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Postdoc Researcher

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Postdoc Researcher insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings34All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$50,54526 eligible salary records
Employer names12Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$47,421–$66,451Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036912FY 2016: 3 filings16FY 2017: 6 filings17FY 2018: 11 filings18FY 2019: 6 filings19FY 2021: 1 filings21FY 2022: 2 filings22FY 2023: 2 filings23FY 2024: 2 filings24FY 2025: 1 filings25Fiscal year
FY 20251 filings$120,000 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
$25k–$50kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 26 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 8 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
76.5%Certified LCAs
Certified26 76.5%
Certified - Withdrawn6 17.6%
Withdrawn2 5.9%

Denominator: all 34 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
$50,545Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$44,000
25th percentile$47,421
Median (50th)$50,545
75th percentile$66,451
90th percentile$76,981

n=26 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

34 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
Nokia Of America CorporationBackscatter Radio Postdoc Researcher

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-25143-014692
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-02
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Murray Hill, NJ05/23/202510/01/2025
Desert Research InstitutePostdoc Researcher,Metabolites & Biomarker Mass Spectrometry

Filing details

$68,000 /yr

I-200-24044-713830
Reported wage: $68,000 / year
Annualized: $68,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-02-21
Employment end: 2027-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Reno, NV02/13/202406/01/2024
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryGeological Postdoc Researcher (In Climate & Ecosystems)

Filing details

$84,120 /yr

I-200-23276-408191
Reported wage: $84,120 / year
Annualized: $84,120
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-10-11
Employment end: 2026-12-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Berkeley, CA10/03/202301/01/2024
University Of St. ThomasPostdoc Researcher Microgrid Hitl Model&Test (Electrical Eng

Filing details

$46,072 /yr

I-200-22027-858737
Reported wage: $46,072 / year
Annualized: $46,072
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-09-22
Employment end: 2025-03-31
Worker positions: 1

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

St. Paul, MN01/27/202204/01/2022
The Catholic University Of AmericaPostdoc Researcher

Filing details

$68,814 /yr

I-200-22271-500035
Reported wage: $68,814 / year
Annualized: $68,814
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-10-05
Employment end: 2025-10-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Greenbelt, MD09/28/202210/17/2022
Western Kentucky UniversityPostdoc Researcher

Filing details

$43,000 /yr

I-200-22119-120745
Reported wage: $43,000 / year
Annualized: $43,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-06
Employment end: 2025-05-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Bowling Green, KY04/29/202205/15/2022
University Of St. ThomasPostdoc Researcher Microgrid Ctrls & Mdlng (Electrical Eng)

Filing details

$46,072 /yr

I-200-22061-942221
Reported wage: $46,072 / year
Annualized: $46,072
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-03-02
Employment end: 2025-03-31
Worker positions: 1

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

St. Paul, MN03/01/202204/01/2022
South Dakota State UniversityPostdoc Researcher

Filing details

$45,000 /yr

I-200-21063-121715
Reported wage: $45,000 / year
Annualized: $45,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-03-11
Employment end: 2023-12-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Brookings, SD03/04/202108/22/2021
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy LLCPostdoc Researcher - Lignin Depolymerization

Filing details

$50,773 /yr

I-200-19225-107221
Reported wage: $50,773–$80,000 / year
Annualized: $50,773
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-08-23
Employment end: 2022-10-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Golden, COLORADO08/19/201910/07/2019
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy LLCPostdoc Researcher - Power Engineering

Filing details

$76,440 /yr

I-200-19219-234271
Reported wage: $76,440–$90,001 / year
Annualized: $76,440
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-08-16
Employment end: 2022-10-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Golden, COLORADO08/12/201911/01/2019
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy LLCPostdoc Researcher - Mechanical Engineering

Filing details

$77,522 /yr

I-200-19219-783865
Reported wage: $77,522–$89,002 / year
Annualized: $77,522
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-08-16
Employment end: 2022-10-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Boulder, COLORADO08/12/201910/17/2019
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy LLCPostdoc Researcher - Envrnmtlly Ext Input-Output Analysis

Filing details

$56,451 /yr

I-200-19077-500211
Reported wage: $56,451–$74,692 / year
Annualized: $56,451
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-27
Employment end: 2022-05-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Golden, COLORADO03/21/201905/20/2019
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy LLCPostdoc Researcher-Distribution Grid Control & Resilience

Filing details

$66,040 /yr

I-200-19037-333008
Reported wage: $66,040–$90,000 / year
Annualized: $66,040
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-19
Employment end: 2022-03-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Golden, COLORADO02/12/201904/01/2019
South Dakota State UniversityPostdoc Researcher- Dairy Science

Filing details

$47,500 /yr

I-200-18340-937170
Reported wage: $47,500–$47,500 / year
Annualized: $47,500
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-12-12
Employment end: 2021-01-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Brookings, SOUTH DAKOTA12/06/201802/01/2019
South Dakota State UniversityPostdoc Researcher - Veterinary & Biomed Sciences

Filing details

$42,864 /yr

I-200-18219-033858
Reported wage: $42,864 / year
Annualized: $42,864
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-08-13
Employment end: 2019-09-21
Worker positions: 1

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

Brookings, SD08/07/201809/22/2018
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryChemist Postdoc Researcher

Filing details

$48,216 /yr

I-200-18115-196887
Reported wage: $48,216 / year
Annualized: $48,216
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-01
Employment end: 2021-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Berkeley, CA04/25/201809/01/2018
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy LLCPostdoc Researcher - Electrical Engineering

Filing details

$62,192 /yr

I-200-18100-352904
Reported wage: $62,192–$95,000 / year
Annualized: $62,192
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-04-23
Employment end: 2021-06-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Golden, CO04/17/201806/18/2018
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy LLCPostdoc Researcher - Chemistry

Filing details

$47,403 /yr

I-200-18100-555575
Reported wage: $47,403–$75,000 / year
Annualized: $47,403
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-04-23
Employment end: 2021-08-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Golden, CO04/17/201808/28/2018
South Dakota State UniversityPostdoc Researcher- Gsce

Filing details

$53,820 /yr

I-200-18085-740574
Reported wage: $53,820 / year
Annualized: $53,820
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-04-09
Employment end: 2021-07-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Brookings, SD04/03/201807/15/2018
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPostdoc Researcher (Earth Sciences)

Filing details

$66,588 /yr

I-200-18085-384440
Reported wage: $66,588 / year
Annualized: $66,588
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-04-02
Employment end: 2021-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Berkeley, CA03/27/201806/01/2018
University Of South DakotaPostdoc Researcher - Biomed

Filing details

$50,316 /yr

I-200-18073-607653
Reported wage: $50,316 / year
Annualized: $50,316
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-20
Employment end: 2021-06-21
Worker positions: 1

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

Vermillion, SD03/14/201806/22/2018
South Dakota State UniversityPostdoc Researcher - Plant Science

Filing details

$42,023 /yr

I-200-18039-195571
Reported wage: $42,023 / year
Annualized: $42,023
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-15
Employment end: 2021-04-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Brookings, SD02/09/201804/02/2018
Power Environmental Energy Research InstitutePostdoc Researcher

Filing details

$45,000 /yr

I-200-18037-166658
Reported wage: $45,000 / year
Annualized: $45,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-12
Employment end: 2019-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Covina, CA02/06/201803/15/2018
South Dakota State UniversityPostdoc Researcher - Dairy Science

Filing details

$47,500 /yr

I-200-18002-405051
Reported wage: $47,500 / year
Annualized: $47,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-01-08
Employment end: 2019-01-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Brookings, SD01/02/201802/01/2018
South Dakota State UniversityPostdoc Researcher- Gsce

Filing details

$51,000 /yr

I-200-15155-831943
Reported wage: $51,000 / year
Annualized: $51,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2017-12-14
Employment end: 2018-07-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Brookings, SD06/04/201507/15/2015

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.