H-1B Postdoctoral Research Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist is $66,000, across 569 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$66,000
Average wage
$68,825
90th percentile
$76,491
Certified LCAs
569
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $44,720
- 25th
- $60,000
- Median
- $66,000
- Average
- $68,825
- 90th
- $76,491
- Highest
- $903,600
Based on 569 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
83FY20
88FY21
98FY22
73FY23
100FY24
100FY25
27FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook, Inc. | 5 | $154,000 |
| Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | 6 | $87,880 |
| The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. | 3 | $75,245 |
| The Carnegie Institution of Washington | 4 | $73,860 |
| Bat Conservation International | 2 | $70,450 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 4 | $69,190 |
| Fordham University | 3 | $67,600 |
| Columbia University | 505 | $66,000 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 2 | $62,439 |
| The University of Iowa | 3 | $61,992 |
| Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | 2 | $61,392 |
| Columbia Uniersity | 2 | $60,750 |
| NMC inc | 5 | $60,008 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | 2 | $51,584 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | 2 | $48,300 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $65,000Palisades, NY · $66,000Livermore, CA · $87,880Las Cruces, NM · $60,008Redmond, WA · $154,000Stanford, CA · $70,803Iowa City, IA · $61,992Bronx, NY · $67,600Greenfield, IN · $61,392Indianapolis, IN · $69,190Logan, UT · $48,300Princeton, NJ · $76,918Columbia, MO · $51,584Rapid City, SD · $62,439Saint Louis, MO · $56,597