Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate, H-1B salary
What 258 H-1B filings report for “Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate?
$61k median H-1B base salary for a Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate, typically $47k to $72k, across 258 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
- 1California250$61ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $61kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1University of Southern California257 filings$61k
- 2California Institute of Technology1 filings$58k
Related titles in this family
382 filings carry “Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate” in the title, across 30 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Bbe25 filings$72k
- 2Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Bbe16 filings$70k
- 3Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics15 filings$73k
- 4Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemistry13 filings$70k
- 5Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Aerospace6 filings$68k
- 6Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geophysics6 filings$63k
- 7Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geology5 filings$73k
- 8Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Bio and Bio Eng4 filings$75k
- 9Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology & Bio Eng3 filings$75k
- 10Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemical Engineer3 filings$64k
- 11Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Planetary Science3 filings$74k
- 12Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics3 filings$84k
Figures are for the exact title “Postdoctoral Scholar 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.