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Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. — H-1B Visa Sponsorship Data

146 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.

Boston, MAActive FY2021–FY2026Full-Time RolesNot H-1B Dependent
● Data current through FY2026 · sourced from U.S. DOL OFLC, updated quarterly
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Sponsors H-1B?
Yes
146 certified LCAs
FY2026 filings
6
most recent disclosure year
Median H-1B salary
$118,331
typical $96,956–$138,900
H-1B dependent?
No
per the employer's LCA attestation
Transfer share
20%
change-of-employer filings
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2 items a DOL auditor would ask Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. about

Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.'s own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.

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Needs attention
10 certified LCAs (10 positions) end within 180 days

Next end date: 2026-11-12. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.

Auditor asksWhich workers are on each expiring LCA, and is a superseding LCA already certified?
In your PAFSuperseding LCA, updated PAF entry and new posting notice for every position that continues.
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7 worksites across 5 states

Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.

Auditor asksWhere is the posting record for each worksite, and were short-term placements tracked against the 30/60-day limits?
In your PAFPosting notices (or electronic-notice records) per worksite; new-worksite LCAs; placement log.
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23% of certified LCAs are at Wage Level I

Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.

Auditor asksHow was Level I justified for each role — required education, experience and the actual duties performed?
In your PAFPrevailing-wage determination and wage-level worksheet for every Level I LCA.
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40% of LCAs offer a wage within 2% of the prevailing wage

Median offered wage is 4% above the DOL prevailing wage across 57 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.

Auditor asksShow the actual wage paid (payroll) matches or exceeds the LCA wage for every worker, including benched time.
In your PAFActual-wage memorandum and pay records per LCA; wage-level rationale where the offered wage equals the PW.
Clear
Not H-1B dependent (per LCA attestation)

No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.

Auditor asksDoes the current H-1B headcount still fall under the dependency threshold?
In your PAFHeadcount snapshot supporting the non-dependent attestation at each filing.
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Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.

For job seekers

Considering a job at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.?

Does Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes — Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. is an active H-1B sponsor, with 146 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 6 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $118,331 (P25 $96,956, P75 $138,900). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.

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Salary range
Median $118,331, typical band $96,956–$138,900.
Transfers
20% transfer share — most sponsorship is for new or continuing roles.
Typical locations
Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA, Chicago, IL, Wesley Chapel, FL.
Position type
100% of filings are full-time roles.
Common roles
Organism Engineer, Organism Engineer 3, Associate Director, Commercial Operati.
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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. has 146 certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) on file with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2021–FY2026).

The median sponsored salary is $118,331, with a typical P25–P75 band of $96,956–$138,900 across certified LCAs.

Yes — 20% of its LCA filings are change-of-employer (transfer) cases, indicating an active transfer pipeline.

No — the employer attests it is not H-1B dependent on its LCA filings.

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. filed 6 certified LCAs in FY2026, the most recent fiscal year of U.S. DOL disclosure data.

Top worksites include Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA, Chicago, IL, Wesley Chapel, FL.
Sponsorship data

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. H-1B data at a glance

Executive Summary

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).

  • Median certified salary is $118,331, typically $96,956–$138,900 (P25–P75).
  • 100% of certified filings are at or above the DOL prevailing wage.
  • Change-of-employer (transfer) share is 20% — most filings are for new or continuing employment.
  • Worksite footprint spans 5 states and 7 cities.
  • Most-sponsored roles: Organism Engineer, Organism Engineer 3, Associate Director, Commercial Operation.
  • Filed 6 certified LCAs in FY2026, the most recent disclosure year.

Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.

Salary Distribution

$50,000
$226,000
P25$96,956
Median$118,331
P75$138,900

The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.

100% of certified filings at or above the DOL prevailing wage.

Wage Level Distribution

Level I
23%
Level II
27%
Level III
31%
Level IV
19%

Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 50% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).

Filing history

LCA filings by fiscal year

Certified LCAs per year

FY2021
39
FY2022
22
FY2023
28
FY2024
38
FY2025
13
FY2026
6
Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnTotal
FY2021390140
FY2022220527
FY2023280129
FY2024380038
FY2025130013
FY20266006

Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.

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All LCA filings

136 filings
Job titleSalaryLevelLocationFiledStatus
Engineer II
I-200-26161-002655
$86,299/yrIBoston, MAJun 10, 2026Certified
Engineer 2, Analytical Chemistry
I-200-26159-990680
$88,483/yrIBoston, MAJun 08, 2026Certified
Senior Organism Engineer 1
I-200-26150-964862
$119,808/yrIIIBoston, MAMay 29, 2026Certified
Director, Datapoints Product Management
I-200-26091-748773
$163,800/yrIVBoston, MAApr 01, 2026Certified
Senior Engineer 1, Automation
I-200-26023-586648
$124,200/yrIIIBoston, MAJan 23, 2026Certified
Senior Scientist, Antibody Discovery & Characterization
I-200-25350-488256
$143,894/yrIVBoston, MADec 16, 2025Certified
Downstream Process Engineer 2
I-200-25155-052354
$107,099/yrIIBoston, MAJun 04, 2025Certified
Test Engineer 3
I-200-25113-896725
$90,000/yrIIBoston, MAApr 23, 2025Certified
Engineer 3, Science
I-200-25105-864477
$105,331/yrIIIBoston, MAApr 15, 2025Certified
Test Engineer 3, HTS and Assay Dev
I-200-25098-842384
$105,331/yrIIIBoston, MAApr 08, 2025Certified
Automation Engineer 3
I-200-25097-838190
$112,000/yrIIIBoston, MAApr 07, 2025Certified
Test Engineer 3, HTS and Assay Dev
I-200-25087-811631
$109,000/yrIIIBoston, MAMar 28, 2025Certified
Automation Engineer 3
I-200-25087-811629
$142,854/yrIIIEmoryville, CAMar 28, 2025Certified
Principal Software Engineer
I-200-25087-810884
$196,000/yrIVBoston, MAMar 28, 2025Certified
Senior Software Engineer 2
I-200-25023-637524
$148,000/yrIVWesley Chapel, FLJan 23, 2025Certified
Senior Organism Engineer 2
I-200-24339-516710
$138,900/yrIVBoston, MADec 04, 2024Certified
Senior Organism Engineer 1
I-200-24324-484628
$126,000/yrIIIBoston, MANov 19, 2024Certified
Operations Engineer 2, Mammalian
I-200-24317-469189
$85,842/yrIIBoston, MANov 12, 2024Certified
Automation Applications Engineer 3
I-200-24285-402751
$89,675/yrIICambridge, MAOct 11, 2024Certified
Senior Fermentation Engineer 2
I-200-24215-240787
$138,900/yrIVBoston, MAAug 02, 2024Certified
Test Engineer 3, Omics and Analytical Chemistry
I-200-24157-073411
$99,100/yrIIBoston, MAJun 05, 2024Certified
Associate Director, Commercial Operations
I-200-24155-064736
$136,100/yrIIIBoston, MAJun 03, 2024Certified
Associate Director, Commercial Operations
I-200-24152-057389
$136,100/yrIIIBoston, MAMay 31, 2024Certified
Fementation Engineer 2
I-200-24152-057407
$85,400/yrIBoston, MAMay 31, 2024Certified
Organism Engineer 2
I-200-24152-057421
$85,400/yrIBoston, MAMay 31, 2024Certified

One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.

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Sponsorship insights

How Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. sponsors H-1B talent

Petition Mix

New employment  43%Transfer (change of employer)  20%Continued employment  18%Amendments & other  20%

Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.

Filing Activity by Month

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Most active filing months: May and Apr — useful for timing transfer conversations.

Compliance Posture

H-1B Dependent
No
Willful Violator
No
Full-Time Positions
100%
At/Above Prevailing Wage
100%

Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.

Roles & geography

Top sponsored roles & worksites

Top job titles

Organism Engineer
9 · $98,333
Organism Engineer 3
8 · $99,775
Associate Director, Commercial Ope
6 · $146,496
Associate Director Of Business Dev
5 · $123,000
Senior Organism Engineer 1
5 · $115,067

Top worksite locations

5 states · 7 cities

Boston, MA
140
Cambridge, MA
5
Chicago, IL
3
Wesley Chapel, FL
2
Emeryville, CA
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