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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: H-1B salaries

97 labor condition applications used the job title Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Median offered base salary $65,000; middle half $57,086–$75,348.

Applications (LCAs)97

Median offered salary$65,000

Middle half of salaries$57,086–$75,348

10th–90th percentile$54,542–$80,172

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Rush University Medical Center	18	$59,671
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	14	$77,976
Children's Hospital Los Angeles	13	$75,712
Thomas Jefferson University	6	$55,884
Baylor Research Institute	5	$58,000
Wayne State University	5	$63,000
University of North Dakota	3	$52,914
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center	3	$72,100
West Virginia University Research Corporation	2	$69,410
Children's Hospital Corporation	2	$65,000
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children	2	$53,674
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute	2	$54,048
A. T. Still University of Health Sciences	2	$67,000
Saint Francis Health System	2	$70,000
Aurora Medical Group, Inc.	2	$80,808
Child Mind Institute, Inc.	1	$60,445
University of Massachusetts Boston	1	$55,000
Boise State University	1	$51,230
Colorado School of Mines	1	$53,980
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	1	$70,013
New Jersey Institute of Technology	1	$60,000
Boston College	1	—
Smithsonian Institution	1	$82,017
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	1	$55,596
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.	1	$140,000
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations	1	$69,888
Henry Ford Health System	1	$61,884
Langston University	1	$56,056
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.	1	$61,572
Cleveland State University	1	$55,000
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Atrium Health	1	$75,920

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$60,000
Level II (qualified)	$74,661
Level III (experienced)	$77,976

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	23	$58,400
FY2024	26	$64,000
FY2025	25	$69,888
FY2026	21	$75,920

Cities

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).