Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Based on 119 certified H-1B filings in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$66,492
Middle 50%$62.4k–$73k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $84,406
Filings119FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,267 and $143,281.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,908
25th$62,442
50th (median)$66,492
75th$73,000
90th$84,832

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $54,022 (51 filings) FY2021: median $56,712 (59 filings) FY2022: median $54,840 (52 filings) FY2023: median $60,000 (57 filings) FY2024: median $61,008 (67 filings) FY2025: median $65,640 (70 filings) FY2026: median $69,293 (49 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 51 filings FY20 FY2021: 59 filings FY21 FY2022: 52 filings FY22 FY2023: 57 filings FY23 FY2024: 67 filings FY24 FY2025: 70 filings FY25 FY2026: 49 filings FY26 70
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$54,022$51,684$60,00051
FY2021$56,712$53,760$65,00059
FY2022$54,840$54,127$63,05052
FY2023$60,000$56,500$69,50057
FY2024$61,008$57,500$69,00067
FY2025$65,640$61,884$72,17170
FY2026$69,293$63,120$74,80749

Cost of living

Ann Arbor's median Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $66,492 is worth about $65,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Molecular and Cellular Biologists in the Ann Arbor, MI area earned a median of $71,880 in May 2025 (90 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,492, 7% 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$65,640112
Thermo Fisher Scientifictoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $63,120 67
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III $72,781 16
Expert · Level IV too few 4

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$57,158$63,12067
Senior · Level III$72,197$72,78116

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.