LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Amazon H-1B filings for data scientists
Short answer
Amazon filed 286 H-1B labor condition applications for data scientists (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 5% of its 6,277 IT filings. The most common state is Washington (156) and the most common city is Seattle, WA.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Data Engineer Ii | 134 |
| Data Scientist Ii | 55 |
| Data Scientist Iii | 37 |
| Data Engineer I | 28 |
| Data Scientist I | 8 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| Washington | 156 |
| Texas | 42 |
| California | 38 |
| New York | 22 |
| Virginia | 14 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 119 |
| Bellevue, WA | 36 |
| New York, NY | 22 |
| Austin, TX | 19 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 34 | 13% |
| Level II | 190 | 71% |
| Level III | 43 | 16% |
| Level IV | 2 | 1% |
Median offered wage for data scientists: $142,800 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $129,709 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.
Amazon in other occupations
Other employers filing for data scientists
| Employer | Filings |
|---|---|
| Microsoft | 216 |
| Capital One National Association | 182 |
| Capital One | 138 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 131 |
| Meta | 126 |
| 124 |
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