Postdoctoral Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 218 certified H-1B applications for Postdoctoral Scientist roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $76,491.

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Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	121	$80,000	$77,000 – $83,513
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	70	$66,685	$62,400 – $70,990
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation	13	$56,202	$53,206 – $56,368
South Carolina State University	3	$45,968	$45,968 – $47,984
Montclair State University	2	$65,001	$64,206 – $65,796
Brain Cancer Research Institute	1	$53,206	$53,206 – $53,206
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	1	$108,000	$108,000 – $108,000
IIT Research Institute	1	$81,549	$81,549 – $81,549
Northern Arizona University	1	$66,427	$66,427 – $66,427
NEC Laboratories America, Inc.	1	$103,000	$103,000 – $103,000
San Diego State University Research Foundation	1	$70,886	$70,886 – $70,886
TriCom Quest	1	$165,000	$165,000 – $165,000
The University of Alabama	1	$50,000	$50,000 – $50,000
University of New Mexico	1	$56,368	$56,368 – $56,368

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Los Angeles, CA	62	$67,922	$62,400 – $70,990
Ashburn, VA	17	$81,080	$76,426 – $83,513
Boston, MA	15	$78,000	$75,565 – $78,893
Oklahoma City, OK	13	$56,202	$53,206 – $56,368
New York, NY	11	$80,500	$79,393 – $87,803
Stanford, CA	10	$85,384	$80,287 – $86,596
Seattle, WA	10	$79,068	$77,969 – $80,904
Dallas, TX	10	$78,786	$74,263 – $80,822
West Hollywood, CA	9	$66,685	$62,400 – $70,990
Cambridge, MA	7	$82,600	$80,158 – $86,792
Baltimore, MD	4	$80,250	$79,500 – $80,662
Berkeley, CA	3	$76,491	$75,246 – $78,746
Princeton, NJ	3	$82,000	$81,614 – $92,500
Miami, FL	3	$80,000	$77,000 – $85,500
Durham, NC	3	$78,000	$76,132 – $79,500
San Diego, CA	3	$70,886	$62,046 – $71,493
Orangeburg, SC	3	$45,968	$45,968 – $47,984
Charlottesville, VA	3	$78,786	$77,638 – $78,786
Worcester, MA	3	$82,500	$82,250 – $84,296
Boulder, CO	2	$79,574	$78,787 – $80,362

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