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Postdoctoral Researcher H-1B salaries

Employers filed 676 certified H-1B applications for Postdoctoral Researcher roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $66,000.

Median salary offered
$66,000
Middle half earn
$60,000 to $70,000
Top 10% earn over
$77,090
Certified filings
676

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
UT Southwestern Medical Center174$65,000$61,008 – $69,278
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania171$68,500$66,500 – $70,500
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station56$60,000$56,166 – $64,850
Louisiana State University and A&M College36$57,000$54,853 – $60,650
The University of Kansas23$60,216$59,621 – $62,077
Meta Platforms, Inc17$173,000$168,000 – $176,000
Prairie View A&M University17$58,500$56,000 – $60,000
Syracuse University13$65,000$62,000 – $66,664
LSU Agricultural Center10$50,000$48,304 – $54,250
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research9$72,760$72,760 – $74,500
University of Delaware8$61,210$59,446 – $64,154
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.7$63,036$62,382 – $66,066
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Office of International Affairs7$66,492$64,188 – $67,246
California State University, Northridge7$68,560$66,562 – $91,147
The University of Alabama7$59,530$59,265 – $65,000
LSU - Pennington Biomedical Research Center5$56,484$56,484 – $61,008
Buck Institute for Research on Aging5$75,925$72,975 – $85,384
Desert Research Institute5$75,000$72,450 – $80,018
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans4$57,207$55,697 – $58,485
Research Foundation of CUNY4$66,529$65,000 – $70,727
Regents of the University of California at Riverside4$74,544$70,615 – $77,216
International Computer Science Institute4$79,934$79,378 – $89,424
Arc Research Institute3$80,000$80,000 – $80,000
Indiana University3$63,232$63,232 – $67,538
Montana State University3$50,149$48,277 – $55,074
Drexel University3$61,984$59,935 – $64,855
Coriell Institute for Medical Research3$61,008$58,746 – $61,008
University of Mississippi3$55,176$51,088 – $63,083
Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation3$65,000$62,692 – $65,000
Saint Louis University3$60,000$59,817 – $66,660
Texas A&M University3$61,000$55,500 – $61,000
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology3$60,000$59,869 – $60,000
The Ohio University3$59,003$53,502 – $61,118
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund2$60,985$60,742 – $61,228
[C] Worthy, LLC2$90,000$90,000 – $90,000
St. John's University2$55,892$55,446 – $56,338
University of South Dakota2$58,148$57,406 – $58,891
Carnegie Mellon University2$67,833$66,750 – $68,916
The Catholic University of America2$67,474$62,712 – $72,237
Louisiana State University A&M College2$55,054$52,527 – $57,582
Harvey Mudd College2$69,752$69,476 – $70,028
Loma Linda University2$65,000$65,000 – $65,000
Kennesaw State University2$69,804$67,589 – $72,020
Scripps College2$68,640$68,640 – $68,640
The Research Foundation at SUNY Binghamton2$59,176$55,432 – $62,920
Brigham Young University1$58,656$58,656 – $58,656
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc.1$104,000$104,000 – $104,000
Colorado School of Mines1$56,040$56,040 – $56,040
Corixa Corporation1$89,925$89,925 – $89,925
The Morgridge Institute For Research Inc.1$67,411$67,411 – $67,411

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Dallas, TX180$65,320$61,008 – $69,000
Philadelphia, PA174$68,340$66,500 – $70,472
College Station, TX55$60,000$56,111 – $64,000
Baton Rouge, LA53$55,113$53,517 – $60,000
Lawrence, KS24$60,296$59,810 – $62,866
Prairie View, TX17$58,500$56,000 – $60,000
Syracuse, NY11$65,000$62,206 – $66,664
Cambridge, MA10$73,305$72,760 – $74,500
Menlo Park, CA7$175,000$173,000 – $183,000
Tuscaloosa, AL7$59,530$59,265 – $65,000
Newark, DE7$60,000$58,892 – $65,664
Milwaukee, WI7$63,036$62,382 – $66,066
Northridge, CA7$68,560$66,562 – $91,147
New York, NY6$118,029$65,764 – $171,750
New Orleans, LA6$58,485$56,568 – $59,996
Novato, CA5$75,925$72,975 – $85,384
Berkeley, CA5$79,934$79,934 – $87,732
Riverside, CA4$74,544$70,615 – $77,216
Seattle, WA3$165,000$165,000 – $165,000
Claremont, CA3$69,200$68,920 – $69,752

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I596$65,500
Level II33$72,450
Level III18$69,804
Level IV7$77,709

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202395$60,000
2024239$65,000
2025227$66,737
2026115$68,814