H-1B Postdoctoral Associate Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Postdoctoral Associate is $61,572, across 5,288 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$61,572
Average wage
$63,558
90th percentile
$74,263
Certified LCAs
5,288
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $37,843
- 25th
- $55,034
- Median
- $61,572
- Average
- $63,558
- 90th
- $74,263
- Highest
- $1,859,000
Based on 5,285 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
687FY20
765FY21
819FY22
813FY23
903FY24
897FY25
404FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Postdoctoral Associate
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE | 143 | $78,786 |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 110 | $71,014 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 584 | $66,950 |
| New York University | 188 | $66,856 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | 333 | $66,538 |
| TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY | 129 | $65,000 |
| The Scripps Research Institute | 175 | $63,294 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 112 | $60,681 |
| Cornell University | 372 | $60,000 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 115 | $60,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | 133 | $59,592 |
| Yale University | 490 | $59,548 |
| Duke University | 306 | $58,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 426 | $57,101 |
| University of Minnesota | 261 | $54,914 |
Salaries by location
Cambridge, MA · $66,950New York, NY · $66,680New Haven, CT · $59,548Pittsburgh, PA · $57,300Ithaca, NY · $60,582Durham, NC · $57,849La Jolla, CA · $64,480Worcester, MA · $57,299Minneapolis, MN · $54,838Boston, MA · $66,000Stony Brook, NY · $57,525Blacksburg, VA · $60,000Jupiter, FL · $56,388Waltham, MA · $61,572Gainesville, FL · $58,816