Research Postdoctoral Fellow, H-1B salary
What 120 H-1B filings report for “Research Postdoctoral Fellow” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Postdoctoral Fellow?
$58k median H-1B base salary for a Research Postdoctoral Fellow, typically $51k to $66k, across 120 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Pennsylvania at $61k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Pennsylvania31$61k+$3k
- 2District of Columbia69$59k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $58kfor 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 Research Postdoctoral Fellow?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Research Postdoctoral Fellow roles are Children's National Medical Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Johns Hopkins University, Dignity Health, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Research 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
- 1Children's National Medical Center70 filings$59k
- 2The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia31 filings$61k
- 3Johns Hopkins University10 filings$54k
- 4Dignity Health3 filings$49k
- 5Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic2 filings$49k
- 6Tulane University1 filings$56k
- 7Baylor Research Institute1 filings$41k
- 8Rush University Medical Center1 filings$48k
- 9University of Kansas1 filings$53k
Related titles in this family
106 filings carry “Research Postdoctoral Fellow” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Gastro Research2 filings$54k
- 2Research Postdoctoral Fellow - Md2 filings$61k
- 3Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Colorectal Surgery1 filings$93k
Figures are for the exact title “Research 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.