Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Kansas City, Kansas City.

Median salary$75,500
Middle 50%$69.7k–$83.8k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $84,406
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,331 and $172,712.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,351
25th$69,686
50th (median)$75,500
75th$83,798
90th$94,370

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $49,500 (19 filings) FY2021: median $55,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $59,009 (16 filings) FY2024: median $72,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 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$49,500$41,986$81,00119
FY2021$55,000$49,052$69,50015
FY2022–––8
FY2023$59,009$54,338$66,14116
FY2024$72,000$63,500$86,93115
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Kansas's median Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $75,500 is worth about $81,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Kansas = 92.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Molecular and Cellular Biologists in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $74,810 in May 2025 (670 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,500, 1% 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
The University Of Kansas Medical Centertoo few7
Stowers Institute for Medical Researchtoo few4
The Children's Mercy Hospitaltoo few3

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 2
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.