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350 H-1B & PERM records for "postdoc", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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350

Results Found

$60558

Average Salary

$36000

Minimum

$152000

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEMSUNBELT INC DBA … Postdoctoral Research Fellow TRI Orlando, FL $65000 Green Card Jul 8, 2021
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW NEW YORK, NY $64969 H-1B Sep 29, 2011
Arizona State University Postdoctoral Research Scholar Tempe, AZ $64890 H-1B Apr 30, 2020
University of California, San Francisco POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR San Francisco, CA $64522 H-1B Mar 20, 2023
University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ann Arbor, MI $64496 H-1B Jun 10, 2026
University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Associate Minneapolis, MN $64356 H-1B 2025
AMGEN INC. Postdoctoral Fellow THOUSAND OAKS, CA $64353 Green Card Jul 29, 2019
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Postdoctoral Scholar Stanford, CA $64268 H-1B Dec 3, 2020
Cornell University Postdoctoral Associate Ithaca, NY $64146 H-1B Jun 29, 2020
Weill Cornell Medical College Postdoctoral Associate New York, NY $64040 H-1B Jun 10, 2020
East Carolina University Postdoctoral Scholar Greenville, NC $64008 H-1B Mar 9, 2020
University of California, San Francisco Postdoctoral Scholar San Francisco, CA $64008 H-1B Sep 8, 2020
Wesleyan University Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Middletown, CT $64000 H-1B May 1, 2023
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STA… POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR STANFORD, CA $63692 H-1B Jul 12, 2013
University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ann Arbor, MI $63691 H-1B Dec 9, 2020
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA POSTDOCTORAL LECTURER CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA $63556 H-1B Jun 4, 2013
The University of Vermont Postdoctoral Associate Burlington, VT $63149 H-1B May 19, 2022
University of California, Los Angeles Postdoctoral Scholar Los Angeles, CA $63036 H-1B Dec 15, 2021
The Carnegie Institution of Washington Postdoctoral Fellow Stanford, CA $62691 - $74000 H-1B Mar 14, 2022
The Carnegie Institution of Washington Postdoctoral Fellow Stanford, CA $62691 - $66550 H-1B Oct 29, 2021
University of Nevada, Reno Postdoctoral Scholar Reno, NV $62500 H-1B Feb 27, 2024
Washington University Postdoctoral Research Associate St. Louis, MO $62500 H-1B Oct 24, 2023
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/SUNBELT, INC. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW ORLANDO, FL $62400 H-1B Oct 1, 2019
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/SUNBELT, INC. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW ORLANDO, FL $62400 H-1B Oct 1, 2019
University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ann Arbor, MI $62315 H-1B Apr 25, 2025
Emory University Postdoctoral Fellow Atlanta, GA $62000 H-1B 2025
University of California, Davis Postdoctoral Scholar Davis, CA $62000 H-1B Aug 11, 2022
University of California, Davis Postdoctoral Scholar Davis, CA $62000 H-1B Jul 1, 2022
University of California, San Francisco POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR SAN FRANCISCO, CA $61996 H-1B Oct 28, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR EMPLOYEE La Jolla, CA $61992 H-1B Sep 21, 2022
The University of Iowa Postdoctoral Research Scholar Iowa City, IA $61884 H-1B 2025
University of Utah Postdoctoral Research Associate Salt Lake City, UT $61880 H-1B 2025
North Carolina State University Postdoctoral Research Scholar Raleigh, NC $61800 H-1B 2025
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Researcher (cardio-oncology research) Utica, NY $61800 H-1B Feb 16, 2021
University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Associate Pittsburgh, PA $61800 H-1B Nov 23, 2020
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Researcher (cardio-oncology research) Utica, NY $61800 H-1B Nov 21, 2022
EPIR Inc. MBE Growth Postdoctoral Fellow $61526 Green Card Dec 7, 2023
New York University Postdoctoral Associate New York, NY $61500 H-1B Oct 27, 2020
New York University Postdoctoral Associate New York, NY $61500 H-1B Oct 27, 2020
East Carolina University Postdoctoral Scholar Greenville, NC $61308 H-1B Oct 25, 2019
East Carolina University Postdoctoral Scholar Greenville, NC $61308 H-1B Oct 22, 2019
University of Michigan LEO Lecturer I and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ann Arbor, MI $61138 H-1B Aug 11, 2022
Northwestern University Postdoctoral Scholar Evanston, IL $61008 H-1B Dec 10, 2025
Northwestern University Postdoctoral Scholar Evanston, IL $61008 H-1B Mar 26, 2025
Indiana University Indianapolis Postdoctoral Fellow Indianapolis, IN $61008 H-1B Apr 4, 2025
Genentech, Inc. Postdoctoral Research Fellow South San Francisco, CA $60653 - $101900 H-1B Jun 5, 2020
Genentech, Inc. Postdoctoral Research Fellow South San Francisco, CA $60653 - $101900 H-1B Mar 31, 2020
University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ann Arbor, MI $60500 H-1B May 2, 2025
University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ann Arbor, MI $60500 H-1B Jun 25, 2024
University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ann Arbor, MI $60500 H-1B Jul 31, 2024
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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