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Post-Doctoral Research Scholar

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Post-Doctoral Research Scholar insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings25All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$58,00015 eligible salary records
Employer names13Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$52,477–$62,192Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
01346FY 2016: 2 filings16FY 2017: 5 filings17FY 2021: 2 filings21FY 2022: 4 filings22FY 2023: 4 filings23FY 2024: 4 filings24FY 2025: 3 filings25FY 2026: 1 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*1 filings$65,000 median · n=1

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 15 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 2 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
64.0%Certified LCAs
Certified16 64.0%
Certified - Withdrawn9 36.0%

Denominator: all 25 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$58,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$47,000
25th percentile$52,477
Median (50th)$58,000
75th percentile$62,192
90th percentile$65,000

n=15 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

25 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Saint Francis Health SystemPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$65,000 /yr

I-200-25274-352099
Reported wage: $65,000 / year
Annualized: $65,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-07
Employment end: 2027-03-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tulsa, OK09/30/202503/31/2026
San Diego State University Research FoundationPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$5,200 per month

I-200-23229-274987
Reported wage: $5,200 / month
Annualized: $62,400
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-06
Employment end: 2026-09-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA08/17/202309/18/2023
Loyola University ChicagoPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$61,884 /yr

I-200-25100-852636
Reported wage: $61,884 / year
Annualized: $61,884
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-17
Employment end: 2028-04-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Maywood, IL04/10/202504/20/2025
Saint Francis Health SystemPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$65,000 /yr

I-200-25057-726769
Reported wage: $65,000 / year
Annualized: $65,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-05
Employment end: 2026-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tulsa, OK02/26/202504/01/2025
University Of South FloridaPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$52,704 /yr

I-200-21082-168978
Reported wage: $52,704 / year
Annualized: $52,704
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-15
Employment end: 2024-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tampa, FL03/23/202109/01/2021
Arizona State UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-24173-140031
Reported wage: $70,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-28
Employment end: 2026-08-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tempe, AZ06/21/202408/15/2024
University Of South FloridaPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$53,760 /yr

I-200-22271-498584
Reported wage: $53,760 / year
Annualized: $53,760
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-05
Employment end: 2025-10-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tampa, FL09/28/202210/10/2022
Saint Francis Health SystemPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$55,245 /yr

I-200-22006-811201
Reported wage: $55,245 / year
Annualized: $55,245
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-10-20
Employment end: 2024-02-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tulsa, OK01/05/202203/01/2022
University Of South FloridaPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-22313-577238
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-09-07
Employment end: 2026-01-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tampa, FL11/09/202201/25/2023
San Diego State University Research FoundationPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$5,200 per month

I-200-23214-234176
Reported wage: $5,200 / month
Annualized: $62,400
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-08-09
Employment end: 2026-08-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA08/02/202308/14/2023
Lehigh UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar/Fellow

Filing details

$55,000 /yr

I-200-20357-975500
Reported wage: $55,000 / year
Annualized: $55,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-01-09
Employment end: 2024-01-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bethlehem, PA12/22/202001/25/2021
Lehigh UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar/Fellow

Filing details

$53,758 /yr

I-200-21180-431586
Reported wage: $53,758 / year
Annualized: $53,758
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-12-21
Employment end: 2024-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bethlehem, PA06/29/202111/01/2021
University Of South FloridaPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$59,400 /yr

I-200-22265-489001
Reported wage: $59,400 / year
Annualized: $59,400
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-09-29
Employment end: 2025-11-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Saint Petersburg, FL09/22/202211/30/2022
Portland State UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$57,456 /yr

I-200-22056-931874
Reported wage: $57,456 / year
Annualized: $57,456
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-08-29
Employment end: 2023-04-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Portland, OR02/25/202204/30/2022
Saint Francis Health SystemPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$55,227 /yr

I-200-22194-349499
Reported wage: $55,227 / year
Annualized: $55,227
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-07-20
Employment end: 2024-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tulsa, OK07/13/202209/01/2022
Arizona State UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$62,500 /yr

I-200-22091-030958
Reported wage: $62,500 / year
Annualized: $62,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-08
Employment end: 2025-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tempe, AZ04/01/202209/01/2022
University Of South FloridaPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$53,500 /yr

I-200-21163-392423
Reported wage: $53,500 / year
Annualized: $53,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-21
Employment end: 2024-07-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

St Petersburg, FL06/11/202107/06/2021
Lehigh UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar/Fellow

Filing details

$52,704 /yr

I-200-20290-880685
Reported wage: $52,704 / year
Annualized: $52,704
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-10-23
Employment end: 2021-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bethlehem, PA10/16/202011/01/2020
Vanderbilt UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$47,000 /yr

I-200-17228-707739
Reported wage: $47,000–$57,000 / year
Annualized: $47,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-08-22
Employment end: 2020-10-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Nashville, TN08/16/201710/31/2017
Vanderbilt UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$47,000 /yr

I-200-17220-849056
Reported wage: $47,000–$57,000 / year
Annualized: $47,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-08-14
Employment end: 2020-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Nashville, TN08/08/201711/01/2017
Arizona State UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$54,000 /yr

I-200-15085-006966
Reported wage: $54,000 / year
Annualized: $54,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-07-14
Employment end: 2018-05-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tempe, AZ03/26/201505/11/2015
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research, Inc.Post-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$58,000 /yr

I-200-17069-870635
Reported wage: $58,000 / year
Annualized: $58,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-16
Employment end: 2020-09-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cambridge, MA03/10/201709/06/2017
Northern Arizona UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-17052-489041
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-02-28
Employment end: 2020-04-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Flagstaff, AZ02/22/201704/03/2017
Columbia UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$52,250 /yr

I-200-16161-168313
Reported wage: $52,250 / year
Annualized: $52,250
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-06-15
Employment end: 2017-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY06/09/201607/01/2016
North Carolina State UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Scholar

Filing details

$45,000 /yr

I-200-15268-970106
Reported wage: $45,000–$45,000 / year
Annualized: $45,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2015-10-16
Employment end: 2018-02-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Raleigh, NC10/12/201503/01/2016

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.