Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
Retail Trade · Primarily WA · PERM filings 2021–2026
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.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg 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
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
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-21158-96960 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | East Palo Alto, CA | Nov 24, 2021 |
| A-21158-96942 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 24, 2021 |
| A-21153-94621 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | East Palo Alto, CA | Nov 22, 2021 |
| A-21153-94615 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 22, 2021 |
| A-21146-92057 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 17, 2021 |
| A-21144-90776 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 17, 2021 |
| A-21144-90759 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 17, 2021 |
| A-21148-93246 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | East Palo Alto, CA | Nov 17, 2021 |
| A-21148-93242 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | East Palo Alto, CA | Nov 17, 2021 |
| A-21148-93229 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | East Palo Alto, CA | Nov 17, 2021 |
| A-21148-93224 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | East Palo Alto, CA | Nov 17, 2021 |
| A-21146-91978 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 16, 2021 |
| A-21146-91969 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 16, 2021 |
| A-21146-91937 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 16, 2021 |
| A-21139-88539 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 15, 2021 |
| A-21139-88533 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 15, 2021 |
| A-21139-88494 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 15, 2021 |
| A-21138-87934 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 15, 2021 |
| A-21134-86625 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 12, 2021 |
| A-21132-85324 | Software Development Engineer II | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Nov 12, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.