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Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. in Boston, MA: 85 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., Boston, MA, had 85 certified H-1B and PERM cases in Department of Labor disclosure data, decided from October 12, 2022 to June 17, 2026: 81 H-1B labor condition applications and 4 PERM labor certifications. Its most frequent role is Organism Engineer 3 in Boston, MA, at a median offered wage of $116,700 a year.
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- 26-3118890Employer ID (FEIN)
- Boston, MAAddress
- 85Certified cases
- 85Positions requested
- 2Denied or withdrawn
Certified cases by fiscal year
Fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30. The latest year covers decisions through June 17, 2026.
| Fiscal year | H-1B | PERM | Positions | Median offered wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 24 | 1 | 25 | $115,000 |
| FY2024 | 38 | 1 | 39 | $116,700 |
| FY2025 | 13 | 2 | 15 | $110,698 |
| FY2026 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $122,004 |
Roles certified
Cases with the same job title, occupation code and worksite are grouped. Offered wage is the wage the employer filed; the range leaves out the lowest and highest 5% when a group has 20 cases or more. The prevailing wage is the one the employer filed against. A blank worksite means the file does not give one.
| Job title | Occupation | Worksite | Cases | Years | Median offered | Offered range | Median prevailing | Wage level | Program | Latest decision | Latest case number | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organism Engineer 3 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 4 | FY2023 to FY2024 | $100,000 | $99,100 to $145,600 | $88,962 | II | H-1B | April 23, 2024 | I-200-24107-891702 | dol.gov |
| Associate Director, Commercial Operations | 17-2031 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | Boston, MA | 3 | FY2024 to FY2025 | $136,100 | $130,000 to $199,900 | $109,491 | III | H-1B, PERM | December 26, 2024 | G-100-23249-325373 | dol.gov |
| Organism Engineer 2 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 3 | FY2024 | $85,400 | $71,490 to $122,700 | $71,490 | I | H-1B | June 7, 2024 | I-200-24152-057421 | dol.gov |
| Organism Engineer 3 | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 3 | FY2023 to FY2024 | $100,000 | $99,100 to $150,000 | $74,152 | I | H-1B | May 23, 2024 | I-200-24137-004235 | dol.gov |
| Senior Organism Engineer 1 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 3 | FY2023 to FY2025 | $116,700 | $106,413 to $173,000 | $106,413 | III | H-1B | November 26, 2024 | I-200-24324-484628 | dol.gov |
| Senior Organism Engineer 2 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 3 | FY2023 to FY2025 | $138,900 | $131,123 to $203,900 | $131,123 | IV | H-1B | December 11, 2024 | I-200-24339-516710 | dol.gov |
| Director, Business Intelligence | 11-1021 General and Operations Managers | Boston, MA | 2 | FY2023 | $188,178 | $188,178 to $241,497 | $188,178 | IV | H-1B | June 28, 2023 | I-200-23172-130724 | dol.gov |
| Mammalian Engineer 3 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 2 | FY2023 to FY2024 | $115,619 | $111,238 to $145,600 | $98,894 | III | H-1B | May 21, 2024 | I-200-24135-994911 | dol.gov |
| Operations Engineer 2, Mammalian | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 2 | FY2024 to FY2025 | $78,666 | $71,490 to $122,700 | $78,666 | II | H-1B | November 19, 2024 | I-200-24317-469189 | dol.gov |
| Organism Engineer 1 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 2 | FY2023 to FY2024 | $76,042 | $66,685 to $122,700 | $69,088 | I | H-1B | May 21, 2024 | I-200-24135-994957 | dol.gov |
| Senior Organism Engineer 3 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 2 | FY2023 to FY2024 | $162,300 | $160,000 to $246,900 | $131,123 | IV | H-1B | May 21, 2024 | I-200-24135-994931 | dol.gov |
| Test Engineer 3, HTS and Assay Dev | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 2 | FY2025 | $107,166 | $105,331 to $147,000 | $105,331 | III | H-1B | April 15, 2025 | I-200-25098-842384 | dol.gov |
| ="Senior Software Engineer 2" | Software Developers | Wesley Chapel, FL | 1 | FY2025 | $148,000 | $148,000 to $203,000 | $139,194 | IV | H-1B | January 30, 2025 | I-200-25023-637524 | dol.gov |
| Associate Director, Business Dev and Technical Solutions | 41-9031 Sales Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $145,800 | $145,800 to $214,400 | $141,773 | IV | H-1B | February 13, 2024 | I-200-24037-697126 | dol.gov |
| Associate Director, Business Development | 11-2022 Sales Managers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $162,573 | $162,573 to $214,400 | $162,573 | III | H-1B | April 17, 2024 | I-200-24101-874020 | dol.gov |
| Associate Director, Business Development (Tech Sales) | 19-1029 Biologists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $130,000 | $130,000 to $185,000 | $126,277 | IV | H-1B | October 13, 2022 | I-200-22278-511248 | dol.gov |
| Associate Director, Commercial Operations | 11-2021 Marketing Managers | Chicago, IL | 1 | FY2024 | $178,173 | $178,173 to $199,900 | $178,173 | IV | H-1B | April 16, 2024 | I-200-24100-868714 | dol.gov |
| Associate Director, Commercial Operations | 11-1021 General and Operations Managers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $149,302 | $149,302 to $185,000 | $149,302 | III | H-1B | December 13, 2022 | I-200-22340-624055 | dol.gov |
| Associate Director, Continuous Improvement & Industrial Eng. | 17-2112 Industrial Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $150,000 | $150,000 to $185,000 | $127,858 | IV | H-1B | November 15, 2023 | I-200-23311-483956 | dol.gov |
| Automation Applications Engineer 3 | 19-1029 Bioinformatics Scientists | Cambridge, MA | 1 | FY2025 | $89,675 | $89,675 to $121,325 | $85,842 | II | H-1B | October 21, 2024 | I-200-24285-402751 | dol.gov |
| Automation Engineer 1 | 17-2031 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $82,930 | $82,930 to $95,000 | $82,930 | I | H-1B | September 20, 2023 | I-200-23256-343180 | dol.gov |
| Automation Engineer 3 | 17-2031 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2025 | $112,000 | $112,000 to $144,000 | $107,931 | III | H-1B | April 14, 2025 | I-200-25097-838190 | dol.gov |
| Automation Engineer 3 | 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers | Emoryville, CA | 1 | FY2025 | $142,854 | $142,854 to $142,854 | $142,854 | III | H-1B | April 4, 2025 | I-200-25087-811629 | dol.gov |
| Automation Engineer 3 | 15-1252 Software Developers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $129,189 | $129,189 to $140,000 | $129,189 | III | H-1B | May 16, 2023 | I-200-23129-004925 | dol.gov |
| Director, Datapoints Product Management | 17-2031 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2026 | $163,800 | $163,800 to $245,400 | $136,552 | IV | H-1B | April 8, 2026 | I-200-26091-748773 | dol.gov |
| Downstream Process Engineer 2 | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2025 | $107,099 | $107,099 to $126,500 | $107,099 | II | H-1B | June 11, 2025 | I-200-25155-052354 | dol.gov |
| Engineer 2, Analytical Chemistry | 17-2041 Chemical Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2026 | $88,483 | $88,483 to $106,100 | $88,483 | I | H-1B | June 15, 2026 | I-200-26159-990680 | dol.gov |
| Engineer 3, Science | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2025 | $105,331 | $105,331 to $140,000 | $105,331 | III | H-1B | April 22, 2025 | I-200-25105-864477 | dol.gov |
| Engineer II | 17-2031 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2026 | $86,299 | $86,299 to $106,100 | $86,299 | I | H-1B | June 17, 2026 | I-200-26161-002655 | dol.gov |
| Fementation Engineer 2 | 19-1029 Biological Scientists, All Other | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $85,400 | $85,400 to $122,700 | $71,490 | I | H-1B | June 7, 2024 | I-200-24152-057407 | dol.gov |
| Fermentation Engineer 2 | 19-1029 Biological Scientists, All Other | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $85,400 | $85,400 to $122,700 | $71,490 | I | H-1B | May 20, 2024 | I-200-24134-989258 | dol.gov |
| Mammalian Cell Engineer | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 1 | FY2023 | $85,000 | $85,000 to $105,000 | $61,963 | Level I | PERM | October 31, 2022 | A-21362-91391 | dol.gov | |
| Mammalian Engineer 2 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $91,374 | $91,374 to $122,700 | $91,374 | II | H-1B | February 16, 2024 | I-200-24040-708676 | dol.gov |
| Mammalian Engineer 3 | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Cambridge, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $99,100 | $99,100 to $145,600 | $74,152 | I | H-1B | June 5, 2024 | I-200-24150-048036 | dol.gov |
| Manager, Business Development and Technical Solutions | 41-9031 Sales Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $119,725 | $119,725 to $165,000 | $119,725 | III | H-1B | January 10, 2024 | I-200-24003-613327 | dol.gov |
| Manager, Demand Planning | 13-1082 Project Management Specialists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $128,627 | $128,627 to $165,000 | $128,627 | IV | H-1B | November 16, 2023 | I-200-23312-487041 | dol.gov |
| Operations Engineer 1 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $66,685 | $66,685 to $80,000 | $66,685 | I | H-1B | May 16, 2023 | I-200-23129-004989 | dol.gov |
| Operations Engineer 1, Omics and Analytical Chemistry | 17-2041 Chemical Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $68,016 | $68,016 to $80,000 | $68,016 | I | H-1B | May 18, 2023 | I-200-23131-013343 | dol.gov |
| Operations Engineer 3, Omics and Analytical Chemistry | 17-2112 Validation Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2025 | $110,698 | $110,698 to $140,000 | Not listed | PERM | December 26, 2024 | G-100-23249-325294 | dol.gov | |
| Operations Engineer 3, Omics and Analytical Chemistry | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $91,374 | $91,374 to $126,800 | $91,374 | II | H-1B | April 19, 2024 | I-200-24104-884340 | dol.gov |
| Operations Engineer 3, Omics and Analytical Chemistry | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $96,242 | $96,242 to $96,242 | $96,242 | II | H-1B | April 16, 2024 | I-200-24100-868614 | dol.gov |
| Organism Engineer 1 | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $74,152 | $74,152 to $104,300 | $74,152 | I | H-1B | May 20, 2024 | I-200-24134-989236 | dol.gov |
| Principal Software Engineer | 15-1252 Software Developers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2025 | $196,000 | $196,000 to $269,000 | $172,744 | IV | H-1B | April 4, 2025 | I-200-25087-810884 | dol.gov |
| Senior Data Analyst | 15-2051 Data Scientists | Jersey City, NJ | 1 | FY2023 | $128,003 | $128,003 to $190,000 | $128,003 | III | H-1B | February 20, 2023 | I-200-23044-769916 | dol.gov |
| Senior Design Engineer 1 | 19-1029 Bioinformatics Scientists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $119,800 | $119,800 to $172,300 | $111,238 | III | H-1B | May 14, 2024 | I-200-24128-965477 | dol.gov |
| Senior Design Engineer 2 | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Emeryville, CA | 1 | FY2024 | $151,154 | $151,154 to $172,300 | $151,154 | IV | H-1B | April 16, 2024 | I-200-24100-868910 | dol.gov |
| Senior Director, Marketing | 11-2021 Marketing Managers | Chicago, IL | 1 | FY2024 | $226,000 | $226,000 to $270,000 | $178,173 | IV | H-1B | November 24, 2023 | I-200-23320-507698 | dol.gov |
| Senior Engineer 1, Automation | 19-1029 Bioinformatics Scientists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2026 | $124,200 | $124,200 to $174,700 | $113,464 | III | H-1B | January 30, 2026 | I-200-26023-586648 | dol.gov |
| Senior Fermentation Engineer 2 | 19-1029 Biological Scientists, All Other | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $138,900 | $138,900 to $203,900 | $124,842 | IV | H-1B | August 9, 2024 | I-200-24215-240787 | dol.gov |
| Senior Mammalian Engineer 2 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $160,000 | $160,000 to $190,000 | $131,123 | IV | H-1B | November 20, 2023 | I-200-23317-498209 | dol.gov |
| Senior Organism Engineer 1 | 17-2031 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2026 | $119,808 | $119,808 to $165,000 | $119,808 | III | H-1B | June 5, 2026 | I-200-26150-964862 | dol.gov |
| Senior Organism Engineer 2 | 19-1022 Microbiologists | Cambridge, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $138,900 | $138,900 to $203,900 | $134,410 | IV | H-1B | April 29, 2024 | I-200-24113-910729 | dol.gov |
| Senior Process Engineer 1 | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $118,331 | $118,331 to $171,300 | $118,331 | III | H-1B | May 14, 2024 | I-200-24128-967122 | dol.gov |
| Senior Scientist, Antibody Discovery & Characterization | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2026 | $143,894 | $143,894 to $195,000 | $143,894 | IV | H-1B | December 23, 2025 | I-200-25350-488256 | dol.gov |
| Senior Software Engineer | 15-1252 Software Developers | 1 | FY2024 | $160,000 | $160,000 to $220,000 | $87,173 | Level I | PERM | May 28, 2024 | A-23095-23344 | dol.gov | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 15-1252 Software Developers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $160,000 | $160,000 to $220,000 | $150,197 | IV | H-1B | May 11, 2023 | I-200-23124-992757 | dol.gov |
| Senior Test Engineer 1, HTS and Assay Dev | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $118,331 | $118,331 to $171,300 | $118,331 | III | H-1B | May 23, 2024 | I-200-24137-004284 | dol.gov |
| Senior Test Engineer 1, Omics and Analytical Chemistry | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $116,700 | $116,700 to $171,300 | $96,242 | II | H-1B | April 23, 2024 | I-200-24107-891333 | dol.gov |
| Senior Test Engineer 2, Bioinformatics | 19-1029 Bioinformatics Scientists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $131,123 | $131,123 to $180,000 | $131,123 | IV | H-1B | September 28, 2023 | I-200-23264-366585 | dol.gov |
| Software Engineer 1 | 15-1252 Software Developers | Cambridge, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $115,000 | $115,000 to $125,000 | $112,986 | II | H-1B | September 13, 2023 | I-200-23249-323431 | dol.gov |
| Software Engineering Manager | 11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $160,000 | $160,000 to $220,500 | $141,918 | II | H-1B | June 29, 2023 | I-200-23173-137397 | dol.gov |
| Test Engineer 2, NGS | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $75,000 | $75,000 to $105,000 | $66,685 | I | H-1B | May 18, 2023 | I-200-23131-013327 | dol.gov |
| Test Engineer 2, Omics and Analytical Chemistry | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2023 | $82,014 | $82,014 to $105,000 | $82,014 | I | H-1B | May 16, 2023 | I-200-23129-004933 | dol.gov |
| Test Engineer 3 | 19-1029 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2025 | $90,000 | $90,000 to $140,000 | $85,842 | II | H-1B | April 30, 2025 | I-200-25113-896725 | dol.gov |
| Test Engineer 3, Omics and Analytical Chemistry | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $99,100 | $99,100 to $145,600 | $96,242 | II | H-1B | June 12, 2024 | I-200-24157-073411 | dol.gov |
| Test Operations Engineer 2, HTS and Assay Dev | 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists | Boston, MA | 1 | FY2024 | $84,262 | $84,262 to $99,200 | $74,152 | I | H-1B | February 16, 2024 | I-200-24040-706610 | dol.gov |
Worksite states
| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 77 |
| California | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Florida | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
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Updated June 17, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.