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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

21,299

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$60,500

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

+28.3%

Filing Growth

869 → 1,115 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$50,500

25th Percentile

$55,000

Median (50th)

$60,500

75th Percentile

$67,848

90th Percentile

$75,000

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Top Employers Hiring POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
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Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
NYU Grossman School of Medicine 339 $70,000 $45,240 - $127,200 74.3%
EMORY UNIVERSITY 321 $59,580 $48,000 - $85,201 60.7%
Harvard University 280 $67,600 $50,000 - $135,000 55.0%
The University of Texas at Austin 256 $60,000 $47,476 - $91,395 64.5%
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTE 219 $63,852 $33,446 - $81,200 62.1%
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 187 $59,322 $49,130 - $110,000 59.4%
University of Maryland Baltimore 187 $60,000 $50,004 - $85,000 44.4%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 181 $72,500 $58,661 - $114,577 100.0%
Georgia Institute of Technology 179 $60,000 $47,476 - $90,000 43.0%
The Curators of the University of Missouri 176 $50,856 $23,820 - $637,224 57.4%
Johns Hopkins University 149 $65,768 $50,376 - $100,000 59.7%
THE SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 119 $69,000 $54,080 - $100,000 59.7%
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 114 $56,880 $46,530 - $75,000 71.9%
Auburn University 104 $57,975 $43,846 - $97,250 59.6%
Clemson University 103 $57,885 $40,000 - $75,000 87.4%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 5,988 $60,499 $23,820 - $840,000
I 43 $63,300 $47,619 - $82,650
II 25 $60,000 $45,290 - $86,320
Senior 15 $61,048 $48,942 - $100,000
III 10 $68,961 $59,592 - $93,642
IV 3 $58,608 $56,160 - $61,572
V 2 $60,800 $60,780 - $60,819
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 6,086 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 6,086 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
New York NY 543 $70,000
Atlanta GA 498 $59,592
Houston TX 383 $60,000
Baltimore MD 327 $62,400
Austin TX 251 $60,000
Cambridge MA 234 $67,600
Indianapolis IN 194 $60,000
Columbia MO 169 $50,856
La Jolla CA 157 $67,808
Chicago IL 127 $57,456
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW Unspecified 16,880 $52,431
POST DOCTORAL FELLOW Unspecified 3,813 $48,947
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW 1 148 $41,911
POST DOCTORAL FELLOW 2 96 $44,088
Postdoctoral Fellow I 74 $54,117
Postdoctoral Fellow II 59 $65,358
SENIOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW 30 $52,255
POSDOCTORAL FELLOW Unspecified 28 $49,071
SENIOR POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW 18 $55,800
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW III 15 $64,378
POSTODOCTORAL FELLOW Unspecified 15 $51,504
POSTDOCTOAL FELLOW Unspecified 10 $46,342
POST DOCTORAL FELLOW III 10 $49,638
POSTDOCTORAL FELLO Unspecified 8 $54,536
Postdoctoral Fellowship Unspecified 6 $62,084
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IV 6 $51,804
POSTDOCTORAL FELOW Unspecified 6 $42,471
POSTDOCTURAL FELLOW Unspecified 5 $40,568
POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Unspecified 5 $49,210
POSTDOCTRAL FELLOW Unspecified 5 $45,919
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 869 $55,596 77.7%
2022 1,082 $56,712 66.5%
2023 1,017 $59,100 66.9%
2024 1,108 $61,572 67.4%
2025 1,115 $65,000 70.8%
2026 895 $67,600 70.9%
Company Comparison - POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
NYU Grossman School of Medicine 339 $70,000 74.3%
EMORY UNIVERSITY 321 $59,580 60.7%
Harvard University 280 $67,600 55.0%
The University of Texas at Austin 256 $60,000 64.5%
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTE 219 $63,852 62.1%
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Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: October 12, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.