H-1B Filings
11
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Other Services WA DOL H-1B
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in WA (Other Services) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (11 on file) at a $331,616 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (WA): · 11 H-1B LCAs at a $331,616 disclosed median
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in WA carries 11 H-1B wage filings on record, a $331,616 median wage across 10 disclosed-wage positions (above the $124,488 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 11 H-1B LCAs
- $331,616 median wage
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #4,638 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 90th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 99th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 90th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 99th pct
- median wage rank
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.
C+
Federal workforce composite
64/100
3 of 4 federal tracks · Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
11 H-1B LCAs
#4,638 of 51,370 sponsors · 90th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay A+
$331,616 median
99th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety N/A
No OSHA record
No employer-specific OSHA ITA injury log; weight redistributes (industry estimates never pad this dim).
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's disclosed H-1B petition count fell from 7 in FY2024 to 4 in FY2025 (-42.9%).
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage fell from $307,454 in FY2024 to $248,695 in FY2025 (-19.1%).
Median H-1B Salary
$331,616
Above national median. Across 10 disclosed positions
Where Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$331,616 Top 1% higher than 99% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (-19.1% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | DOL OFLC |
| Industry | Other Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | WA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 11 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $331,616 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| Tracks not on file | employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in WA (Other Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #4,638 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 90th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 99th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 14% of 304,376 employers tracked here.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Director, Agriculture Research & Delivery | $439,450 |
| Director, Africa | $426,163 |
| Deputy Director, Foundation Strategy | $331,616 |
| Deputy Director, Foundation Strategy | $331,616 |
| Deputy Director, Optimize FP Interventions | $331,616 |
| Senior Program Officer | $236,900 |
| Senior Program Officer, Global Development | $227,426 |
| Senior Officer, Nutrition Delivery | $208,312 |
| Senior Officer, Nutrition Delivery | $208,312 |
| Senior Officer, Financial Planning & Analysis | $178,123 |
What the Data Says About Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Signature stat: disclosed wage
The standout metric is pay: a $331,616 disclosed median sits above 99% of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in the corpus.
Heavy H-1B sponsor
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in WA (Other Services) filed 11 H-1B labor condition applications, of which 10 disclose a usable wage figure at a $331,616 disclosed median — a top-tercile sponsorship footprint in this corpus.
Falling disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $307,454 (FY2024) to $248,695 (FY2025) (-19.1%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
Shrinking LCA footprint
FY2025 filings fell 42.9% from FY2024 (7 → 4).
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation among Other Services employers we track.
No OSHA record despite scale
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sponsors 11 H-1B positions but carries no employer OSHA DART rate here — at this filing volume the gap usually reflects recordkeeping exemptions, not a verified safety judgment.
Where Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sits
This employer among Other Services H-1B peers
Across the 66 Other Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation files more petitions than 66% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 100%, the high-volume, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (11 filings · $331,616 median here).
Each muted dot is one other services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 36; the brand marker is Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation compares to Other Services peers
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Other Services (home state WA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
11 H-1B filings
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
592 H-1B filings
Caterpillar Inc.
279 H-1B filings
What to check before working with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
For Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, start with sponsorship pay (11 H-1B LCAs, median $331,616) and only then layer any other federal silence.
- H-1B median is $331,616 across 10 disclosed-wage positions (of 11 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC (CA) - 592 H-1B filings in the same Other Services roster
- Caterpillar Inc. (TX) - 279 H-1B filings in the same Other Services roster
- Open Avenues Foundation (NY) - 140 H-1B filings in the same Other Services roster
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's #4,638 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's disclosed median of $331,616 sits at the 99th percentile (above the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has 11 H-1B filings on record, ranking #4,638 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 90th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.