Entry-level Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary in Worcester, MA

Based on 64 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Worcester, MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Westborough, Devens, Northborough.

Median salary$66,492
Middle 50%$61.9k–$72k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $74,110
Filings64FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,864 and $95,018.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,428
25th$61,884
50th (median)$66,492
75th$72,026
90th$78,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $50,880 (40 filings) FY2021: median $53,460 (47 filings) FY2022: median $55,098 (48 filings) FY2023: median $61,000 (37 filings) FY2024: median $61,572 (34 filings) FY2025: median $66,492 (31 filings) FY2026: median $64,356 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 40 filings FY20 FY2021: 47 filings FY21 FY2022: 48 filings FY22 FY2023: 37 filings FY23 FY2024: 34 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 48
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$50,880$44,889$55,00040
FY2021$53,460$50,000$55,00047
FY2022$55,098$53,575$57,71948
FY2023$61,000$56,341$66,22837
FY2024$61,572$61,008$68,60534
FY2025$66,492$63,738$68,96431
FY2026$64,356$61,428$74,82933

Cost of living

Worcester's median entry-level Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $66,492 is worth about $64,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Worcester = 102.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Molecular and Cellular Biologists in the Worcester, MA area earned a median of $96,550 in May 2025 (150 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,492, 31% 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 Massachusetts Chan Medical School$66,49263

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,492 64
Mid-level · Level II $76,000 36
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$58,864$66,49264
Mid-level · Level II$72,030$76,00036

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.