LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Amazon H-1B filings in California
Short answer
Amazon filed 1,192 H-1B labor condition applications for IT roles in California (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 19% of its 6,277 IT filings. The most common occupation there is software developers (724) and the most common city is Sunnyvale (329).
Job titles filed in California
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer Ii | 230 |
| Software Dev Engineer Ii | 143 |
| Software Development Engineer I | 89 |
| Software Development Engineer Iii | 83 |
| Applied Scientist Ii | 55 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Sunnyvale | 329 |
| Santa Clara | 267 |
| San Francisco | 126 |
| East Palo Alto | 95 |
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 724 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 121 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 115 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 125 | 16% |
| Level II | 432 | 54% |
| Level III | 210 | 26% |
| Level IV | 30 | 4% |
Median offered wage in California: $177,600 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $157,123 on the same filings. Compare with prevailing wages by area.
Amazon in other states
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| All states | 6,277 |
| Washington | 3,178 |
| Texas | 659 |
| Virginia | 350 |
| New York | 315 |
| Massachusetts | 190 |
| Arizona | 62 |