Amgen Inc.

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2025

#128 top sponsor

Overview

Amgen Inc. is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 516 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #128 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 364 were certified (70.5% approval rate), taking about 287 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Computer Systems Analysts, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $116,610.

516

PERM filings

70.5%

approval

1

denied

$116,610

median wage

287d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 392 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (62%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India243
  • China55
  • Canada12
  • Brazil7
  • Taiwan6
  • Turkey6
  • Nigeria6
  • Russia5
  • Singapore5
  • Colombia5

Prior visa status

  • H-1B332
  • F-124
  • L-120
  • Not in USA5
  • O-14
  • TN3
  • E-31
  • L-21

Education

  • Master's251
  • Doctorate66
  • Bachelor's65
  • Other8
  • Associate's2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Amgen Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Computer Systems Analysts 48 $113,115
Software Developers 34 $114,304
Software Developers, Applications 27 $106,623
Statisticians 27 $127,872
Biochemists and Biophysicists 27 $94,425
Business Intelligence Analysts 25 $126,757
Software Developers, Systems Software 20 $109,340
Chemists 19 $98,377
Biostatisticians 19 $123,701
Chemical Engineers 15 $110,852

Common job titles

Biostatistics Manager 18 Senior Associate Software Engineer 13 Data Engineer 13 Data Scientist 11 Process Development Senior Associate 10 Process Development Scientist 10 Finance Manager 9 Specialist Software Engineer 9 Specialist IS Architect 9 Scientist 8 Supply Chain Manager 8 Senior Associate Scientist 7

Worksite states

CA 348 FL 112 MA 35 RI 20 OH 1

Wage range

$97,300

25th

$116,610

median

$134,139

75th

$156,712

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP356
  • Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP124
  • Berry Appleman Leiden11
  • Garson LLP9
  • Berry, Appleman Leiden LLP5
  • Berry Appleman Lieden LLP4

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-19287-70431 Specialist IS ArchitectCertified Tampa, FL Apr 10, 2020
A-19287-70339 Global Health Economics DirectorCertified Thousand Oaks, CA Apr 7, 2020
A-19294-73074 Senior Computational Scientist, Molecular ModelingCertified Thousand Oaks, CA Apr 6, 2020
A-19288-70791 Specialist IS ArchitectCertified Tampa, FL Apr 3, 2020
A-19287-70528 Manager BAICertified-Expired Thousand Oaks, CA Mar 31, 2020
A-19287-70237 Senior Finance AssociateCertified-Expired Tampa, FL Mar 31, 2020
A-19301-76189 Principal IS ArchitectWithdrawn Tampa, FL Mar 11, 2020
A-19199-32869 Senior Manager, Business Analysis & Information (BAI)Certified-Expired THOUSAND OAKS, CA Nov 7, 2019
A-19197-31409 Biostatistics ManagerCertified-Expired THOUSAND OAKS, CA Oct 29, 2019
A-19178-24565 Senior Associate Information Systems (IS) ArchitectCertified-Expired TAMPA, FL Oct 22, 2019
A-19199-32708 Biostatistics ManagerCertified-Expired THOUSAND OAKS, CA Oct 22, 2019
A-19199-32650 Specialist Information Systems (IS) Programmer AnalystCertified-Expired TAMPA, FL Oct 22, 2019
A-19197-31616 Senior AssociateCertified-Expired CAMBRIDGE, MA Oct 22, 2019
A-19196-30935 Associate ScientistCertified-Expired CAMBRIDGE, MA Oct 22, 2019
A-19178-24543 Senior Engineer, Human FactorsCertified-Expired Thousand Oaks, CA Oct 22, 2019
A-19213-38786 Global Health Economics ManagerCertified-Expired THOUSAND OAKS, CA Oct 11, 2019

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