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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: H-1B salaries and sponsorship

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation filed 43 labor condition applications for H-1B and related visas in fiscal years 2023–2026; certified: 41. Median offered salary: $253,834.

Applications (LCAs)43
Certified41
Employer addressSeattle, WA
H-1B dependent employerNo
Median offered salary$253,834
Middle half of salaries$225,000–$330,104
10th–90th percentile$213,716–$402,616

Does Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sponsor H-1B visas?

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation filed 43 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2023–2026, the latest submitted on Dec 6, 2024. An LCA is the first step of an H-1B petition, so the employer has sponsored or prepared to sponsor H-1B workers; it does not guarantee sponsorship for any particular job. Check the employer's own job listings.

Salaries by job title

Job titleLCAsMedian salary
Senior Program Officer, Global Development4$222,762
Deputy Director, Advocacy4$331,660
Senior Program Officer3$215,000
Senior Program Officer, Global Health2$302,680
Director, Nutrition2$387,500
Director, Agriculture Research & Delivery2$439,450
Senior Officer, Agriculture Systems Innovation2$235,000
Director, Global Health1$450,000
Senior Program Officer, Digital Agronomy1$225,000
Deputy Director, Global Policy & Advocacy1$280,000
Senior Officer, Strategy Planning and Management1$240,454
Senior Program Officer, Global Product Development, Animal H1$247,667
Deputy Director, Global Development1$315,000
Research Scientist1$151,000
Deputy Director1$282,000
Deputy Director, Strategy, Planning and Management1$240,454
Director, Agricultural Development1$520,000
Deputy Director, City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation1$300,000
Senior Officer, Health Product Research & Development1$240,000
Senior Officer, Counsel & Advisory1$262,080
Sr. Officer,Respiratory Infection Vx Dev, Epi & Surveillance1$270,000
Deputy Director, Strategy & Implementation Management1$290,000
Senior Officer, Agriculture & Livestock Delivery Enablement1$232,000
Director, Africa1$426,163
Senior Officer, Financial Planning & Analysis1$178,123
Senior Officer, Nutrition Delivery1$208,312
Deputy Director, Optimize FP Interventions1$331,616
Deputy Director, Foundation Strategy1$331,616
Senior Officer, Disease Modeling & Health Data Science1$260,000
Senior Officer, Vaccine Delivery Enablement1$220,000
Fellow, Disease Modeling1$140,000

Applications by fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202318$280,000
FY202413$251,040
FY202512$234,852

Prevailing wage levels

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Where the jobs are

Occupations

Latest applications

Job titleBase salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
Senior Officer, Disease Modeling & Health Data Science$260,000
Level IV		Seattle, WADec 6, 2024Feb 1, 2025Certified
Senior Officer, Vaccine Delivery Enablement$220,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAOct 30, 2024Jan 15, 2025Certified
Deputy Director, Advocacy$331,660
Level IV		Seattle, WAOct 30, 2024Jan 1, 2025Certified
Deputy Director, Advocacy$331,660
Level IV		Seattle, WAOct 18, 2024Jan 1, 2025Certified
Fellow, Disease Modeling$140,000
Level II		Seattle, WAOct 17, 2024Dec 1, 2024Certified
Deputy Director, Advocacy$329,600
Level IV		Seattle, WAOct 7, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified
Deputy Director, Advocacy$329,600
part-time · Level IV		Seattle, WASep 24, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified
Senior Officer, Financial Planning & Analysis$178,123
Level IV		Seattle, WAJul 26, 2024Sep 10, 2024Certified
Senior Program Officer$236,900
Level IV		Seattle, WAJul 11, 2024Sep 10, 2024Certified
Senior Officer, Nutrition Delivery$208,312
Level IV		Seattle, WAJul 3, 2024Jul 15, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
Deputy Director, Foundation Strategy$331,616
Level IV		Seattle, WAJun 27, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
Deputy Director, Optimize FP Interventions$331,616
Level IV		Seattle, WAJun 27, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified
Director, Agriculture Research & Delivery$439,450
Level IV		Washington, DCJun 26, 2024Jul 15, 2024Certified
Director, Agriculture Research & Delivery$439,450
Level IV		Washington, DCJun 18, 2024Jul 15, 2024Withdrawn
Deputy Director, Strategy & Implementation Management$290,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAMay 13, 2024May 27, 2024Certified
Senior Officer, Agriculture Systems Innovation$235,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAMay 8, 2024May 20, 2024Certified
Senior Officer, Agriculture & Livestock Delivery Enablement$232,000
Level II		Seattle, WAApr 23, 2024Jul 1, 2024Certified
Senior Officer, Agriculture Systems Innovation$235,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAApr 23, 2024May 6, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
Senior Officer, Health Product Research & Development$240,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAMar 4, 2024Mar 25, 2024Certified
Senior Officer, Counsel & Advisory$262,080
Level I		Seattle, WAFeb 23, 2024Mar 11, 2024Certified
Sr. Officer,Respiratory Infection Vx Dev, Epi & Surveillance$270,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAFeb 7, 2024May 20, 2024Certified
Senior Program Officer, Global Development$220,524
Level IV		Seattle, WASep 22, 2023Dec 1, 2023Certified
Director, Agricultural Development$520,000
Level IV		Seattle, WASep 22, 2023Dec 14, 2023Certified
Director, Nutrition$400,000
Level IV		Seattle, WASep 21, 2023Oct 9, 2023Certified
Senior Program Officer$215,000
Level IV		Washington, DCJul 19, 2023Aug 7, 2023Certified
Deputy Director, City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation$300,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAJul 14, 2023Sep 1, 2023Certified
Senior Program Officer$214,317
Level II		Washington, DCJun 30, 2023Aug 21, 2023Certified
Deputy Director$282,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAMay 22, 2023Jun 1, 2023Certified
Deputy Director, Strategy, Planning and Management$240,454
Level IV		Seattle, WAMay 19, 2023Jun 6, 2023Certified
Senior Program Officer, Global Product Development, Animal H$247,667
Level IV		Seattle, WAMar 23, 2023Jun 1, 2023Certified
Deputy Director, Global Development$315,000
Level IV		New York, NYMar 21, 2023Jun 5, 2023Certified
Senior Program Officer, Global Health$302,680
E-3 · Level IV		Seattle, WAFeb 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023Certified
Senior Program Officer, Global Health$302,680
E-3 · Level IV		Seattle, WAFeb 9, 2023Apr 30, 2023Withdrawn
Research Scientist$151,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAFeb 2, 2023Mar 1, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
Senior Program Officer, Global Development$225,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAFeb 2, 2023Feb 13, 2023Certified
Senior Program Officer, Digital Agronomy$225,000
Level IV		Seattle, WADec 13, 2022Mar 1, 2023Certified
Director, Global Health$450,000
Level IV		Seattle, WADec 13, 2022Apr 1, 2023Certified
Deputy Director, Global Policy & Advocacy$280,000
Level IV		Seattle, WADec 5, 2022Dec 19, 2022Certified
Senior Officer, Strategy Planning and Management$240,454
Level I		Seattle, WANov 1, 2022Nov 19, 2022Certified
Director, Africa$426,163
Level IV		Washington, WAAug 12, 2022Sep 3, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
Senior Program Officer, Global Development$234,852
Level IV		Seattle, WAMar 22, 2022May 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
Senior Program Officer, Global Development$220,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAJan 14, 2022Jan 28, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
Director, Nutrition$375,000
Level IV		Seattle, WAOct 21, 2020Nov 1, 2020Certified, then withdrawn

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).