H-1B Post Doctoral Scholar Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Post Doctoral Scholar is $59,784, across 336 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$59,784
Average wage
$59,243
90th percentile
$67,550
Certified LCAs
336
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $45,000
- 25th
- $54,144
- Median
- $59,784
- Average
- $59,243
- 90th
- $67,550
- Highest
- $110,000
Based on 336 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
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42FY21
36FY22
70FY23
63FY24
75FY25
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Top H-1B sponsors for Post Doctoral Scholar
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | 3 | $69,000 |
| Villanova University | 7 | $66,095 |
| Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences | 4 | $64,480 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 4 | $62,646 |
| Tufts University | 4 | $61,680 |
| Arizona State University | 2 | $61,000 |
| Northern Arizona University | 4 | $60,255 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 26 | $60,000 |
| Oregon State University | 6 | $60,000 |
| The Ohio State University | 237 | $59,580 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 3 | $58,710 |
| Case Western Reserve University | 21 | $55,631 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | 5 | $55,000 |
| University of South Florida | 2 | $53,926 |
| Loyola University Chicago | 2 | $52,000 |
Salaries by location
Columbus, OH · $60,000Orlando, FL · $60,000Cleveland, OH · $55,631Wooster, OH · $52,265Villanova, PA · $66,095Corvallis, OR · $60,000University Park, PA · $55,000Flagstaff, AZ · $60,255Santa Cruz, CA · $62,646Medford, MA · $61,680Claremont, CA · $64,480Chicago, IL · $52,000Worcester, MA · $58,710Miami, FL · $69,000Huntsville, AL · $65,000