H-1B Postdoc Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Postdoc is $75,360, across 69 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$75,360
Average wage
$81,851
90th percentile
$105,924
Certified LCAs
69
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $49,904
- 25th
- $70,000
- Median
- $75,360
- Average
- $81,851
- 90th
- $105,924
- Highest
- $144,000
Based on 69 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Postdoc
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| New York Structural Biology Center | 1 | $87,000 |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 56 | $78,960 |
| ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | 1 | $70,013 |
| Tufts University | 1 | $70,000 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | 1 | $66,909 |
| Indiana University | 2 | $62,879 |
| University of Idaho | 2 | $62,815 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 1 | $62,700 |
| The University of Toledo | 2 | $55,552 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 2 | $53,706 |