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Post Doctoral Research Associate H-1B salaries

Employers filed 338 certified H-1B applications for Post Doctoral Research Associate roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $60,000.

Median salary offered
$60,000
Middle half earn
$55,000 to $65,986
Top 10% earn over
$72,059
Certified filings
338

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Purdue University91$58,800$54,182 – $61,708
The University of Tennessee60$66,109$60,000 – $70,656
University of Georgia37$60,000$55,000 – $66,406
University of Massachusetts Amherst27$64,356$61,000 – $66,287
Texas Tech University20$60,642$55,619 – $65,025
University of Wyoming12$64,000$56,277 – $65,300
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska9$56,493$55,000 – $65,000
Georgetown University6$95,000$82,500 – $111,550
Virginia State University6$53,478$48,239 – $55,000
Old Dominion University Research Foundation6$51,534$50,567 – $58,125
University of Maine5$57,096$55,947 – $59,999
University of North Texas4$62,108$51,300 – $72,197
New Jersey Institute of Technology4$60,000$56,250 – $65,500
University of Utah3$67,309$66,768 – $67,956
The University of Tulsa3$48,000$45,000 – $51,500
Alcorn State University2$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
Florida A&M University2$56,000$54,000 – $58,000
University of Montana2$55,074$52,612 – $57,537
University of Scranton2$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
The Morgridge Institute For Research Inc.2$59,742$58,113 – $61,371
Morgan State University2$64,438$60,258 – $68,619
University of Maryland College Park2$70,000$70,000 – $70,000
University of Arkansas2$52,666$52,218 – $53,113
Washington State University2$70,000$70,000 – $70,000
The University of Toledo2$64,890$64,890 – $64,890
Clemson University2$56,143$55,572 – $56,714
The Catholic University of America1$62,275$62,275 – $62,275
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University1$62,421$62,421 – $62,421
New York Institute of Technology1$58,500$58,500 – $58,500
Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Inc.1$76,835$76,835 – $76,835
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy1$80,000$80,000 – $80,000
Florida Gulf Coast University1$64,854$64,854 – $64,854
Georgia State University1$62,521$62,521 – $62,521
Oklahoma State University1$33,550$33,550 – $33,550
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University1$66,851$66,851 – $66,851
University of Louisiana at Lafayette1$56,556$56,556 – $56,556
Southern University and A&M College1$55,950$55,950 – $55,950
Roseman University of Health Sciences1$59,862$59,862 – $59,862
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey1$90,000$90,000 – $90,000
Saint Francis Health System1$53,747$53,747 – $53,747
Saint Louis University1$62,962$62,962 – $62,962
The Research Foundation at SUNY Binghamton1$75,358$75,358 – $75,358
Old Dominion University1$52,500$52,500 – $52,500
Texas A&M University-Kingsville1$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center1$51,500$51,500 – $51,500
The University of Texas at Arlington1$50,000$50,000 – $50,000
University of Mississippi1$47,507$47,507 – $47,507
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler1$47,380$47,380 – $47,380
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler1$53,000$53,000 – $53,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
West Lafayette, IN90$58,900$54,131 – $61,754
Knoxville, TN55$65,000$59,000 – $70,149
Athens, GA30$60,500$57,000 – $66,304
Amherst, MA26$63,678$61,000 – $66,287
Lubbock, TX20$60,642$55,619 – $65,025
Laramie, WY12$64,000$56,277 – $65,300
Lincoln, NE8$55,746$53,750 – $66,250
Gaithersburg, MD6$95,000$82,500 – $111,550
Petersburg, VA6$53,478$48,239 – $55,000
Norfolk, VA6$51,534$50,567 – $52,500
Newark, NJ5$63,000$57,000 – $73,000
Orono, ME5$57,096$55,947 – $59,999
Denton, TX4$62,108$51,300 – $72,197
Nashville, TN4$72,000$71,225 – $72,052
Tifton, GA4$51,000$49,369 – $52,619
Salt Lake City, UT3$67,309$66,768 – $67,956
Tulsa, OK3$48,000$45,000 – $51,500
Madison, WI3$63,000$59,742 – $69,918
College Park, MD2$70,000$70,000 – $70,000
Fayetteville, AR2$52,666$52,218 – $53,113

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I279$60,000
Level II20$65,614
Level III7$70,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202349$57,286
2024140$60,000
202597$62,421
202652$62,894