Employer profile
Zymergen
73 certified H-1B filings across 7 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2022 filings
6
FY2022 median
$142k
Top role
Scientist I
7 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
71 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Zymergen pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Zymergen hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 6▼ 25% | $142k |
| FY2021 | 8▼ 20% | $123k |
| FY2020 | 10▼ 41% | $125k |
| FY2019 | 17▲ 55% | $110k |
| FY2018 | 11▼ 21% | $80k |
| FY2017 | 14▲ 100% | $100k |
| FY2016 | 7— | $95k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
1419%
Lvl I
1115%
Lvl II
2027%
Lvl III
1622%
Lvl IV
1216%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Scientist I | 7 | $90k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 6 | $150k |
| Research Associate Iii | 4 | $70k |
| Scientist Ii | 3 | $110k |
| Scientist Iii | 3 | $123k |
| Software Engineer | 3 | $110k |
| Research Associate Ii | 2 | $62k |
| Research Associate | 2 | $76k |
| Genome Engineering Scientist | 2 | $95k |
| Automation Manager | 2 | $150k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 71 | $110k |
| MA | 1 | $120k |
| FL | 1 | $135k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Zymergen pay H-1B workers?
- Zymergen's median certified H-1B base salary is $142k (FY2022), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Zymergen sponsor?
- Zymergen has 73 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does Zymergen sponsor for H-1B?
- Zymergen's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Scientist I, Senior Software Engineer, Research Associate Iii, Scientist Ii.
- Where does Zymergen hire H-1B workers?
- Zymergen's top H-1B worksite states are CA, MA, FL.
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