Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Nashville, TN

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mt. Juliet.

Median salary$75,000
Middle 50%$67.5k–$87.3k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $84,406
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,437 and $114,015.
PercentileSalary
10th$56,237
25th$67,457
50th (median)$75,000
75th$87,284
90th$100,802

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $55,596 (17 filings) FY2021: median $58,723 (20 filings) FY2022: median $63,036 (21 filings) FY2023: median $70,000 (18 filings) FY2025: median $69,500 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 21
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$55,596$52,896$68,82717
FY2021$58,723$53,460$70,62520
FY2022$63,036$58,500$72,58321
FY2023$70,000$65,582$76,08018
FY2024–––9
FY2025$69,500$60,949$76,75911
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Nashville's median Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $75,000 is worth about $77,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Nashville = 96.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Molecular and Cellular Biologists in the Nashville, TN area earned a median of $80,500 in May 2025 (170 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,000, 7% 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
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$73,49012
Vanderbilt Universitytoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $69,500 11
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$63,835$69,50011

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.