Postdoctoral Fellow 1, H-1B salary
What 33 H-1B filings report for “Postdoctoral Fellow 1” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Postdoctoral Fellow 1?
$47k median H-1B base salary for a Postdoctoral Fellow 1, typically $40k to $57k, across 33 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Texas29$47ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $47kfor 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 Fellow 1?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Postdoctoral Fellow 1 roles are University of Houston, Dignity Health, and The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Postdoctoral Fellow 1 filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1University of Houston25 filings$47k
- 2Dignity Health4 filings$56k
- 3The Methodist Hospital Research Institute3 filings$57k
- 4The University of Houston1 filings$40k
Related titles in this family
40 filings carry “Postdoctoral Fellow 1” in the title, across 5 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Postdoctoral Fellow (19-1029.02)7 filings$56k
- 2Postdoctoral Fellow [19-1029.01]4 filings$66k
- 3Postdoctoral Fellow (19-1029.02 Molecular & Cell Biologists)4 filings$51k
- 4Postdoctoral Fellow (19-1029.02 Molecular & Cell Biologist)2 filings$51k
Figures are for the exact title “Postdoctoral Fellow 1”; 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.