Who sponsors more H-1B visas, Amazon Web Services or Microsoft (Azure)?

Microsoft (Azure) filed more, 8,065 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 versus 3,320 for Amazon Web Services.

Which pays more on H-1B filings, Amazon Web Services or Microsoft (Azure)?

Amazon Web Services averaged $154,632 and Microsoft (Azure) averaged $174,681 across certified FY2025 filings. Median offered wage was $153,600 and $172,982 respectively.

How is this comparison calculated?

Both figures come from DOL LCA disclosure records for FY2025, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30,000 and $1,000,000. Employer legal-entity name variants are grouped before counting (Amazon Web Services: 10 name variants; Microsoft (Azure): 1). An LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself, so these are filings rather than USCIS approvals.

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FY2025 · DOL LCA DATA

Amazon Web Services vs Microsoft (Azure): H-1B Sponsorship Compared

Microsoft (Azure) filed 8,065 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, against 3,320 for Amazon Web Services.

About the Microsoft (Azure) figures

Azure is a Microsoft product line and is not broken out separately in DOL LCA data. The figures here cover all of Microsoft Corporation, not just Azure.

Head to Head (FY2025)

Amazon Web Services

3,320

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $154,632
Median wage: $153,600
25th–75th pct: $130,000 – $176,300
Tracked FY2021–2026: 17,019

Microsoft (Azure)

MORE FILINGS

8,065

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $174,681
Median wage: $172,982
25th–75th pct: $155,000 – $192,016
Tracked FY2021–2026: 41,045

Most Sponsored Occupations (FY2025)

Amazon Web Services

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Software Developers	1,942	$157,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	147	$198,497
Computer Systems Analysts	137	$117,857
Business Intelligence Analysts	130	$138,571
Information Technology Project Managers	122	$158,518

Microsoft (Azure)

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Software Developers	4,972	$176,518
Data Scientists	698	$173,294
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	564	$156,678
Information Technology Project Managers	499	$180,290
Business Intelligence Analysts	201	$168,357

Where They Hire (FY2025)

Amazon Web Services

Washington (994)Texas (640)California (497)Virginia (362)New York (228)

Microsoft (Azure)

Washington (5,609)California (970)Texas (440)Georgia (195)New York (173)

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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft (Azure), filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting. A Labor Condition Application is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself.