Ginkgo Bioworks H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

#4,191 H-1B sponsor of 59,425

H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

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

Does Ginkgo Bioworks sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Ginkgo Bioworks has filed 157 H-1B LCAs and 2 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2017, most recently 13 in FY2025 at a $109k median base salary, about 8% below the national H-1B median.

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Median base pay (H-1B)

$109k

FY2025

$105k–$139k typical

Pay vs market

-8%

below national H-1B median

vs $119k in FY2025

Green-card (PERM)

FY2025–2025

$120k median wage

H-1B pay & filings by year

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

Ginkgo Bioworks H-1B filings by fiscal year, median base salary $106k — U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures

Wage floor & filing outcomes

The DOL-required prevailing wage (the legal floor, not actual pay), skill levels, and LCA decisions

Median prevailing wage

$96k

DOL legal floor, not actual pay

Offered median $106k

Wage levels

Level I39Level II46Level III42Level IV28

LCA decisions

Certified146Withdrawn10Denied1

Green-card (PERM)

2 green-card (PERM) filings in FY2025, median offer $120k. Too few years to chart a trend.

Worker backgrounds

From green-card (PERM) cases

2 green-card (PERM) cases on record, but they carry no education or citizenship details, DOL’s FY2025 PERM release dropped those fields, and this employer’s green-card cases are all FY2025.