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-21337-80973 Data Scientist IICertified - Expired Seattle, WA Dec 14, 2022
A-22082-29749 Solutions Architect IICertified - Expired Dallas, TX Dec 14, 2022
A-22062-18560 Solutions Architect IIICertified - Expired Austin, TX Dec 14, 2022
A-21350-87713 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Austin, TX Dec 14, 2022
A-22083-30010 Professional Services IICertified - Expired Herndon, VA Dec 14, 2022
A-22083-29995 Professional Services IICertified - Expired Herndon, VA Dec 14, 2022
A-22082-29560 Enterprise Act Engineer IICertified - Expired Dallas, TX Dec 14, 2022
A-21344-84418 Technical Program ManagerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Dec 14, 2022
A-21337-80938 Manager III, Support Engineer-ExtCertified - Expired Herndon, VA Dec 14, 2022
A-22074-25382 Cloud Support Engineer ICertified - Expired Herndon, VA Dec 13, 2022
A-22066-19908 Tech Business Developer IIICertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Dec 13, 2022
A-22061-18233 Professional Services IICertified - Expired Dallas, TX Dec 13, 2022
A-22038-08069 Solutions ArchitectCertified - Expired Boston, MA Dec 13, 2022
A-22038-08061 Solutions Architect IIICertified - Expired Boston, MA Dec 13, 2022
A-22038-08046 Solutions Architect IIICertified - Expired Boston, MA Dec 13, 2022
A-22038-08042 Solutions Architect IIICertified - Expired Boston, MA Dec 13, 2022
A-22038-08040 Solutions Architect IIICertified - Expired Boston, MA Dec 13, 2022
A-22038-08038 Solutions Architect IIICertified - Expired Boston, MA Dec 13, 2022
A-22080-28018 Manager III, Data EngineeringCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Dec 13, 2022
A-22080-28032 Manager III, Tech Program ManagementCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Dec 13, 2022

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