Postdoctoral Fellow
Median salary
$68,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$62,424 – $74,300
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+4.28%
+1.12% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.2%
805 filings
Postdoctoral Fellow pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$58,656
P25$62,424
Median$68,000
P75$74,300
P90$82,123
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$66,492670 LCAs
Level II$73,00049 LCAs
Level III$77,00015 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Postdoctoral Fellow pay by occupation code
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 33%Biological Scientists, All Other 17%Biochemists and Biophysicists 13%Physicists 3%Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 3%Chemists 3%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | 33.04% | 266 | $64,517 | $70,902 | $77,745 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 | 17.14% | 138 | $63,354 | $70,344 | $76,798 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | 13.29% | 107 | $62,547 | $67,900 | $72,816 |
| Physicists 19-2012 | 3.23% | 26 | $66,368 | $69,902 | $72,500 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 2.98% | 24 | $60,585 | $63,727 | $70,304 |
| Chemists 19-2031 | 2.73% | 22 | $55,914 | $62,652 | $65,584 |
| Materials Scientists 19-2032 | 1.86% | 15 | $57,378 | $60,861 | $65,000 |
| Microbiologists 19-1022 | 1.61% | 13 | $61,008 | $61,800 | $68,000 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 | 1.37% | 11 | $65,000 | $65,000 | $66,510 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 | 1.24% | 10 | $57,840 | $62,660 | $65,975 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 0.99% | 8 | $68,112 | $70,000 | $77,750 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 | 0.99% | 8 | $62,340 | $64,560 | $66,509 |
| Economists 19-3011 | 0.99% | 8 | $64,854 | $70,000 | $80,375 |
| Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061 | 0.75% | 6 | $61,419 | $64,146 | $72,660 |
| Electrical Engineers, R&D 17-2074 | 0.75% | 6 | $66,326 | $71,552 | $74,450 |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 | 0.75% | 6 | $69,972 | $83,270 | $83,270 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022 | 0.75% | 6 | $59,550 | $61,140 | $79,046 |
| Political Scientists 19-3094 | 0.75% | 6 | $61,250 | $68,500 | $74,250 |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | 0.75% | 6 | $61,845 | $64,678 | $66,119 |
| Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 | 0.75% | 6 | $62,763 | $65,428 | $71,225 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other 19-2099 | 0.62% | 5 | $51,522 | $54,912 | $63,000 |
| Chemical Engineers 17-2041 | 0.62% | 5 | $58,656 | $78,100 | $95,000 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 0.62% | 5 | $60,000 | $63,120 | $68,000 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 19-3099 | 0.62% | 5 | $62,387 | $65,000 | $65,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Postdoctoral Fellow
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyu Grossman School Of Medicine | 40 | $78,032 | +10.1% |
| Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai | 31 | $80,415 | +13.4% |
| Bor Usga Obo Augusta University | 19 | $59,571 | -16% |
| The University Of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center | 16 | $72,000 | +6% |
| The University Of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center | 15 | $69,900 | -1.4% |
| University Of Maryland Baltimore | 12 | $63,120 | -10.3% |
| Johns Hopkins University | 11 | $70,344 | +0% |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | 11 | $64,356 | -9.2% |
| Emory University | 11 | $64,356 | -9.2% |
| Albert Einstein College Of Medicine | 10 | $70,000 | +3.1% |
| H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute | 10 | $69,805 | -0.8% |
| City Of Hope National Medical Center | 9 | $72,141 | +6.3% |
| The Methodist Hospital Research Institute | 9 | $65,343 | -7.8% |
| Beckman Research Institute Of The City Of Hope | 9 | $72,672 | +7% |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | 9 | $62,232 | -8.3% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Postdoctoral Fellow II5 LCAs · median $83,270