Where does Amazon Services 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 | 154 | $124k |
| CA | 14 | $124k |
| NY | 5 | $150k |
| AZ | 5 | $135k |
| UT | 1 | $58k |
| VA | 1 | $90k |
| NC | 1 | $74k |
| OR | 1 | $159k |
| TX | 1 | $130k |
What has Amazon Services filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 183 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Amazon Services's H-1B filings
- How much does Amazon Services pay H-1B workers?
- Amazon Services's median certified H-1B base salary is $90k (FY2022), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Amazon Services sponsor?
- Amazon Services has 183 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does Amazon Services sponsor for H-1B?
- Amazon Services's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Development Engineer I, Software Development Engineer II, Business Intelligence Engineer II, Product Manager III.
- Where does Amazon Services hire H-1B workers?
- Amazon Services's top H-1B worksite states are WA, CA, NY, AZ.
- 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–FY2022). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →