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Western Washington University vs Amazon.com Services LLC

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

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Employer B

Amazon.com Services LLC

Seattle, WA

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Key Metrics

Metric Western Washington University Amazon.com Services LLC
Total Petitions 69 48,738
Certified Petitions 65 48,590
Approval Rate (higher is better) 94.2% 99.7%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $81,801 $153,167
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $40,020 – $187,200 $30,597 – $650,000
Total Workers 69 248,965
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

Western Washington University

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Research Economist 5 $64,996
Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese 3 $62,892
Assistant Professor: Applied Mathematics 3 $80,000
Geology Instructor 2 $97,136
Care Specialist 2 $46,500
Associate Professor in Accounting 2 $165,470

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Software Development Engineer II 5,965 $162,111
Software Development Engineer I 3,683 $271,199
Software Development Engineer III 1,804 $192,492
Software Dev Engineer II 1,319 $173,455
Business Intelligence Engineer II 1,295 $126,631
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II 1,288 $173,695

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year Western Washington, Petitions Amazon.com Services, Petitions
FY2023 24 (16 cert.) 16,293 (15971 cert.)
FY2024 22 (14 cert.) 14,606 (14584 cert.)
FY2025 21 (15 cert.) 15,529 (15494 cert.)
FY2026 2 (0 cert.) 2,310 (2310 cert.)