Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Retail Trade · Primarily WA · PERM filings 2019–2025

#10 top sponsor

Overview

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is a Retail Trade employer that has filed 3,832 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #10 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 2,170 were certified (56.6% approval rate), taking about 239 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in WA, and the median sponsored wage is $113,381.

3,832

PERM filings

56.6%

approval

8

denied

$113,381

median wage

239d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 3,826 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (76%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India2,897
  • China454
  • Canada78
  • Brazil50
  • Nigeria38
  • Mexico31
  • Australia25
  • South Korea21
  • Taiwan20
  • South Africa17

Prior visa status

  • H-1B3,128
  • L-1286
  • F-1268
  • TN64
  • E-317
  • H-415
  • Not in USA14
  • L-24

Education

  • Master's2,521
  • Bachelor's1,161
  • None83
  • Doctorate49
  • Other12

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 1,407 $120,794
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 448 $86,914
Software Developers, Applications 379 $126,353
Computer Systems Analysts 276 $121,219
Software Developers 196 $154,251
Computer Network Support Specialists 165 $72,227
Sales Engineers 111 $130,099
Statisticians 103 $99,470
Computer Occupations, All Other 82 $132,118
Computer and Information Systems Managers 74 $160,817

Common job titles

Software Development Engineer II 847 Solutions Architect III 340 Professional Services II 319 Support Engineer IV 198 Enterprise Account Engineer III 172 Solutions Architect II 164 Cloud Support Engineer II (DBA, ANA, BD) 113 Cloud Support Engineer II (Deployment, DMS) 106 CLOUD SUPPORT ENGINEER II 85 Enterprise Account Engineer II 76 Professional Services III 70 Cloud Support Engineer II (SCD, NET, SEC) 70

Worksite states

WA 1,655 TX 647 VA 467 CA 411 NY 256 MA 79 OR 71 GA 51 IL 43 NJ 37

Wage range

$93,800

25th

$113,381

median

$143,700

75th

$153,920

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP2,062
  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP806
  • Farrell LLP349
  • de Lint LLP237
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy LLP207
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy, LLP91

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-21025-45499 Solutions Architect IIICertified - Expired Boston, MA Jul 15, 2021
A-21029-47274 Professional Services IICertified - Expired Seattle, WA Jul 15, 2021
A-21028-46630 Product Manager II - TechCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Jul 15, 2021
A-21028-46591 Cloud Support Engineer ICertified - Expired Herndon, VA Jul 15, 2021
A-21028-46575 Solutions Architect IICertified - Expired ARLINGTON, VA Jul 15, 2021
A-21028-46564 Data Engineer IICertified - Expired Dallas, TX Jul 15, 2021
A-21027-46549 Solutions Architect IICertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 15, 2021
A-21020-43907 Senior Product ManagerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Jul 15, 2021
A-21020-43889 Product Manager III - TechCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Jul 15, 2021
A-21019-43676 Support Engineer IVCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Jul 15, 2021
A-21019-43309 Support EngineerCertified - Expired Herndon, VA Jul 15, 2021
A-21005-38741 Software Development Manager IICertified - Expired PORTLAND, OR Jul 15, 2021
A-20337-27400 Solutions Architect IIICertified - Expired Dallas, TX Jul 15, 2021
A-21029-47050 Data Engineer IICertified - Expired Dallas, TX Jul 14, 2021
A-21028-47011 Business Analyst IICertified - Expired SEATTLE, WA Jul 14, 2021
A-21028-46706 Cloud Support Engineer ICertified - Expired Herndon, VA Jul 14, 2021
A-21028-46621 Cloud Support Engineer ICertified - Expired Herndon, VA Jul 14, 2021
A-21028-46582 Cloud Support Engineer ICertified - Expired Herndon, VA Jul 14, 2021
A-21027-46556 Cloud Support Engineer ICertified - Expired Herndon, VA Jul 14, 2021
A-21024-45153 Solutions Architect IICertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 14, 2021

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