Postdoctoral Fellow, H-1B salary
Median base salary across 8,776 H-1B filings for “Postdoctoral Fellow” (LCA, FY2017–2026).
What is the H-1B salary for a Postdoctoral Fellow?
$56k median certified base salary for a Postdoctoral Fellow, typically $47k to $71k, across 8,776 approved H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in California at $63k median.
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Postdoctoral Fellow?
The employers that file the most H-1B petitions for Postdoctoral Fellow roles are Northwestern University, Harvard University, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and NYU Langone Health, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Postdoctoral Fellow filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Northwestern University539 filings$50k
- 2Harvard University461 filings$68k
- 3The University of Texas at Austin410 filings$60k
- 4The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center375 filings$53k
- 5NYU Langone Health344 filings$68k
- 6University of Maryland Baltimore331 filings$60k
- 7Mount Sinai Health System320 filings$70k
- 8Emory University313 filings$58k
- 9Indiana University279 filings$56k
- 10Georgia Institute of Technology259 filings$59k
Figures are for the exact title “Postdoctoral Fellow”; 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.