Post-Doctoral Associate H-1B salaries — 585 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 70
- Filings · FY2025
- $64k
- Median base · FY2025
- $60k–$73k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- University of Maryland College Park
- Top sponsor · 264 all-time
Post-Doctoral Associate: 585 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $64k across 70 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $60k and $73k. The biggest sponsors are University of Maryland College Park, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, University of Minnesota; most filings are in College Park, MD.
How much does a Post-Doctoral Associate make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $64k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Post-Doctoral Associate sponsorship changed?
63 certified filings in FY2016 → 30 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 30 | −57% | $66k |
| FY2025 | 70 | +71% | $64k |
| FY2024 | 41 | −38% | $65k |
| FY2023 | 66 | +25% | $59k |
| FY2022 | 53 | −9% | $60k |
| FY2021 | 58 | −3% | $57k |
| FY2020 | 60 | +9% | $57k |
| FY2019 | 55 | −5% | $55k |
| FY2018 | 58 | +87% | $51k |
| FY2017 | 31 | −51% | $49k |
| FY2016 | 63 | — | $51k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Post-Doctoral Associates?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Maryland College Park | 264 | $62k |
| 2 | Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | 112 | $57k |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 72 | $55k |
| 4 | New York University | 24 | $60k |
| 5 | University of Pittsburgh | 14 | $60k |
| 6 | The University of Vermont | 12 | $56k |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 12 | $62k |
| 8 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | 10 | $64k |
| 9 | Mississippi State University | 7 | $47k |
| 10 | Ann Robert H Lurie Children S Hospital of Chicago | 6 | $49k |
Where are H-1B Post-Doctoral Associate jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College Park, MD | 204 | $60k |
| 2 | Piscataway, NJ | 75 | $56k |
| 3 | Minneapolis, MN | 45 | $54k |
| 4 | Gaithersburg, MD | 34 | $73k |
| 5 | New Brunswick, NJ | 30 | $57k |
| 6 | Pittsburgh, PA | 24 | $60k |
| 7 | New York, NY | 22 | $60k |
| 8 | Austin, MN | 17 | $61k |
| 9 | St. Paul, MN | 14 | $54k |
| 10 | Greenbelt, MD | 12 | $75k |
Common questions about Post-Doctoral Associate H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Post-Doctoral Associate?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Post-Doctoral Associate is $64k (FY2025), from 70 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $51k and $66k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Post-Doctoral Associates?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Post-Doctoral Associate are University of Maryland College Park, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, University of Minnesota.
- Where are most H-1B Post-Doctoral Associate jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Post-Doctoral Associate roles are College Park, MD, Piscataway, NJ, Minneapolis, MN.
- Does a certified LCA mean Post-Doctoral Associate H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →