Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Howard Hughes Medical Institute made 58 filings for this role, covering 74 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $85,384 a year. 58 of the 58 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level II | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $75,130 | $79,000 | $90,000 | $75,130 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level II | 2025-26 | 9 | 25 | $63,856 | $81,080 | $102,334 | $63,856 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $65,000 | $76,525 | $78,786 | $51,376 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $85,384 | $85,384 | $89,675 | $85,384 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $80,168 | $83,961 | $2,084,368 | $64,085 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $82,867 | $87,965 | $91,312 | $82,867 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $74,263 | $76,132 | $78,000 | $68,640 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $92,456 | $92,456 | $92,456 | $92,456 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $123,333 | $134,899 | $146,465 | $73,861 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $74,000 | $74,000 | $74,000 | $61,381 |
| Boulder, CO | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $78,000 | $78,000 | $78,000 | $65,811 |
| Charlottesville, VA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $76,491 | $76,491 | $76,491 | $69,701 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | $65,000 | $41,912 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | $85,000 | $60,819 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $72,100 | $72,100 | $72,100 | $70,886 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $91,000 | $91,000 | $91,000 | $54,683 |
| New Haven, CT | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $93,000 | $93,000 | $93,000 | $63,856 |
| New Haven, CT | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $83,584 | $83,584 | $83,584 | $73,861 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $107,100 | $107,100 | $107,100 | $93,475 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $82,618 | $82,618 | $82,618 | $82,618 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $76,491 | $76,491 | $76,491 | $70,762 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $85,384 | $85,384 | $85,384 | $85,384 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $121,800 | $121,800 | $121,800 | $100,027 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $88,691 | $88,691 | $88,691 | $71,947 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $85,385 | $85,385 | $85,385 | $81,515 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $202,660 | $202,660 | $202,660 | $83,866 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $214,352 | $214,352 | $214,352 | $104,062 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $221,083 | $221,083 | $221,083 | $114,650 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what this employer filed, not what it paid.