Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Rochester, MN

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Rochester, MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$107,494
Middle 50%$87.3k–$132.9k
vs. national median+27%comparison median $84,406
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,364 and $153,047.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,018
25th$87,252
50th (median)$107,494
75th$132,928
90th$144,227

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $75k $120k FY2020: median $43,243 (24 filings) FY2021: median $55,557 (11 filings) FY2023: median $89,274 (13 filings) FY2024: median $107,684 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 24
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$43,243$43,243$59,03524
FY2021$55,557$55,557$77,62511
FY2022–––7
FY2023$89,274$80,100$102,96013
FY2024$107,684$89,079$127,16215
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Rochester's median Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $107,494 is worth about $118,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 90.8).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Mayo Clinictoo few8
Imanis Life Sciencestoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.