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Postdoctoral Fellow

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

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Postdoctoral Fellow insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings11,288All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$56,5897,476 eligible salary records
Employer names612Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$50,000–$65,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
03436871k1kFY 2016: 1,226 filings16FY 2017: 1,157 filings17FY 2018: 1,086 filings18FY 2019: 1,168 filings19FY 2020: 793 filings20FY 2021: 786 filings21FY 2022: 989 filings22FY 2023: 969 filings23FY 2024: 1,075 filings24FY 2025: 1,133 filings25FY 2026: 906 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*906 filings$69,380 median · n=619

*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 · 7,476 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
Postdoctoral Fellow9,970
$56,451 median · n=6,520 eligible
Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate311
$56,119 median · n=220 eligible
Research Postdoctoral Fellow112
$58,476 median · n=77 eligible
University Postdoctoral Fellow86
$47,484 median · n=59 eligible
Postdoctoral Fellow I38
$55,000 median · n=23 eligible
Associate Scientist, Postdoctoral Fellow30
$59,072 median · n=21 eligible
Director'S Postdoctoral Fellow29
$101,128 median · n=15 eligible
Postdoctoral Fellow Ii29
$58,000 median · n=25 eligible

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
New York, NY1,000
$62,000 median · n=775 eligible
Houston, TX743
$55,441 median · n=452 eligible
Baltimore, MD681
$57,504 median · n=329 eligible
Atlanta, GA608
$57,852 median · n=365 eligible
Philadelphia, PA492
$55,614 median · n=328 eligible
Cambridge, MA472
$65,000 median · n=257 eligible
Austin, TX470
$58,094 median · n=260 eligible
Indianapolis, IN340
$56,484 median · n=217 eligible

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
67.4%Certified LCAs
Certified7,610 67.4%
Certified - Withdrawn3,240 28.7%
Withdrawn356 3.2%
Denied82 0.7%

Denominator: all 11,288 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Northwestern University606
$52,237 median · n=380 eligible
Harvard University537
$61,800 median · n=257 eligible
The University Of Texas At Austin513
$58,000 median · n=297 eligible
The University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center432
$57,654 median · n=218 eligible
University Of Maryland Baltimore381
$55,112 median · n=180 eligible
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai360
$59,917 median · n=352 eligible
Nyu Grossman School Of Medicine358
$70,000 median · n=260 eligible
Emory University323
$59,592 median · n=197 eligible

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
$56,589Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$47,476
25th percentile$50,000
Median (50th)$56,589
75th percentile$65,000
90th percentile$72,960

n=7,476 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

11,288 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
Children'S Cancer Therapy Development InstitutePostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$70,450 /yr

I-200-24183-164973
Reported wage: $70,450–$82,000 / year
Annualized: $70,450
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2027-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Hillsboro, OR07/01/202409/01/2024
University Of MinnesotaPost-Doctoral Associate (Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow)

Filing details

$56,484 /yr

I-200-24348-542628
Reported wage: $56,484 / year
Annualized: $56,484
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2028-03-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Minneapolis, MN12/13/202404/01/2025
Administrators Of The Tulane Educational FundPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$64,532 /yr

I-200-26174-042622
Reported wage: $64,532 / year
Annualized: $64,532
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-08-22
Worker positions: 1

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

New Orleans, LA06/23/202608/23/2026
Nyu Grossman School Of MedicinePostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$82,061.29 /yr

I-200-26174-042919
Reported wage: $82,061.29 / year
Annualized: $82,061
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-10-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/23/202611/01/2026
Southern Methodist UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow In Mathematics

Filing details

$65,000 /yr

I-200-26173-037101
Reported wage: $65,000 / year
Annualized: $65,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-08-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Dallas, TX06/22/202608/17/2026
Nyu Grossman School Of MedicinePostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$80,000 /yr

I-200-26173-038485
Reported wage: $80,000 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-12-21
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/22/202612/22/2026
Auburn UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$80,560 /yr

I-200-26173-039352
Reported wage: $80,560 / year
Annualized: $80,560
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2027-08-15
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA06/22/202608/16/2026
Indiana University IndianapolisPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$62,657 /yr

I-200-26177-055754
Reported wage: $62,657 / year
Annualized: $62,657
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

1044 W Walnut Street, IN06/26/202609/01/2026
Indiana UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$67,018 /yr

I-200-26169-029468
Reported wage: $67,018 / year
Annualized: $67,018
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Knoxville, TN06/18/202610/01/2026
Johns Hopkins UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$65,000 /yr

I-200-26169-030866
Reported wage: $65,000 / year
Annualized: $65,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2027-08-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Baltimore, MD06/18/202609/01/2026
Johns Hopkins UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$66,948 /yr

I-200-26169-030900
Reported wage: $66,948 / year
Annualized: $66,948
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-09-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Baltimore, MD06/18/202609/06/2026
Johns Hopkins UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$71,448 /yr

I-200-26169-030962
Reported wage: $71,448 / year
Annualized: $71,448
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-08-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Baltimore, MD06/18/202608/18/2026
The University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$67,900 /yr

I-200-26170-033416
Reported wage: $67,900 / year
Annualized: $67,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-12-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Houston, TX06/19/202612/18/2026
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount SinaiPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$75,795 /yr

I-200-26170-034272
Reported wage: $75,795 / year
Annualized: $75,795
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-08-19
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/19/202608/20/2026
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount SinaiPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$82,000 /yr

I-200-26170-034561
Reported wage: $82,000 / year
Annualized: $82,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2027-08-24
Worker positions: 1

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

Ny, NY06/19/202608/25/2026
University Of Maryland BaltimorePostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$71,448 /yr

I-200-26168-023953
Reported wage: $71,448 / year
Annualized: $71,448
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2029-12-12
Worker positions: 1

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

Baltimore, MD06/17/202612/13/2026
Wake Forest UniversityTeacher-Scholar Postdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$46,730 /yr

I-200-26168-024686
Reported wage: $46,730–$67,000 / year
Annualized: $46,730
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2029-12-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Winston Salem, NC06/17/202612/16/2026
University Of Maryland BaltimorePostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$62,652 /yr

I-200-26168-025924
Reported wage: $62,652 / year
Annualized: $62,652
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2028-09-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Baltimore, MD06/17/202609/09/2026
Geisinger ClinicPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$27.02 per hour

I-200-26168-026470
Reported wage: $27.02–$37.9 / hour
Annualized: $56,202
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Raleigh, NC06/17/202607/01/2026
The University Of Kansas Medical CenterPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$68,000 /yr

I-200-26168-026922
Reported wage: $68,000 / year
Annualized: $68,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2029-07-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Kansas City, KS06/17/202607/06/2026
Beckman Research Institute Of The City Of HopePostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$71,952.4 /yr

I-200-26169-027508
Reported wage: $71,952.4 / year
Annualized: $71,952
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2028-12-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Monrovia, CA06/17/202610/18/2026
Indiana UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$59,160 /yr

I-200-26169-029592
Reported wage: $59,160 / year
Annualized: $59,160
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2027-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Bloomington, IN06/18/202609/01/2026
Temple University--A Commonwealth UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow Research Associate

Filing details

$65,000 /yr

I-200-24108-898239
Reported wage: $65,000 / year
Annualized: $65,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-24
Employment end: 2027-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Philadelphia, PA04/17/202407/01/2024
Indiana UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$55,000 /yr

I-200-25266-327921
Reported wage: $55,000 / year
Annualized: $55,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-24
Employment end: 2026-10-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Bloomington, IN09/23/202511/01/2025
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.Applied Postdoctoral Fellow

Filing details

$82,513.6 /yr

I-200-26069-691940
Reported wage: $82,513.6 / year
Annualized: $82,514
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-24
Employment end: 2029-08-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Tampa, FL03/10/202608/28/2026

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.