Visa Wage Index

Molecular and Cellular Biologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Employers filed 61 applications covering 61 positions for this role here, at a median of $85,072 a year. 39 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$66,747
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$85,072
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$103,418
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$121,742

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level I 99 $72,960
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Level I 44 $70,533
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Level II 33 $82,618
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Level IV 33 $106,808
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level II 33 $104,743
Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Level I 22 $66,747
Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Level II 22 $85,072
GlaxoSmithKline LLC Level IV 22 $138,000
Iovance Biotherapeutics Manufacturing LLC Level III 22 $120,000
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Level IV 22 $156,900
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level III 22 $122,362
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level IV 22 $156,216
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Level III 11 $94,723
The Cooper Health System Level II 11 $82,618
Discovery Life Sciences Level III 11 $103,418
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC Level I 11 $69,638
GlaxoSmithKline LLC Level I 11 $107,250
GlaxoSmithKline LLC Level II 11 $133,500
HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE Level II 11 $82,618
Janssen Research & Development, LLC Level II 11 $148,700
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Level III 11 $121,742
Monell Chemical Senses Center Level I 11 $72,000
Resolian f.k.a. Alliance Pharma, Inc. Level II 11 $97,000
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D LLC. Level IV 11 $165,545
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Level I 11 $82,000
ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC Level I 11 $77,000
Temple University--A Commonwealth University Level I 11 $71,448
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level I 11 $71,448
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level II 11 $110,500
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Level III 11 $88,046
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. Level III 11 $112,200
Temple University--A Commonwealth University Level I 11 $62,338
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level I 11 $67,794
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level II 11 $80,080
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Level I 11 $65,374
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level I 11 $79,701
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia not stated 11 $66,948

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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.