Expert Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Miami, FL

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jupiter, Davie, Homestead, Dania, Deerfield Beach.

Median salary$96,651
Middle 50%$84.6k–$155.1k
vs. all levels here+27%comparison median $75,908
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,942 and $224,772.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,000
25th$84,586
50th (median)$96,651
75th$155,075
90th$217,346

Cost of living

Miami's median expert Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $96,651 is worth about $84,700 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 $96,651, 1% 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
University Of Miami$88,00011

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.