H-1B job title salary

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

#472 most-filed title 110 certified LCAs filed under 35 occupations

Median salary

$64,430

Half earn more, half less

Middle 50%

$61,895 – $69,412

P25 to P75

Change vs prior year

+4.18%

+1.02% after inflation

Share of all H-1B

110 filings

Postdoctoral Research Scholar pay range

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

P10$59,959

P25$61,895

Median$64,430

P75$69,412

P90$75,056

Median by H-1B wage level

Level I$63,60095 LCAs

Level II$70,00011 LCAs

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

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SOC split

Postdoctoral Research Scholar 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 15%Physicists 10%Biological Scientists, All Other 9%Biochemists and Biophysicists 9%Chemical Engineers 6%Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5%

Occupation (SOC)	Share	LCAs	P25	Median	P75
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042	14.55%	16	$64,124	$66,732	$67,824
Physicists 19-2012	10%	11	$66,759	$68,000	$77,500
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029	9.09%	10	$62,232	$62,886	$63,120
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021	9.09%	10	$61,696	$62,004	$65,964
Chemical Engineers 17-2041	6.36%	7	$58,656	$60,000	$61,500
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022	5.45%	6	$61,798	$63,345	$64,300
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221	5.45%	6	$66,642	$74,250	$78,750

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

Top H-1B sponsors for Postdoctoral Research Scholar

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 University Of Iowa SOC 19-1042 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	8	$67,824	+1.6%
The University Of Iowa SOC 19-1029 · Biological Scientists, All Other	7	$62,652	-0.4%
North Carolina State University SOC 17-2041 · Chemical Engineers	6	$60,500	+0.8%
Vanderbilt University SOC 19-1042 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	6	$64,380	-3.5%
Arizona State University SOC 19-1021 · Biochemists and Biophysicists	6	$61,773	-0.4%

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