Entry-level Biochemist salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$65,000
Middle 50%$62.3k–$68.6k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $65,820
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,813 and $83,678.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,550
25th$62,280
50th (median)$65,000
75th$68,585
90th$77,737

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $53,500 (37 filings) FY2021: median $54,270 (36 filings) FY2022: median $55,000 (33 filings) FY2023: median $58,853 (38 filings) FY2024: median $62,500 (27 filings) FY2025: median $65,000 (19 filings) FY2026: median $65,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 37 filings FY20 FY2021: 36 filings FY21 FY2022: 33 filings FY22 FY2023: 38 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 38
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$53,500$52,704$58,34937
FY2021$54,270$53,376$58,39536
FY2022$55,000$54,000$60,50033
FY2023$58,853$56,484$62,89338
FY2024$62,500$58,304$65,89627
FY2025$65,000$61,884$69,65319
FY2026$65,000$64,000$67,28115

Cost of living

Ann Arbor's median entry-level Biochemist salary of $65,000 is worth about $64,400 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 $65,000, 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Michigan$65,00034

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.