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Postdoctoral Research Scientist

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Postdoctoral Research Scientist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings851All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$63,400563 eligible salary records
Employer names59Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$53,602–$73,130Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0285785113FY 2016: 65 filings16FY 2017: 72 filings17FY 2018: 94 filings18FY 2019: 84 filings19FY 2020: 67 filings20FY 2021: 74 filings21FY 2022: 78 filings22FY 2023: 65 filings23FY 2024: 99 filings24FY 2025: 101 filings25FY 2026: 52 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*52 filings$74,212 median · n=34

*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 · 563 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
69.1%Certified LCAs
Certified588 69.1%
Certified - Withdrawn229 26.9%
Withdrawn31 3.6%
Denied3 0.4%

Denominator: all 851 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
$63,400Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$49,256
25th percentile$53,602
Median (50th)$63,400
75th percentile$73,130
90th percentile$81,545

n=563 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

851 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
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$72,116 /yr

I-200-26173-038834
Reported wage: $72,116 / year
Annualized: $72,116
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-07-05
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/22/202607/06/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$72,116 /yr

I-200-26169-031479
Reported wage: $72,116–$86,463 / year
Annualized: $72,116
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/18/202609/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$73,182 /yr

I-200-26168-025960
Reported wage: $73,182 / year
Annualized: $73,182
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2028-08-13
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/17/202608/14/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$72,116 /yr

I-200-26166-015992
Reported wage: $72,116–$99,805 / year
Annualized: $72,116
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-23
Employment end: 2029-07-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/15/202608/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$73,182 /yr

I-200-26166-016069
Reported wage: $73,182–$96,898 / year
Annualized: $73,182
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-23
Employment end: 2029-10-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/15/202611/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$82,858 /yr

I-200-26154-978407
Reported wage: $82,858 / year
Annualized: $82,858
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-08-16
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/03/202608/17/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$72,116 /yr

I-200-26154-978453
Reported wage: $72,116 / year
Annualized: $72,116
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Palisades, NY06/03/202609/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$79,910 /yr

I-200-26141-938723
Reported wage: $79,910 / year
Annualized: $79,910
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-29
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY05/21/202609/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$79,910 /yr

I-200-26125-871634
Reported wage: $79,910 / year
Annualized: $79,910
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-21
Employment end: 2029-07-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY05/05/202608/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$76,385 per month

I-200-26133-905640
Reported wage: $76,385–$84,421 / month
Annualized: $916,620
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-20
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY05/13/202609/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$74,263 /yr

I-200-26131-892692
Reported wage: $74,263 / year
Annualized: $74,263
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-18
Employment end: 2029-07-30
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY05/11/202607/31/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$63,038 /yr

I-200-23240-300141
Reported wage: $63,038 / year
Annualized: $63,038
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-07
Employment end: 2026-11-30
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY08/28/202312/01/2023
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$76,491 /yr

I-200-25247-287785
Reported wage: $76,491 / year
Annualized: $76,491
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-07
Employment end: 2028-09-11
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY09/04/202509/12/2025
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$74,284 /yr

I-200-26120-853983
Reported wage: $74,284 / year
Annualized: $74,284
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-07
Employment end: 2029-07-16
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY04/30/202607/17/2026
University Of ColoradoPostdoctoral Research Scientist (Atmospheric Scientist)

Filing details

$80,000.04 /yr

I-200-23279-414990
Reported wage: $80,000.04 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-05
Employment end: 2027-02-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Boulder, CO10/06/202303/01/2024
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$74,284 /yr

I-200-26120-853805
Reported wage: $74,284 / year
Annualized: $74,284
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-30
Employment end: 2029-07-16
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY04/30/202607/17/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$73,130 /yr

I-200-24283-395761
Reported wage: $73,130 / year
Annualized: $73,130
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-16
Employment end: 2027-11-30
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY10/09/202412/01/2024
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$72,116 /yr

I-200-26098-769593
Reported wage: $72,116–$96,898 / year
Annualized: $72,116
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-14
Employment end: 2029-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY04/08/202606/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$84,872 /yr

I-200-25232-255326
Reported wage: $84,872 / year
Annualized: $84,872
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-13
Employment end: 2028-12-07
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY08/20/202512/08/2025
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$85,000 /yr

I-200-26096-760916
Reported wage: $85,000 / year
Annualized: $85,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-13
Employment end: 2027-04-26
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY04/06/202604/27/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$77,457 /yr

I-200-26092-750770
Reported wage: $77,457 / year
Annualized: $77,457
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-09
Employment end: 2029-07-31
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY04/02/202608/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$78,500 /yr

I-200-26091-748904
Reported wage: $78,500 / year
Annualized: $78,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-08
Employment end: 2029-04-30
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY04/01/202605/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$78,500 /yr

I-200-26091-747132
Reported wage: $78,500 / year
Annualized: $78,500
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-01
Employment end: 2029-04-30
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY04/01/202605/01/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$76,491 /yr

I-200-26082-722900
Reported wage: $76,491 / year
Annualized: $76,491
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-30
Employment end: 2029-09-14
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY03/23/202609/15/2026
Columbia UniversityPostdoctoral Research Scientist

Filing details

$72,116 /yr

I-200-26075-705601
Reported wage: $72,116–$95,000 / year
Annualized: $72,116
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-23
Employment end: 2029-05-17
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY03/16/202605/18/2026

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.