Amazon Web Services — 25,945 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3,713
- Filings · FY2025
- $152k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Development Engineer II
- Top role · 1,983 all-time
- WA
- Top state · 8,105 all-time
Amazon Web Services filed 3,713 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 1% from the year before), with a median base salary of $152k and the middle 50% of offers between $129k and $176k. Across all years it has 25,945 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Development Engineer II in Washington.
How much does Amazon Web 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. $152k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Amazon Web Services's H-1B hiring changed by year?
299 certified filings in FY2016 → 2,439 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2,439 | −34% | $156k |
| FY2025 | 3,713 | −1% | $152k |
| FY2024 | 3,751 | +8% | $152k |
| FY2023 | 3,484 | −24% | $141k |
| FY2022 | 4,575 | +92% | $140k |
| FY2021 | 2,389 | +2% | $127k |
| FY2020 | 2,347 | +55% | $140k |
| FY2019 | 1,514 | +47% | $135k |
| FY2018 | 1,028 | +153% | $133k |
| FY2017 | 406 | +36% | $111k |
| FY2016 | 299 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Amazon Web Services file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 28% of Amazon Web 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 24,569 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I26.0%6,387
- Level II46.0%11,306
- Level III24.3%5,975
- Level IV3.7%901
What jobs does Amazon Web 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 Web Services's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer II | 1,983 | $152k |
| Software Development Engineer I | 1,745 | $128k |
| Professional Services II | 1,613 | $153k |
| Solutions Architect III | 1,379 | $168k |
| Solutions Architect II | 1,013 | $150k |
| Professional Services III | 765 | $170k |
| Enterprise Act Engineer II | 717 | $139k |
| Enterprise Act Engineer III | 653 | $159k |
| Support Engineer I-External | 598 | $97k |
| Support Engineer II-External | 484 | $118k |
Where does Amazon Web 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 | 8,105 | $135k |
| TX | 4,743 | $131k |
| CA | 3,644 | $168k |
| VA | 2,888 | $122k |
| NY | 1,820 | $164k |
| MA | 628 | $150k |
| GA | 528 | $155k |
| OR | 491 | $112k |
| IL | 462 | $152k |
| NJ | 459 | $160k |
What has Amazon Web Services filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 25,945 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Amazon Web Services's H-1B filings
- How much does Amazon Web Services pay H-1B workers?
- Amazon Web Services's median certified H-1B base salary is $152k (FY2025), from 3,713 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Amazon Web Services sponsor?
- Amazon Web Services has 25,945 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Amazon Web Services sponsor for H-1B?
- Amazon Web Services's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Development Engineer II, Software Development Engineer I, Professional Services II, Solutions Architect III.
- Where does Amazon Web Services hire H-1B workers?
- Amazon Web Services's top H-1B worksite states are WA, TX, CA, VA.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →