Who sponsors more H-1B visas, Microsoft or Amazon?

Amazon filed more, 21,585 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 versus 8,065 for Microsoft.

Which pays more on H-1B filings, Microsoft or Amazon?

Microsoft averaged $174,681 and Amazon averaged $156,332 across certified FY2025 filings. Median offered wage was $172,982 and $153,300 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 (Microsoft: 1 name variant; Amazon: 61). 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

Microsoft vs Amazon: H-1B Sponsorship Compared

Amazon filed 21,585 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, against 8,065 for Microsoft.

Head to Head (FY2025)

Microsoft

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

Amazon

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21,585

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $156,332
Median wage: $153,300
25th–75th pct: $129,533 – $179,100
Tracked FY2021–2026: 94,737

Most Sponsored Occupations (FY2025)

Microsoft

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

Amazon

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Software Developers	10,568	$160,343
Business Intelligence Analysts	1,392	$132,203
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,333	$204,694
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,012	$179,938
Information Technology Project Managers	863	$160,880

Where They Hire (FY2025)

Microsoft

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

Amazon

Washington (10,316)California (3,771)Texas (2,322)New York (1,466)Virginia (1,330)

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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for Microsoft and Amazon, 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.