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Postdoctoral Scholar Employee H-1B salaries

Employers filed 440 certified H-1B applications for Postdoctoral Scholar Employee roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $74,425.

Median salary offered
$74,425
Middle half earn
$69,209 to $77,495
Top 10% earn over
$82,836
Certified filings
440

Every filing

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
University of California, San Diego184$74,425$71,632 – $77,327
University of California, Berkeley180$76,956$74,263 – $80,034
The University of Alabama at Birmingham58$59,296$56,484 – $64,356
University of California at Santa Barbara10$71,284$66,909 – $76,628
Regents of the University of California at Riverside6$70,581$65,098 – $74,533
Regents of University California of Riverside1$71,769$71,769 – $71,769
University of California, Santa Cruz1$77,327$77,327 – $77,327

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Berkeley, CA178$77,030$74,263 – $80,034
La Jolla, CA173$74,425$71,769 – $77,327
Birmingham, AL58$59,296$56,484 – $64,356
San Diego, CA11$74,281$66,802 – $76,958
Santa Barbara, CA8$67,454$66,302 – $74,569
Riverside, CA5$74,425$71,769 – $74,569
Batavia, IL2$119,916$113,166 – $126,666
Davis, CA2$64,537$64,530 – $64,544
Emeryville, CA2$74,353$74,317 – $74,389
Santa Cruz, CA1$77,327$77,327 – $77,327

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I58$59,296

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202356$69,342
2024177$74,425
2025149$74,425
202658$77,104