Molecular and Cellular Biologists
SOC code 19-1029 · 14,907 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
14,907
certified positions
$82,000
Median pay
$69,300
25th pct
$107,497
75th pct
$137,280
90th pct
$60,070
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$70,554
Median prevailing wage
$60,070$82,000 median$137,280
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 25.1%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 5,325 (39%), med $70,344Level II · Qualified — 4,293 (31%), med $89,033Level III · Experienced — 2,711 (20%), med $106,413Level IV · Fully competent — 1,413 (10%), med $135,304
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 395 | $80,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 367 | $76,000 |
| National Institutes of Health, HHS | 289 | $103,000 |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 262 | $81,149 |
| Harvard University | 238 | $76,000 |
| University of Michigan | 232 | $63,120 |
| ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 229 | $85,000 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | 222 | $76,000 |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | 216 | $66,492 |
| Yale University | 202 | $72,000 |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 192 | $90,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 181 | $67,823 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | 180 | $91,978 |
| ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | 164 | $103,251 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 148 | $69,098 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,460 |
| California | 3,089 |
| Texas | 959 |
| New York | 959 |
| Maryland | 872 |
| Pennsylvania | 458 |
| New Jersey | 410 |
| Connecticut | 393 |
| Florida | 376 |
| Illinois | 356 |
| Michigan | 345 |
| Washington | 333 |
| North Carolina | 285 |
| Georgia | 265 |
| Tennessee | 248 |