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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, H-1B salary

What 4,176 H-1B filings report for “Postdoctoral Research Fellow” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$57k median H-1B base salary for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, typically $48k to $69k, across 4,176 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $65k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$48k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$52k–$62k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$56,519
4,176 filings
Top (p90)
$69k
90th percentile
p10 $48k
median $57k
p90 $69k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California98$65k+$8k
  • 2Massachusetts206$63k+$6k
  • 3District of Columbia24$63k+$6k
  • 4Virginia73$62k+$5k
  • 5New Jersey42$60k+$3k
  • 6Illinois50$59k+$2k
  • 7Washington240$58k+$1k
  • 8Maryland829$58k+$1k
  • 9Florida35$57ksame
  • 10Pennsylvania55$56k−$1k
  • 11Michigan1,693$56k−$1k
  • 12Texas330$55k−$2k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $57kfor 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 Research Fellow?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellow roles are University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Postdoctoral Research Fellow 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

4,034 filings carry “Postdoctoral Research Fellow” in the title, across 101 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Postdoctoral Research 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.