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

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Worcester, MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Westborough, Devens, Northborough.

Median salary$76,000
Middle 50%$74.8k–$85k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $74,110
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,030 and $203,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,980
25th$74,825
50th (median)$76,000
75th$85,003
90th$91,839

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $65,000 (19 filings) FY2021: median $67,000 (19 filings) FY2022: median $68,000 (33 filings) FY2023: median $82,500 (16 filings) FY2024: median $75,500 (19 filings) FY2025: median $81,500 (20 filings) FY2026: median $75,604 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 33 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 33
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$65,000$62,309$71,72019
FY2021$67,000$62,500$70,00019
FY2022$68,000$65,000$75,00033
FY2023$82,500$78,750$90,37516
FY2024$75,500$72,000$83,00019
FY2025$81,500$74,956$86,09320
FY2026$75,604$74,646$76,00016

Cost of living

Worcester's median mid-level Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary of $76,000 is worth about $74,100 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 $76,000, 21% 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$76,00027
AbbVietoo few3

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.