Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Gainesville, FL

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Gainesville, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alachua.

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$62.8k–$78.7k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $84,406
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,926 and $100,920.
PercentileSalary
10th$56,800
25th$62,820
50th (median)$70,000
75th$78,728
90th$85,905

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2021: median $53,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $55,000 (22 filings) FY2023: median $70,554 (13 filings) FY2024: median $69,160 (23 filings) FY2025: median $70,000 (15 filings) FY2026: median $68,250 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 23
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–––6
FY2021$53,000$45,667$60,16815
FY2022$55,000$53,045$64,25022
FY2023$70,554$67,288$72,00013
FY2024$69,160$60,000$69,16023
FY2025$70,000$63,636$82,92515
FY2026$68,250$61,480$74,27412

Cost of living

Gainesville's median Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $70,000 is worth about $72,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Gainesville = 96.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Molecular and Cellular Biologists in the Gainesville, FL area earned a median of $63,130 in May 2025 (150 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,000, 11% higher.

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 Florida$70,00024

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III $73,283 14
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
Senior · Level III$54,683$73,28314

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.