Amazon
Technology & E-commerce · Headquarters: Seattle, WA
Public records show how this employer uses visa sponsorship and how its workforce footprint has changed over time. The figures below combine USCIS petition outcomes, Department of Labor wage disclosures, and public layoff notices.
H-1B approvals & denials
Year-over-year sponsorship trend
Average offered wage
LCA-disclosed annual wage
Top sponsored job titles
Share of H-1B filings · FY24
- Software Engineer42%$168,500
- Data Scientist20%$174,500
- Product Manager18%$187,000
- Machine Learning Engineer20%$195,000
Top worksite cities
Where filings are concentrated
- Seattle, WA34%
- Bellevue, WA20%
- Arlington, VA16%
- New York, NY14%
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Public layoff notices (WARN)
23,200 employees across tracked notices
- Calendar year 20236 notices18,000
- Calendar year 20243 notices5,200
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Frequently asked questions
Does Amazon sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Amazon had 9,265 H-1B petition approvals in FY24 (256 denials, a 97.3% approval rate), based on USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past sponsorship does not guarantee any individual petition will be approved.
What is the average H-1B salary at Amazon?
The average offered wage in Amazon's H-1B labor condition applications was $156,000, from Department of Labor LCA disclosure data for FY24.
What jobs does Amazon sponsor for H-1B?
Amazon's most-sponsored H-1B job titles include Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Product Manager.