Post Doctoral Fellow H-1B Salary

352 certified H-1B filings list the job title Post Doctoral Fellow (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $60,000; the middle half of filings fall between $53,851 and $65,734. The largest sponsor for this title is University of Colorado Denver (44 filings).

352
certified filings
$60,000
Median base salary
$53,851
25th pct
$65,734
75th pct
$71,644
90th pct
$50,172
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$50,172$60,000 median$71,644

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202649$63,960
FY2025103$62,650
FY202490$57,302
FY2023110$56,509

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Aurora, CO41$55,328
Detroit, MI32$60,000
Fayetteville, AR29$51,126
Philadelphia, PA20$63,000
Little Rock, AR12$56,618
Worcester, MA12$62,082
Fairbanks, AK11$66,560
Albuquerque, NM10$56,368
Chicago, IL10$56,368
Richmond, VA10$62,232
Arlington, TX7$56,484
Houston, TX7$52,920
Salt Lake City, UT6$66,000
Stillwater, OK6$49,670
Clemson, SC5$55,000
Cleveland, OH5$57,783
Logan, UT5$65,000
Phoenix, AZ5$60,237
New York, NY4$70,000
Anchorage, AK3$51,733

Post Doctoral Fellow salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
University of Colorado Denver44$54,610
University of Arkansas22$51,771
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY21$58,413
University of Alaska17$66,560
Henry Ford Health System16$61,425
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology15$64,500
Clemson University13$55,303
Virginia Commonwealth University12$62,730
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago11$56,368
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences11$57,300
University of New Mexico11$56,368
Worcester Polytechnic Institute11$60,000
Amgen Inc.8$95,557
Oklahoma State University7$51,771
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture7$40,872
University of Houston7$52,920
University of Utah6$66,000
Cleveland State University5$57,783
The Translational Genomics Research Institute5$60,237
University of Texas at Arlington5$56,484
Utah State University5$65,000
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.4$80,000
Georgetown University3$84,000
Indiana University3$62,802
J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.3$64,480
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia3$61,428
The University of Memphis3$53,895
University of North Dakota3$52,914
West Virginia University3$58,200
Boston College2$70,040
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science2$67,995
Loma Linda University2$66,466
New York Society for Relief of Ruptured & Crippled2$69,903
Northern Illinois University2$49,696
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY2$55,000
Textile Research Institute2$82,500
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock2$52,125
The University of Texas at Arlington2$49,926
THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA2$52,000
Tufts University2$68,099
Vanderbilt University Medical Center2$59,528
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine2$58,038
Andrews Research & Education Foundation, Inc.1$56,077
Banner Health1$75,000
Bentley University1$52,704
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH USA, INC.1$80,000
Boston Medical Center Corporation1$60,112
Carnegie Mellon University1$75,000
Case Western Reserve University1$67,000
Child Mind Institute, Inc.1$70,000

Related job titles

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow $67,000Post-Doctoral Associate $62,822Post Doctoral Scholar $61,008Post Doctoral Scientist $62,000Post Doctoral Researcher $59,634Post Doctoral Research Associate $59,862Post-Doctoral Research Assistant $60,000Fellow $80,904Postdoctoral Fellow $64,854Research Fellow $72,000

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer