Home › Occupations › Molecular and Cellular Biologists › Houston, TX

Molecular and Cellular Biologists in Houston, TX: H-1B salaries

362 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Houston, TX. Median offered base salary $73,246; middle half $61,592–$95,000.

Applications (LCAs)362

Median offered salary$73,246

Middle half of salaries$61,592–$95,000

10th–90th percentile$56,242–$114,066

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$69,816
Level II (qualified)	$79,999
Level III (experienced)	$84,100
Level IV (fully competent)	$106,726

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	91	$94,926
Baylor College of Medicine	68	$70,500
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute	61	$67,836
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	49	$80,000
University of Houston	24	$58,734
Texas A&M University	17	$52,852
W.M. Rice University	9	$68,952
Avance Biosciences, Inc.	4	$81,000
Biopharma Informatic, LLC	4	$55,682
Lonza Houston Inc	4	$102,818
Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Inc.	3	$126,500
CellChorus Inc	3	$111,571
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	2	$88,500
Biotex, Inc	2	$69,809
Resilience Texas LLC	2	$118,468
Eastern Virginia Medical School	1	$110,000
Virovek Incorporation	1	$85,800
Guardant Health, Inc.	1	$142,480
Occidental Petroleum Corporation	1	$120,000
Illumina, Inc.	1	$120,000
GRAIL, Inc.	1	$150,000
NuProbe USA, Inc.	1	$73,341
Biopharma Informatic, L.L.C.	1	$55,682
Ancestry.com Operations Inc.	1	$97,920
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houstoon	1	$61,000
Cemvita Inc.	1	$103,126
ASRT, Inc.	1	$74,000
Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering Company, Inc.	1	$94,834
Juul Labs, Inc.	1	$120,000
RegenNexus, LLC	1	$75,000
The Methodist Hospital	1	$76,840
Valo Health, Inc.	1	$165,000
Acrobiosystems Inc.	1	$85,000
Biostate AI Incorporated	1	$80,000

Job titles

H-1B sponsors in Houston, TX →

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).