Molecular and Cellular Biologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Employers filed 98 applications covering 99 positions for this role here, at a median of $99,736 a year. 51 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Molecular and Cellular Biologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$66,498
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$86,715
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$106,912
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$127,130

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Level I	10	10	$70,886
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Level II	5	5	$85,322
A-New Bio Inc.	Level III	4	4	$108,000
The University of Southern California	Level I	4	4	$70,886
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Level III	3	3	$99,736
The University of Southern California	Level II	3	3	$85,322
Children's Hospital Los Angeles	Level I	2	2	$70,886
DeepNephro, Inc.	Level III	2	2	$110,000
Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC	Level III	2	2	$106,912
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian	Level II	2	3	$104,770
University of California, Los Angeles	Level II	2	2	$133,076
A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$107,000
ABBVIE INC.	Level III	1	1	$112,000
ABBVIE INC.	Level IV	1	1	$165,000
Ambry Genetics Corporation	Level II	1	1	$124,961
Applied Medical Resources Corporation	Level I	1	1	$75,000
Applied Medical Resources Corporation	Level III	1	1	$106,912
Aureka Biotechnologies, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$79,000
Aureka Biotechnologies, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$89,000
Avid Bioservices, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$140,379
California Institute of Technology	Level III	1	1	$130,625
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Level IV	1	1	$114,171
Children's Hospital Los Angeles	Level II	1	1	$85,322
Diatom Biolab Inc	Level II	1	1	$127,130
FUJIFILM Biosciences, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$106,912
Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC	Level II	1	1	$98,000
GRAM LABORATORIES INC.	Level IV	1	1	$150,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Level I	1	1	$72,100
IMMUNOVA THERAPEUTICS	Level IV	1	1	$127,130
Mayo Clinic	Level IV	1	1	$125,197
MDx Health	Level III	1	1	$106,912
Medtronic, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$127,130
Natera, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$140,213
PFC Management LLC	Level IV	1	1	$160,000
PrimeGen US. Inc	Level II	1	1	$87,360
University of California, Los Angeles	Level I	1	1	$78,509
Western University of Health Sciences	Level III	1	1	$115,566
Children's Hospital Los Angeles	Level II	1	1	$85,155
The University of Southern California	Level I	1	1	$70,990
The University of Southern California	Level II	1	1	$84,843
California Institute of Technology	Level II	1	1	$75,000
The University of Southern California	Level III	1	1	$70,554
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE	not stated	14	14	$80,341
California Institute of Technology	not stated	6	6	$72,723
University of California, Los Angeles	not stated	5	5	$77,179
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope	not stated	2	2	$92,684
FUJIFILM Biosciences, Inc.	not stated	1	1	$98,882

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.