Postdoctoral Scholar Employee at University of California, San Diego
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does University of California, San Diego pay a Postdoctoral Scholar Employee on an H-1B?
$63k University of California, San Diego has filed 622 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Postdoctoral Scholar Employee with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $63k. Most of those filings fall between $57k and $72k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
Filings and pay by year
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee at University of California, San Diego, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 65 | $77k |
| FY2025 | 67 | $74k |
| FY2024 | 78 | $72k |
| FY2023 | 63 | $67k |
| FY2022 | 82 | $61k |
| FY2021 | 46 | $61k |
| FY2020 | 34 | $62k |
| FY2019 | 74 | $57k |
| FY2018 | 51 | $53k |
| FY2017 | 62 | $53k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| La Jolla, CA | 592 | $63k |
| San Diego, CA | 26 | $57k |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $60k |
| La Jolla, CO | 1 | $56k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $72k |
| Spring Valley, CA | 1 | $62k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $85k |
Other roles University of California, San Diego sponsors
See University of California, San Diego's full H-1B and green-card profile