LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Amazon H-1B filings for software developers
Short answer
Amazon filed 3,895 H-1B labor condition applications for software developers (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 62% of its 6,277 IT filings. The most common state is Washington (1,983) and the most common city is Seattle, WA.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Dev Engineer Ii | 966 |
| Software Development Engineer Ii | 856 |
| Software Development Engineer I | 376 |
| Software Development Engineer Iii | 329 |
| Software Dev Engineer I | 300 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| Washington | 1,983 |
| California | 724 |
| Texas | 394 |
| Virginia | 215 |
| New York | 191 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 1,525 |
| Bellevue, WA | 425 |
| Austin, TX | 236 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 191 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 682 | 20% |
| Level II | 2,037 | 59% |
| Level III | 675 | 19% |
| Level IV | 81 | 2% |
Median offered wage for software developers: $156,998 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $149,240 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.