Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 133 certified H-1B filings in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hunt Valley, Elkridge.

Median salary$70,344
Middle 50%$66.5k–$78k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $84,406
Filings133FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,008 and $140,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,286
25th$66,492
50th (median)$70,344
75th$78,000
90th$107,919

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $61,000 (57 filings) FY2021: median $61,000 (77 filings) FY2022: median $64,730 (77 filings) FY2023: median $67,416 (48 filings) FY2024: median $67,729 (53 filings) FY2025: median $71,149 (80 filings) FY2026: median $70,344 (53 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 57 filings FY20 FY2021: 77 filings FY21 FY2022: 77 filings FY22 FY2023: 48 filings FY23 FY2024: 53 filings FY24 FY2025: 80 filings FY25 FY2026: 53 filings FY26 80
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$61,000$57,456$65,67057
FY2021$61,000$56,712$73,90577
FY2022$64,730$59,784$72,93577
FY2023$67,416$61,995$84,82048
FY2024$67,729$63,030$78,40953
FY2025$71,149$68,233$78,29580
FY2026$70,344$65,640$76,31153

Cost of living

Baltimore's median Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $70,344 is worth about $67,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Baltimore = 104.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Molecular and Cellular Biologists in the Baltimore, MD area earned a median of $111,530 in May 2025 (800 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,344, 37% 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
Johns Hopkins University$70,00088
University of Maryland Baltimore$71,11926
Howard Hughes Medical Institutetoo few5
Lieber Institutetoo few5
Thermo Fisher Scientifictoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $68,599 82
Mid-level · Level II $80,575 14
Senior · Level III $75,000 33
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$59,218$68,59982
Mid-level · Level II$57,970$80,57514
Senior · Level III$69,098$75,00033

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.