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Postdoctoral Associate, H-1B salary

What 8,516 H-1B filings report for “Postdoctoral Associate” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Postdoctoral Associate?

$58k median H-1B base salary for a Postdoctoral Associate, typically $48k to $73k, across 8,516 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in District of Columbia at $69k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$48k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$51k–$66k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$57,817
8,516 filings
Top (p90)
$73k
90th percentile
p10 $48k
median $58k
p90 $73k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1District of Columbia45$69k+$11k
  • 2Maryland499$65k+$7k
  • 3California300$64k+$6k
  • 4Texas67$61k+$3k
  • 5Maine26$61k+$3k
  • 6New York1,943$60k+$2k
  • 7Massachusetts1,474$60k+$2k
  • 8Illinois36$59k+$1k
  • 9Georgia22$59k+$1k
  • 10New Jersey355$58ksame
  • 11Virginia210$57k−$1k
  • 12Colorado55$57k−$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $58kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Postdoctoral Associate?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Postdoctoral Associate roles are Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Yale University, Duke University, and Cornell University, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Postdoctoral Associate filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

8,210 filings carry “Postdoctoral Associate” in the title, across 149 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Postdoctoral Associate”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.