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Post-Doctoral Associate: H-1B salaries
537 labor condition applications used the job title Post-Doctoral Associate. Median offered base salary $62,232; middle half $57,057–$67,000.
Applications (LCAs)537
Median offered salary$62,232
Middle half of salaries$57,057–$67,000
10th–90th percentile$53,954–$75,750
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| University of Maryland College Park | 151 | $65,000 |
| University of Miami | 76 | $63,294 |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | 68 | $63,968 |
| University of Minnesota | 57 | $58,578 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 28 | $62,058 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 25 | $61,884 |
| University of Florida | 18 | $61,008 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | 11 | $64,356 |
| The University of Vermont | 10 | $56,742 |
| Georgia State University | 9 | $58,000 |
| The Research Foundation for SUNY Upstate Medical University | 9 | $56,646 |
| The University of Toledo | 8 | $57,500 |
| New York University | 7 | $66,492 |
| University of Maryland - College Park, MD | 7 | $70,362 |
| Trustees of Boston University | 5 | $65,652 |
| Duke University | 5 | $62,000 |
| University of Central Florida | 3 | $60,000 |
| Delaware State University | 3 | $45,822 |
| Duke University and Medical Center | 3 | $63,403 |
| University of Maryland | 3 | $79,201 |
| Florida International University | 2 | $63,036 |
| Rutgers, The State University of NJ | 2 | $60,000 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 2 | $61,807 |
| University of Rochester | 2 | $56,148 |
| Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute, Inc. | 2 | $53,242 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 2 | $68,500 |
| The Research Foundation for SUNY ESF | 2 | $58,459 |
| The University of Arizona | 2 | $67,960 |
| New York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences | 2 | $64,350 |
| University of North Florida | 2 | $71,768 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus | 2 | $55,310 |
| Florida A&M University | 1 | $52,000 |
| Carnegie Institution for Science | 1 | $61,996 |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | 1 | $49,266 |
| Oklahoma State University | 1 | $53,643 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | 1 | $60,944 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | 1 | $75,000 |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | 1 | $78,760 |
| Saint Louis University | 1 | $63,856 |
| The Research Foundation for SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 1 | $65,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $61,884 |
| Level II (qualified) | $64,511 |
| Level III (experienced) | $65,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $61,572 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 143 | $57,000 |
| FY2024 | 113 | $63,762 |
| FY2025 | 163 | $63,968 |
| FY2026 | 89 | $64,356 |
Cities
- College Park, MD128
- Miami, FL68
- Minneapolis, MN40
- Piscataway, NJ39
- Worcester, MA29
- Pittsburgh, PA25
- New Brunswick, NJ22
- Austin, MN15
- Gainesville, FL14
- Saint Paul, MN12
- Gaithersburg, MD12
- Syracuse, NY11
- Burlington, VT10
- Greenbelt, MD9
- Atlanta, GA9
- New York, NY8
- Newark, NJ8
- Toledo, OH8
- Durham, NC8
- Coral Gables, FL6
- Boston, MA5
- Beltsville, MD4
- Orlando, FL4
- Dover, DE3
- Riverdale, MD3
- Brooklyn, NY3
- Rockville, MD3
- Blacksburg, VA2
- Rochester, NY2
- Buffalo, NY2
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).