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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Employer · Washington, United States

Employer address
Washington, United States
Applications on record
456
FY2025 applications
21
FY2026 to 30 June
6
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$254,700
Most common occupation
Medical and Health Services Managers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation appears in 456 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 21.

Applications by fiscal year — Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

2447FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2447FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20089
FY200919
FY201012
FY201120
FY201219
FY201336
FY201425
FY201539
FY201647
FY201720
FY201843
FY201934
FY202025
FY202126
FY202217
FY202323
FY202415
FY202521
FY2026*6
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*60
FY2025210
FY2024150
FY2023194
FY2022161
FY2021215
FY20201312
FY20192410
FY2018376
FY2017200
FY2016434
FY2015390
FY2014250
FY2013360
FY2012190
FY2011191
FY2010111
FY2009190
FY200890
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
WA428
DC26
IL1
NY1
Worksite states
  1. Washington428
  2. District of Columbia26
  3. Illinois1
  4. New York1
Worksite cities
  1. Seattle, WA425
  2. Washington, DC26
  3. Chicago, IL1
  4. New York City, NY1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Medical and Health Services Managers91
  2. Economists45
  3. Natural Sciences Managers43
  4. Public Relations Managers30
  5. Management Analysts30
  6. Social and Community Service Managers25
  7. Financial Managers18
  8. Operations Research Analysts17
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Program Officer, Global Development25
  2. Senior Program Officer, Global Health22
  3. Program Officer, Agricultural Development7
  4. Gates Fellow7
  5. Program Officer, Gates Fellows Program7
  6. Program Officer, Global Health5
  7. Deputy Director, Advocacy5
  8. Senior Program Officer5

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $254,700; middle half $232,000 to $330,715 · median prevailing wage $180,669 (marker) · 41 applications.

$200k$245k$290k$335k$380k
$200k$245k$290k$335k$380k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II4
  3. Level III2
  4. Level IV35
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

1734FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
1734FY2009FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2023
Data table
FY200912
FY20109
FY201114
FY201217
FY201333
FY201421
FY201634
FY201833
FY201926
FY202017
FY202117
FY202216
FY20239
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20236030
FY20229070
FY202160110
FY202020150
FY201960203
FY2018121210
FY2016190150
FY201414070
FY201327060
FY201211160
FY201110040
FY20103060
FY20098040
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP176
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Washington

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has 456 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #61 of 2,880 sponsoring employers in Washington and #3,139 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.09% of the applications filed by employers based in Washington.

Rank in Washington
61 of 2,880
Rank in the United States
3,139 of 168,030
Share of Washington's applications
0.09%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 813) in Washington
22
Largest sponsoring employers in Washington
  1. Microsoft Corporation155,369
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC109,377
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.32,124
  4. Amazon Corporate LLC21,691
  5. Amazon.com Services, Inc.20,350
  6. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.13,947
  7. T-mobile USA, Inc.8,609
  8. Expedia, Inc.8,013
  9. Amazon Data Services, Inc5,548
  10. People Tech Group Inc.4,595
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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