Biochemist salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Based on 48 certified H-1B filings in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$65,820
Middle 50%$64k–$75.4k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $79,802
Filings48FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,814 and $109,217.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$64,049
50th (median)$65,820
75th$75,389
90th$85,853

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $53,504 (43 filings) FY2021: median $54,975 (42 filings) FY2022: median $56,000 (39 filings) FY2023: median $60,000 (48 filings) FY2024: median $63,926 (32 filings) FY2025: median $66,000 (27 filings) FY2026: median $65,640 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 43 filings FY20 FY2021: 42 filings FY21 FY2022: 39 filings FY22 FY2023: 48 filings FY23 FY2024: 32 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 48
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$53,504$52,102$58,79343
FY2021$54,975$53,565$60,00042
FY2022$56,000$54,000$60,68739
FY2023$60,000$56,484$66,68848
FY2024$63,926$60,583$67,01332
FY2025$66,000$62,560$74,37627
FY2026$65,640$64,380$76,44021

Cost of living

Ann Arbor's median Biochemist salary of $65,820 is worth about $65,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Ann Arbor = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Biochemists and Biophysicists in the Ann Arbor, MI area earned a median of $109,070 in May 2025 (90 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,820, 40% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Michigan$65,64044
Cayman Chemical Company Incorporatedtoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,000 34
Mid-level · Level II $78,220 14
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$50,149$65,00034
Mid-level · Level II$60,590$78,22014

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.