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Molecular Biologist

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Molecular Biologist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings117All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$71,98486 eligible salary records
Employer names76Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$60,944–$90,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0491318FY 2016: 16 filings16FY 2017: 13 filings17FY 2018: 8 filings18FY 2019: 12 filings19FY 2020: 8 filings20FY 2021: 14 filings21FY 2022: 8 filings22FY 2023: 11 filings23FY 2024: 12 filings24FY 2025: 8 filings25FY 2026: 7 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*7 filings$96,500 median · n=6

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 86 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Molecular Biologist43
$71,947 median · n=26 eligible
Research Molecular Biologist9
$67,061 median · n=8 eligible
Scientist (Molecular Biologist)5
$75,462 median · n=4 eligible
Lead Molecular Biologist4
$82,500 median · n=4 eligible
Cellular And Molecular Biologist3
$100,462 median · n=2 eligible
Molecular Biologist/Microbiologist3
$43,410 median · n=3 eligible
Molecular Biologist Fellow3
— median · n=0 eligible
Molecular Biologist/Research Scientist3
$54,101 median · n=3 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Albany, CA5
$73,909 median · n=4 eligible
Cambridge, MA5
$72,000 median · n=3 eligible
Carlsbad, CA5
$68,700 median · n=5 eligible
New York, NY5
$92,800 median · n=2 eligible
Crete, IL4
$51,500 median · n=4 eligible
Gilbert, AZ4
$94,047 median · n=4 eligible
Indianapolis, IN4
$65,947 median · n=4 eligible
Johnston, IA4
$82,500 median · n=4 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
82.9%Certified LCAs
Certified97 82.9%
Certified - Withdrawn16 13.7%
Denied3 2.6%
Withdrawn1 0.9%

Denominator: all 117 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
U.S. Department Of Agriculture5
$73,909 median · n=4 eligible
Huma Inc.4
$94,047 median · n=4 eligible
Silliker Inc.4
$51,500 median · n=4 eligible
Abbvie Inc.3
$112,500 median · n=2 eligible
Acerand Therapeutics Usa Limited3
$100,462 median · n=2 eligible
Axbio, Inc.3
$105,000 median · n=3 eligible
Bgi Americas Corporation3
$72,000 median · n=3 eligible
Biobridge Global3
$62,000 median · n=3 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$71,984Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$51,500
25th percentile$60,944
Median (50th)$71,984
75th percentile$90,000
90th percentile$105,311

n=86 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

117 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Global Organics LLCPlant Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$65,000 /yr

I-200-26169-031505
Reported wage: $65,000–$67,000 / year
Annualized: $65,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Goodyear, AZ06/18/202610/01/2026
Corteva Agriscience LLCPlant Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$103,000 /yr

I-200-26114-834243
Reported wage: $103,000–$161,000 / year
Annualized: $103,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-01
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Indianapolis, IN04/24/202610/01/2026
Huma, Inc.Research Plant Physiologist/Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-26105-796813
Reported wage: $90,000–$105,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-22
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Gilbert, AZ04/15/202610/01/2026
Huma, Inc.Research Plant Physiologist/Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-26092-753013
Reported wage: $90,000–$105,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-09
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Gilbert, AZ04/02/202610/01/2026
P4biosMolecular Biologist

Filing details

$42 per hour

I-200-26044-639560
Reported wage: $42–$58 / hour
Annualized: $87,360
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-23
Employment end: 2029-02-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WA02/13/202602/17/2026
Plant Health Care, Inc.Molecular Biologist Scientist

Filing details

$113,000 /yr

I-200-25325-430348
Reported wage: $113,000 / year
Annualized: $113,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-01
Employment end: 2028-11-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WA11/21/202511/21/2025
Plant Health Care, Inc.Scientist, Molecular Biologists

Filing details

$113,000 /yr

I-200-25310-385178
Reported wage: $113,000 / year
Annualized: $113,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2028-11-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WA11/06/202511/07/2025
Uchicago Argonne, LLCAssistant Structural And Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$90,063 /yr

I-200-25261-318399
Reported wage: $90,063–$154,399 / year
Annualized: $90,063
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-25
Employment end: 2028-10-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lemont, IL09/18/202510/13/2025
Research Corporation Of The University Of HawaiiHimb Coral Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$43.19 per hour

I-200-25259-313528
Reported wage: $43.19 / hour
Annualized: $89,835
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-23
Employment end: 2029-01-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Kaneohe, HI09/16/202501/14/2026
R3 Medical LLCMolecular Biologist

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-25157-062477
Reported wage: $70,000–$80,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-13
Employment end: 2028-08-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Scottsdale, AZ06/06/202508/04/2025
Verify Diagnostics LLCMolecular Biologist/Research Scientist

Filing details

$54,101 /yr

I-200-25156-055890
Reported wage: $54,101–$65,640 / year
Annualized: $54,101
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-12
Employment end: 2028-06-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Charleston, SC06/05/202506/16/2025
R3 Medical LLCMolecular Biologist

Filing details

$72,000 per week

I-200-25155-054077
Reported wage: $72,000–$80,000 / week
Annualized: $3,744,000
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-05
Employment end: 2028-08-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Scottsdale, AZ06/04/202508/04/2025
Polysciences, Inc.Cell & Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$87,250 /yr

I-200-25127-948863
Reported wage: $87,250 / year
Annualized: $87,250
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-14
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Warrington, PA05/07/202510/01/2025
Abbvie Inc.Senior Scientist I - Cell & Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-25105-868320
Reported wage: $125,000–$145,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-22
Employment end: 2028-04-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

North Chicago, IL04/15/202504/24/2025
Bioskryb Genomics, Inc.Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$67,878 /yr

I-200-24298-431630
Reported wage: $67,878 / year
Annualized: $67,878
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-31
Employment end: 2028-02-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Durham, NC10/24/202402/24/2025
Huma Inc.Senior Plant Cell And Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$98,093 /yr

I-200-24218-245119
Reported wage: $98,093–$120,000 / year
Annualized: $98,093
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-12
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Gilbert, AZ08/05/202410/01/2024
Kelly Services, Inc.Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$43.82 per hour

I-200-24128-964375
Reported wage: $43.82 / hour
Annualized: $91,146
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-07
Employment end: 2027-09-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bethesda, MD05/07/202409/09/2024
Kelly Services, Inc.Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$43.82 per hour

I-200-24129-971182
Reported wage: $43.82 / hour
Annualized: $91,146
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-07
Employment end: 2027-09-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bethesda, MD05/08/202409/09/2024
Corteva Agriscience LLCLead Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$105,622 /yr

I-200-24213-234044
Reported wage: $105,622–$140,000 / year
Annualized: $105,622
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-07
Employment end: 2028-01-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Johnston, IA07/31/202401/10/2025
Acerand Therapeutics USA LimitedCellular And Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$104,347.59 /yr

I-200-24149-042674
Reported wage: $104,347.59–$104,348 / year
Annualized: $104,348
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-04
Employment end: 2027-09-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Carmel, IN05/28/202410/01/2024
Serinus Biosciences Inc.Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$75,600 /yr

I-200-24145-034123
Reported wage: $75,600 / year
Annualized: $75,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-03
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY05/24/202410/01/2024
Wuxi Advanced Therapies Inc.Scientist - Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-24093-847314
Reported wage: $90,000–$100,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-09
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Philadelphia, PA04/02/202410/01/2024
Dna Electronics, Inc.Molecular Biologist (Associate Scientist)

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-24060-761144
Reported wage: $90,000–$100,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-07
Employment end: 2027-07-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Carlsbad, CA02/29/202408/01/2024
Huma Inc.Senior Plant Cell And Molecular Biologist

Filing details

$103,314 /yr

I-200-24050-729336
Reported wage: $103,314–$120,000 / year
Annualized: $103,314
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-02-26
Employment end: 2027-08-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Gilbert, AZ02/19/202408/18/2024
Biobridge GlobalScientist Ii (Molecular Biologist)

Filing details

$62,000 /yr

I-200-23292-444914
Reported wage: $62,000–$98,000 / year
Annualized: $62,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-10-26
Employment end: 2027-04-11
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX10/19/202304/12/2024

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.