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Amgen

#109 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#1 Pharma & biotech sponsor of 1,27048% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Pharma & biotech · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

🏢 Thousand Oaks, CA HQ🌐 amgen.com

Does Amgen sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Amgen has filed 3,981 H-1B LCAs and 703 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Amgen filed 745 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $137,922, about 13% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 158 green-card cases were decided.

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H-1B filings
3,981
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$138k
from 745 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+13%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
703
(FY2017–2026)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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Amgen H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)314$140k
FY2025431$135k
FY2024488$130k
FY2023489$122k
FY2022542$120k
FY2021470$119k
FY2020457$110k
FY2019398$110k
FY2018236$110k
FY2017156$108k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$121k
23% above the $98k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
52% entry to mid
6381,3911,109754
LCA decisions
96.8% certified
3,852 of 3,981 filings
Withdrawn 124 · Denied 5
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023
New petitions338 decided99.4% approved
Extensions871 decided98.6% approved
LCA filings by type
New employment1,773 filings44.5%
Transfers in641 filings16.1%
Renewals1,567 filings39.4%

Roles they file for

Top occupations (SOC) · click to search
Software Developers564Business Intelligence Analysts232Chemists220Medical Scientists208Biochemists and Biophysicists197

Where they hire

By city

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †

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Amgen green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)101$117k
FY202557$112k
FY202463$127k
FY202365$114k
FY2022134$118k
FY202188$122k
FY202042$115k
FY201933$113k
FY201871$110k
FY201749$103k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B442F-142L-134NOT IN USA6O-16TN6E-32PAROLEE2
Green-card wage
$115k
median of 703 cases
$97k–$133k typical
PERM decisions
96.3% certified
677 of 703 filings
Withdrawn 25 · Denied 1

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
India328China74Canada24United Kingdom14Turkey10
Top schools
University of Southern California32University of South Florida24Northeastern University16Keck Graduate Institute9Anna University6
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Fields of study
Business Administration44Information Systems39Computer Science34Chemistry27Electrical Engineering22
Degrees
Master's344Doctorate95Bachelor's93Other11Associate's2

Patents

Granted
2,033
US patents
Published, not yet granted
2,431
applications
Most recent grant
April 7, 2026
Top area
Peptides686
Other top areas
Heterocyclic compounds474Preparations for medical263Devices for introducing media158Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating93
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Pay against the local market

Amgen’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 114% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsAmgen payLocal BLS median‡vs market
Software DevelopersTampa, FL287$100,362$108,44693%
Computer Occupations, All OtherOxnard, CA161$126,722$97,653130%
Operations Research AnalystsOxnard, CA151$126,186$86,262146%
ChemistsOxnard, CA121$120,448$73,910163%
Software DevelopersOxnard, CA119$117,550$124,94594%
Computer Occupations, All OtherTampa, FL114$108,464$84,760128%
Data ScientistsOxnard, CA104$136,510$128,041107%
Marketing ManagersOxnard, CA93$152,791$144,352106%
Industrial EngineersOxnard, CA79$118,064$98,497120%
Medical ScientistsOxnard, CA77$121,697$115,283106%

About Amgen

Amgen is a pharma & biotech company based in Thousand Oaks, CA. It was founded in 1980 and has about 17,900 employees worldwide. It is listed on Nasdaq as AMGN.

Name (DOL filings)
Amgen
Incorporated in
Delaware
Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Industry
Pharma & biotech
Employees (global)
31,500 (2025)
Revenue FY2025
$36.8B +10% from $33.4B
Net income FY2025
$7.7B +89% from $4.1B
R&D FY2025
$7.3B (20% of revenue)

Spends 20% of revenue on R&D, against a 222% median across the 61 Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) filers we hold SEC data for.

Amgen pays a median H-1B base of $120,678 across FY2017–2026, about 13% above the typical Pharma & biotech sponsor.

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