Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Miami, FL

Based on 74 certified H-1B filings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jupiter, Davie, Homestead, Dania, Deerfield Beach.

Median salary$75,908
Middle 50%$65k–$89.4k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $84,406
Filings74FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $43,236 and $223,888.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,008
25th$65,036
50th (median)$75,908
75th$89,435
90th$122,138

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $60,171 (26 filings) FY2021: median $56,856 (40 filings) FY2022: median $58,516 (62 filings) FY2023: median $70,000 (27 filings) FY2024: median $71,000 (31 filings) FY2025: median $76,752 (48 filings) FY2026: median $71,480 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 62 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 48 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 62
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$60,171$53,000$66,65726
FY2021$56,856$52,707$63,68040
FY2022$58,516$55,381$69,23862
FY2023$70,000$64,764$78,10227
FY2024$71,000$65,313$83,07531
FY2025$76,752$66,202$89,93548
FY2026$71,480$65,000$85,00026

Cost of living

Miami's median Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $75,908 is worth about $66,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Miami = 114.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Molecular and Cellular Biologists in the Miami, FL area earned a median of $97,510 in May 2025 (620 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,908, 22% 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
University Of Miami$75,87848
University Of Florida$67,88413
Gateway Institute For Brain Researchtoo few2
Nova Southeastern Universitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,158 14
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III $75,000 27
Expert · Level IV $96,651 16

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$42,141$67,15814
Senior · Level III$54,683$75,00027
Expert · Level IV$60,965$96,65116

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.