Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Retail Trade · Primarily WA · PERM filings 2019–2025

#12 top sponsor

Overview

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is a Retail Trade employer that has filed 2,813 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #12 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 1,724 were certified (61.3% approval rate), taking about 195 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in WA, and the median sponsored wage is $103,600.

2,813

PERM filings

61.3%

approval

5

denied

$103,600

median wage

195d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 2,808 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (76%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India2,140
  • China333
  • Canada56
  • Brazil35
  • Nigeria30
  • Mexico24
  • South Korea18
  • Australia16
  • South Africa14
  • United Kingdom11

Prior visa status

  • H-1B2,299
  • L-1212
  • F-1196
  • TN48
  • H-413
  • E-311
  • Not in USA6
  • L-23

Education

  • Master's1,858
  • Bachelor's840
  • None68
  • Doctorate37
  • Other5

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Amazon Web Services, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,217 $116,903
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 359 $84,201
Software Developers, Applications 263 $117,667
Computer Systems Analysts 168 $109,623
Computer Network Support Specialists 165 $72,227
Sales Engineers 85 $121,962
Statisticians 72 $94,671
Computer User Support Specialists 60 $77,383
Computer and Information Systems Managers 57 $148,212
Information Technology Project Managers 53 $117,601

Common job titles

Software Development Engineer II 619 Solutions Architect III 243 Professional Services II 233 Support Engineer IV 189 Solutions Architect II 111 Enterprise Account Engineer III 105 Cloud Support Engineer II (DBA, ANA, BD) 98 Cloud Support Engineer II (Deployment, DMS) 81 Cloud Support Engineer II (SCD, NET, SEC) 57 CLOUD SUPPORT ENGINEER II 57 Enterprise Account Engineer II 55 Software Development Engineer III 51

Wage range

$89,149

25th

$103,600

median

$127,213

75th

$144,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP1,515
  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP589
  • de Lint LLP237
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy LLP206
  • Farrell LLP115
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy, LLP91

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-25309-375489 Software Dev Engineer IIWithdrawn Seattle, WA Mar 19, 2026
G-100-25260-315889 Software Dev Engineer IIIWithdrawn SEATTLE, WA Mar 17, 2026
G-100-25343-470034 Software Dev Engineer IIIWithdrawn Seattle, WA Feb 25, 2026
G-100-25342-465823 Software Dev Engineer IIIWithdrawn Seattle, WA Dec 8, 2025
G-100-25262-322995 Enterprise Act Engineer IIIWithdrawn Houston, TX Nov 4, 2025
A-22201-91554 Tech Business Developer IIICertified Palo Alto, CA Jul 28, 2023
A-21210-24411 Cloud Support Engineer II (Windows)Certified Dallas, TX Jul 27, 2023
A-22062-18554 Cloud Support Engineer II (Linux)Certified Portland, OR Jul 27, 2023
A-22256-20594 Cloud Support Engineer IICertified Portland, OR Jul 27, 2023
A-22215-99483 Support EngineerCertified Dallas, TX Jul 27, 2023
A-22238-12382 Support Engineer IVCertified Dallas, TX Jul 27, 2023
A-22200-91138 Professional Services IICertified Seattle, WA Jul 27, 2023
A-22264-25679 Enterprise Account Engineer IICertified Austin, TX Jul 27, 2023
A-22214-98869 Product Manager IICertified Seattle, WA Jul 27, 2023
A-23011-85913 Professional Services IIIWithdrawn Seattle, WA Jul 27, 2023
A-22257-20962 Software Development Engineer IICertified Seattle, WA Jul 27, 2023
A-22257-20932 Software Development Engineer IICertified Seattle, WA Jul 27, 2023
A-22209-96772 Software Development Engineer IICertified Sunnyvale, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-22208-95296 Software Development Engineer IICertified Seattle, WA Jul 27, 2023
A-22200-90880 Software Development Engineer IICertified East Palo Alto, CA Jul 27, 2023

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