Postdoc H-1B salaries

Employers filed 52 certified H-1B applications for Postdoc roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $78,612. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $78,612
Middle half earn: $72,816 to $102,930
Top 10% earn over: $105,924
Certified filings: 52

Every filing

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Pay by employer


Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	48	$79,086	+1%	$72,816 – $103,164
Indiana University	1	$60,466	−23%	$60,466 – $60,466
New York Structural Biology Center	1	$87,000	+11%	$87,000 – $87,000
ST. Jude Children's Research Hospital	1	$70,013	−11%	$70,013 – $70,013
Tufts University	1	$70,000	−11%	$70,000 – $70,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


Berkeley, CA	46	$79,086	$72,816 – $103,086
Bloomington, IN	1	$60,466	$60,466 – $60,466
Emeryville, CA	1	$76,488	$76,488 – $76,488
Medford, MA	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Memphis, TN	1	$70,013	$70,013 – $70,013
Mill Creek, WA	1	$103,428	$103,428 – $103,428
New York, NY	1	$87,000	$87,000 – $87,000

By experience level


Level I	3	$70,013

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

By year


2023	3	$78,312
2024	14	$72,816
2025	24	$78,534
2026	11	$87,732