Biochemist salary in Miami, FL

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jupiter, Coral Gables, Boca Raton.

Median salary$77,412
Middle 50%$70.4k–$86k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $79,802
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,412 and $123,492.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,838
25th$70,360
50th (median)$77,412
75th$86,040
90th$93,259

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $65k $90k FY2020: median $55,000 (24 filings) FY2021: median $55,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $65,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $63,787 (23 filings) FY2024: median $60,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $74,000 (19 filings) FY2026: median $82,433 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 24
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$55,000$52,262$58,75024
FY2021$55,000$54,850$65,37511
FY2022$65,000$59,029$66,37215
FY2023$63,787$61,417$72,91423
FY2024$60,000$57,734$60,55211
FY2025$74,000$67,558$82,17619
FY2026$82,433$72,426$90,75515

Cost of living

Miami's median Biochemist salary of $77,412 is worth about $67,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Miami = 114.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Biochemists and Biophysicists in the Miami, FL area earned a median of $145,550 in May 2025 (50 employed). The H-1B median here is $77,412, 47% 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
Max Planck Florida$82,43313
University Of Floridatoo few8
University Of Miamitoo few8
Howard Hughes Medical Institutetoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,426 20
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$53,269$72,42620

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.