H-1B job title salary

Post Doctoral Scholar

#873 most-filed title 51 certified LCAs filed under 23 occupations

Median salary

$63,120

Half earn more, half less

Middle 50%

$61,008 – $66,884

P25 to P75

Change vs prior year

+3.46%

+0.32% after inflation

Share of all H-1B

51 filings

Post Doctoral Scholar pay range

Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.

P10$61,008

P25$61,008

Median$63,120

P75$66,884

P90$70,344

Median by H-1B wage level

Level I$63,13246 LCAs

Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).

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Based on hrs/week × weeks/year = 2,080 hrs

SOC split

Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 22%Biological Scientists, All Other 16%Biochemists and Biophysicists 10%

Occupation (SOC)	Share	LCAs	P25	Median	P75
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042	21.57%	11	$62,064	$64,356	$65,810
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029	15.69%	8	$61,008	$64,746	$67,455
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021	9.8%	5	$63,143	$67,824	$73,362

Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.

What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.

Employer	LCAs	Median	vs all sponsors
The Ohio State University SOC 19-1042 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	11	$64,356	only sponsor
The Ohio State University SOC 19-1029 · Biological Scientists, All Other	8	$64,746	only sponsor