H-1B Postdoctoral Scholar Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Postdoctoral Scholar is $62,400, across 4,485 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$62,400
Average wage
$64,382
90th percentile
$77,179
Certified LCAs
4,485
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $38,522
- 25th
- $57,300
- Median
- $62,400
- Average
- $64,382
- 90th
- $77,179
- Highest
- $827,568
Based on 4,477 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
552FY20
645FY21
692FY22
715FY23
773FY24
786FY25
322FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Postdoctoral Scholar
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Francisco | 785 | $68,374 |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | 120 | $67,784 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 309 | $66,598 |
| University of Washington | 360 | $65,508 |
| University of California, Davis | 392 | $64,480 |
| University of Chicago | 92 | $63,971 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE | 138 | $62,360 |
| Northwestern University | 377 | $62,000 |
| Oregon State University | 134 | $60,000 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | 151 | $59,691 |
| The University of Chicago | 410 | $59,592 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | 283 | $58,302 |
| Case Western Reserve University | 113 | $57,300 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY | 89 | $54,000 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | 87 | $53,269 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $68,000Chicago, IL · $61,008Seattle, WA · $65,508Los Angeles, CA · $66,598Davis, CA · $64,008Evanston, IL · $61,500University Park, PA · $56,484Portland, OR · $59,642Irvine, CA · $62,220Santa Barbara, CA · $68,826Cleveland, OH · $57,063Corvallis, OR · $60,000Lexington, KY · $54,000Memphis, TN · $53,269Pasadena, CA · $72,072