Molecular and Cellular Biologists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Employers filed 149 applications covering 165 positions for this role here, at a median of $99,250 a year. 128 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 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	$68,578
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$92,706
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$116,854
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$140,982

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
National Institutes of Health, HHS	Level I	11	11	$104,464
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation	Level I	10	10	$70,098
National Institutes of Health, HHS	Level IV	10	10	$128,228
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Level II	9	25	$81,080
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	Level IV	4	4	$157,090
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	Level II	3	3	$99,250
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	Level III	3	3	$129,168
Kelly Services, Inc.	Level II	3	3	$98,779
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	Level I	2	2	$99,086
Axle Informatics LLC	Level I	2	2	$92,151
Axle Informatics LLC	Level II	2	2	$111,500
Children's National Medical Center	Level II	2	2	$70,199
Children's National Medical Center	Level IV	2	2	$97,084
Contemporaries, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$84,105
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation	Level II	2	2	$94,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Level III	2	2	$134,899
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$94,710
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$134,222
National Institutes of Health, HHS	Level III	2	2	$124,640
Stout Risius Ross, LLC	Level II	2	2	$92,706
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	Level III	2	2	$76,440
Astrix Technology, LLC	Level II	1	1	$115,000
BioReliance Corporation	Level II	1	1	$93,000
BioReliance Corporatoin	Level III	1	1	$117,000
Black Canyon Consulting LLC	Level I	1	1	$90,000
Broadleaf, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$72,010
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Level I	1	1	$71,094
Children's National Medical Center	Level III	1	1	$75,564
City of Hope National Medical Center	Level I	1	1	$90,074
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION	Level I	1	1	$125,845
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION	Level IV	1	1	$113,533
GAP Solutions Inc.	Level III	1	1	$140,454
George Mason University	Level I	1	1	$58,851
Georgetown University	Level I	1	1	$60,000
Georgetown University	Level II	1	1	$72,100
Guidehouse Digital LLC	Level II	1	1	$101,102
Guidehouse Digital LLC	Level IV	1	1	$148,334
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation	Level III	1	1	$127,000
Hepanova Inc	Level I	1	1	$72,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Level IV	1	1	$202,660
Jecho Laboratories, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$95,953
Johns Hopkins University	Level III	1	1	$128,800
Keygene Inc	Level III	1	1	$116,854
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$144,498
LONZA WALKERSVILLE, INC.	Level I	1	1	$103,000
MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC	Level II	1	1	$94,163
OriGene Technologies Inc.	Level II	1	1	$92,706
PediaMetrix Inc.	Level III	1	1	$116,854
Precigen, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$116,854
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$126,136
University of Maryland College Park	Level I	1	1	$70,700
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.	Level III	1	1	$170,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	Level III	1	1	$120,000
Washington University	Level I	1	1	$53,851
National Institutes of Health, HHS	Level I	3	3	$102,591
National Institutes of Health, HHS	Level III	2	2	$118,631
AMPEL LLC	Level I	1	1	$64,982
B. Riley Securities, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$85,000
University of Maryland College Park	Level III	1	1	$72,862
National Institutes of Health, HHS	Level I	4	4	$102,933
National Institutes of Health, HHS	Level III	3	3	$108,996
Kelly Services, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$80,829
National Institutes of Health, HHS	Level IV	2	2	$126,481
CAMRIS International, LLC	Level II	1	1	$74,000
GAP Solutions Inc.	Level II	1	1	$120,000
National Institutes of Health, HHS	Level III	1	1	$94,193
University of Maryland Baltimore	Level I	1	1	$54,835
Food and Drug Administration	Level II	1	1	$131,747
National Institutes of Health, HHS	not stated	13	13	$104,419

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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.