Entry-level Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 66 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cranberry Township, Monroeville.

Median salary$62,886
Middle 50%$59.8k–$66.2k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $64,356
Filings66FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,108 and $132,306.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,979
25th$59,807
50th (median)$62,886
75th$66,217
90th$73,391

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2020: median $63,718 (11 filings) FY2022: median $58,607 (20 filings) FY2023: median $59,089 (16 filings) FY2025: median $60,885 (22 filings) FY2026: median $63,560 (44 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 44 filings FY26 44
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$63,718$56,326$74,60211
FY2021–––8
FY2022$58,607$52,940$79,07620
FY2023$59,089$58,000$87,37616
FY2024–––7
FY2025$60,885$54,968$66,21922
FY2026$63,560$62,232$65,83244

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median entry-level Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $62,886 is worth about $66,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Pittsburgh = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Molecular and Cellular Biologists in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $85,630 in May 2025 (230 employed). The H-1B median here is $62,886, 27% 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 Pittsburgh$62,88654
Carnegie Mellon Universitytoo few6
Allegheny Singer Research Institutetoo few2
Signature Diagnosticstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $62,886 66
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
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$50,752$62,88666

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.