Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Retail Trade · Primarily WA · PERM filings 2021–2026

#39 top sponsor

Overview

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is a Retail Trade employer that has filed 1,622 PERM green-card applications between FY2021 and FY2026. That places it #39 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 637 were certified (39.3% approval rate), taking about 286 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in WA, and the median sponsored wage is $143,700.

1,622

PERM filings

39.3%

approval

2

denied

$143,700

median wage

286d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 1,620 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (56%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India912
  • China528
  • Canada32
  • South Korea21
  • Taiwan19
  • Vietnam14
  • Brazil7
  • Ukraine6
  • Nigeria6
  • Russia5

Prior visa status

  • H-1B1,233
  • F-1220
  • L-1125
  • TN26
  • Not in USA4
  • H-43
  • H-1B12
  • J-12

Education

  • Master's1,280
  • Bachelor's297
  • Doctorate35
  • None8

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,003 $126,671
Software Developers 252 $154,298
Software Developers, Applications 151 $157,112
Computer and Information Systems Managers 40 $181,187
Computer Occupations, All Other 37 $155,793
Statisticians 33 $145,314
Information Security Analysts 24 $153,987
Information Technology Project Managers 19 $115,948
Computer Systems Analysts 17 $137,390
Graphic Designers 10 $97,102

Common job titles

Software Development Engineer II 1,173 Software Development Engineer III 101 Front-End Engineer II 38 Software Dev Engineer II 26 Manager III, Software Development 26 System Development Engineer II 21 Software Development Engineer 15 Technical Program Manager III 14 Applied Scientist II 14 Security Engineer II 13 Product Manager, Technical III - External Svcs 13 Technical Program Manager 12

Worksite states

WA 1,141 CA 230 VA 91 MA 71 NY 42 TX 35 CO 4 NJ 3 MN 2 MD 2

Wage range

$113,110

25th

$143,700

median

$143,998

75th

$168,709

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP1,279
  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP184
  • Farrell LLP120
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy, LLP19
  • Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP5
  • Berry Appleman and Leiden, LLP3

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-25272-342696 Technical Program Manager IIWithdrawn New York, NY Feb 25, 2026
G-100-26037-626327 Software Dev Engineer IIWithdrawn Santa Clara, CA Feb 6, 2026
A-22316-56502 System Admin/Engineer IIICertified - Expired Arlington, VA Jun 5, 2024
A-23135-42472 Technical Program Manager IICertified - Expired Boston, MA May 29, 2024
A-23135-42120 Technical Program Manager IICertified - Expired Boston, MA May 29, 2024
A-23122-35912 Security Engineer IICertified - Expired Arlington, VA May 28, 2024
A-23018-88609 Manager III, Software DevelopmentCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Apr 19, 2024
A-23097-24343 Product Manager III - TechCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Apr 19, 2024
A-23096-23810 Product Manager III - TechCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Apr 19, 2024
A-23095-23187 Product Manager III - TechCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Apr 19, 2024
A-23096-23988 Front-End Engineer IICertified - Expired Boston, MA Apr 19, 2024
A-23096-23878 Front-End Engineer IICertified - Expired Boston, MA Apr 19, 2024
A-23095-23271 Front-End Engineer IICertified - Expired Boston, MA Apr 19, 2024
A-23094-22414 Software Development Engineer IIICertified - Expired East Palo Alto, CA Apr 19, 2024
A-23093-22169 Software Development Engineer IIICertified - Expired East Palo Alto, CA Apr 19, 2024
A-23089-20392 Front-End Engineer IICertified - Expired Boston, MA Apr 19, 2024
A-23041-00056 Technical Program Manager IICertified - Expired Boston, MA Apr 19, 2024
A-23018-88584 Manager III, Software DevelopmentCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Apr 19, 2024
A-23093-22131 Manager III, Software DevelopmentCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Apr 19, 2024
A-23058-05997 Security Engineer IICertified - Expired Seattle, WA Apr 19, 2024

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.