Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate, H-1B salary
What 281 H-1B filings report for “Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate?
$56k median H-1B base salary for a Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate, typically $48k to $66k, across 281 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Pennsylvania272$56ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $56kfor 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 Research Associate?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate roles are Temple University, Institute for Cancer Research, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and American Oncologic Hospital, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Temple University270 filings$56k
- 2Institute for Cancer Research3 filings$74k
- 3Southern Illinois University Carbondale2 filings$42k
- 4American Oncologic Hospital2 filings$59k
- 5Penn State University Park1 filings$51k
- 6University of Memphis1 filings$51k
- 7The Research Institute of Fox Chase Cancer Center1 filings$59k
- 8University of Arkansas1 filings$53k
Related titles in this family
284 filings carry “Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1AI in Science Schmidt Postdoctoral Fellow-Research Associate4 filings$80k
- 2Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate (Chem Engr)1 filings$52k
Figures are for the exact title “Postdoctoral Fellow Research 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.