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Molecular and Cellular Biologists in Seattle, WA: H-1B salaries

289 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Seattle, WA. Median offered base salary $80,156; middle half $74,318–$96,574.

Applications (LCAs)289

Median offered salary$80,156

Middle half of salaries$74,318–$96,574

10th–90th percentile$65,484–$117,906

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$79,000
Level II (qualified)	$80,000
Level III (experienced)	$80,169
Level IV (fully competent)	$107,431

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
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	61	$80,000
Seattle Children's Hospital	54	$76,431
University of Washington	40	$80,000
Allen Institute	27	$95,000
Institute for Systems Biology	19	$71,947
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	15	$80,168
Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences	15	$79,905
Sage Bionetworks	4	$90,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	4	$146,556
Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason	3	$85,798
Parse Biosciences, Inc.	3	$80,000
Phenome Health	3	$85,000
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation	2	$109,250
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC	2	$110,910
Celgene Corporation	2	$142,895
N9 IT Solutions, Inc.	2	$77,584
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.	2	$86,250
AVM Biotechnology Inc.	2	$80,000
Universal Cells, Inc.	2	$117,797
Plant Health Care, Inc.	2	$113,000
P4Bios	2	$110,000
Alpenglow Biosciences, Inc.	1	$109,992
Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Inc.	1	$120,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	1	$68,000
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	1	$151,000
InduPro, Inc.	1	$77,584
Invitae Corporation	1	$108,150
Arzeda Corporation	1	$80,000
An-L-It-Iks, Inc.	1	$78,000
BioAgilytix Labs, LLC	1	$110,000
Amazon.com Services LLC	1	$172,600
Cajal Neuroscience Inc	1	$96,574
Lynker Corporation	1	$84,072
Axio Research, LLC	1	$115,500
Pacific Northwest Research Institute	1	$71,687
Umoja Biopharma, Inc.	1	$170,000
Shape Therapeutics Inc.	1	$110,000
NVIDIA Corporation	1	$180,000
Anlitiks, Inc.	1	$80,340
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1	$99,095

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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).