Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Ithaca, NY

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Ithaca, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$76,000
Middle 50%$72.9k–$80.3k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $84,406
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,108 and $90,917.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,450
25th$72,925
50th (median)$76,000
75th$80,330
90th$83,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $56,207 (18 filings) FY2021: median $57,900 (19 filings) FY2022: median $57,099 (14 filings) FY2023: median $65,765 (17 filings) FY2024: median $72,925 (17 filings) FY2025: median $72,925 (14 filings) FY2026: median $80,330 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 19
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$56,207$53,278$61,95018
FY2021$57,900$52,852$64,00019
FY2022$57,099$54,973$65,00014
FY2023$65,765$64,272$74,00017
FY2024$72,925$69,000$78,78617
FY2025$72,925$72,925$77,50014
FY2026$80,330$75,225$80,33011

Cost of living

Ithaca's median Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $76,000 is worth about $73,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Ithaca = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Molecular and Cellular Biologists in the Ithaca, NY area earned a median of $88,610 in May 2025 (50 employed). The H-1B median here is $76,000, 14% 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
Cornell University$77,00022
University Of Floridatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,925 18
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III – 0
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
Entry-level · Level I$72,925$72,92518

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.