Entry-level Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Baltimore, MD

Based on 82 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hunt Valley, Elkridge.

Median salary$68,599
Middle 50%$63.9k–$71.3k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $70,344
Filings82FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,008 and $101,571.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,142
25th$63,900
50th (median)$68,599
75th$71,312
90th$76,180

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $59,100 (43 filings) FY2021: median $58,608 (56 filings) FY2022: median $61,800 (61 filings) FY2023: median $63,852 (30 filings) FY2024: median $63,852 (37 filings) FY2025: median $68,571 (40 filings) FY2026: median $68,637 (42 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 43 filings FY20 FY2021: 56 filings FY21 FY2022: 61 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 40 filings FY25 FY2026: 42 filings FY26 61
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$59,100$55,940$63,00043
FY2021$58,608$54,441$61,81056
FY2022$61,800$58,000$67,98061
FY2023$63,852$59,694$66,05130
FY2024$63,852$61,572$68,94637
FY2025$68,571$62,614$72,18540
FY2026$68,637$64,041$70,64842

Cost of living

Baltimore's median entry-level Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $68,599 is worth about $65,700 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 $68,599, 38% 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
Johns Hopkins University$68,59962
University of Maryland Baltimore$62,88616

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.