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Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)

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Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer) insights

Official U.S. DOL records

Total filings21All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Median yearly base salary$91,21014 eligible salary records

Employer names1Distinct reported names

Typical salary range$88,820–$95,450Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 20257 filings$98,595 median · n=5

*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

$75k–$100kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 14 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

Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)21

$91,210 median · n=14 eligible

Top 1 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

Richland, WA19

$91,210 median · n=13 eligible

Palo Alto, CA2

$96,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 2 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

66.7%Certified LCAs

Certified14 66.7%

Certified - Withdrawn7 33.3%

Denominator: all 21 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Battelle Memorial Institute21

$91,210 median · n=14 eligible

Top 1 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

$91,210Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$85,033

25th percentile$88,820

Median (50th)$91,210

75th percentile$95,450

90th percentile$99,566

n=14 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

21 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

Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $88,820 /yr I-200-22304-560323 Reported wage: $88,820 / year Annualized: $88,820 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-08-11 Employment end: 2026-02-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	10/31/2022	02/13/2023
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $99,982 /yr I-200-25169-109584 Reported wage: $99,982 / year Annualized: $99,982 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-06-26 Employment end: 2026-01-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	06/18/2025	08/01/2025
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $110,450 /yr I-200-25122-929489 Reported wage: $110,450 / year Annualized: $110,450 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-05-08 Employment end: 2028-06-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	05/01/2025	06/09/2025
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $96,000 /yr I-200-24339-517972 Reported wage: $96,000 / year Annualized: $96,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-12-11 Employment end: 2028-04-06 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	12/04/2024	04/07/2025
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $96,000 /yr I-200-24330-498061 Reported wage: $96,000 / year Annualized: $96,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-12-04 Employment end: 2028-04-06 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	11/25/2024	04/07/2025
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $92,571 /yr I-200-24297-427300 Reported wage: $92,571 / year Annualized: $92,571 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-10-30 Employment end: 2025-07-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	10/23/2024	01/03/2025
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $98,595 /yr I-200-24290-412313 Reported wage: $98,595 / year Annualized: $98,595 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-10-23 Employment end: 2026-04-09 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	10/16/2024	03/14/2025
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $91,210 /yr I-200-23160-096013 Reported wage: $91,210 / year Annualized: $91,210 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-09-09 Employment end: 2026-07-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	06/09/2023	07/31/2023
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $93,799 /yr I-200-24206-218259 Reported wage: $93,799 / year Annualized: $93,799 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-07-31 Employment end: 2025-02-28 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	07/24/2024	08/30/2024
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $91,210 /yr I-200-23346-562229 Reported wage: $91,210 / year Annualized: $91,210 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2023-12-19 Employment end: 2027-02-18 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	12/12/2023	02/19/2024
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $86,506 /yr I-200-23079-862814 Reported wage: $86,506 / year Annualized: $86,506 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2023-11-20 Employment end: 2024-06-06 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	03/20/2023	08/08/2023
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $91,210 /yr I-200-23237-297145 Reported wage: $91,210 / year Annualized: $91,210 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-09-01 Employment end: 2027-01-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	08/25/2023	01/09/2024
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $88,820 /yr I-200-23202-207829 Reported wage: $88,820 / year Annualized: $88,820 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-07-28 Employment end: 2025-12-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	07/21/2023	12/21/2023
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $91,210 /yr I-200-23153-074206 Reported wage: $91,210 / year Annualized: $91,210 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-06-09 Employment end: 2026-07-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	06/02/2023	07/31/2023
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $88,820 /yr I-200-23054-799582 Reported wage: $88,820 / year Annualized: $88,820 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-03-02 Employment end: 2025-07-24 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	02/23/2023	07/03/2023
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $90,000 /yr I-200-23039-760722 Reported wage: $90,000 / year Annualized: $90,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-02-15 Employment end: 2025-07-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	02/08/2023	07/01/2023
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $82,500 /yr I-200-20338-937426 Reported wage: $82,500 / year Annualized: $82,500 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-01-25 Employment end: 2023-05-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	12/03/2020	03/09/2021
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $87,444 /yr I-200-21334-734371 Reported wage: $87,444 / year Annualized: $87,444 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2021-12-07 Employment end: 2023-01-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	11/30/2021	02/20/2022
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $81,500 /yr I-200-20140-586840 Reported wage: $81,500 / year Annualized: $81,500 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2021-11-08 Employment end: 2023-09-13 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	05/19/2020	09/14/2020
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $83,803 /yr I-200-21302-677018 Reported wage: $83,803 / year Annualized: $83,803 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2021-11-05 Employment end: 2022-07-23 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	10/29/2021	01/20/2022
Battelle Memorial Institute	Post Doctorate Research Associate (Mechanical Engineer)	Filing details $84,000 /yr I-200-21288-648781 Reported wage: $84,000 / year Annualized: $84,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2021-10-22 Employment end: 2025-01-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Richland, WA	10/15/2021	01/03/2022

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.