Postdoctoral Research Associate H-1B salaries

2,415 labor condition applications from 134 employers in FY2024–FY2026 · occupation Biochemists and Biophysicists

$63,120median salary

$57,05425th percentile

$70,01375th percentile

2,322certified LCAs

Employers sponsoring Postdoctoral Research Associate jobs

Employer	LCAs	Median	Range
The Trustees of Princeton University	281	$66,600	$53,760 – $100,000
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	215	$72,529	$60,320 – $85,010
Washington University	189	$63,120	$53,760 – $338,832
Triad National Security, LLC	155	$101,128	$81,500 – $1,265,844
Texas A&M University	145	$55,040	$40,000 – $72,500
University of Illinois	127	$58,152	$48,464 – $91,000
University of Connecticut	117	$62,745	$56,484 – $80,000
Texas A&M AgriLife Research	107	$53,998	$37,665 – $77,709
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	89	$58,687	$49,988 – $80,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	74	$63,752	$51,000 – $91,915
Carnegie Mellon University	62	$61,008	$54,000 – $75,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	57	$58,656	$48,750 – $65,000
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	46	$55,000	$46,946 – $67,018
University of Utah	42	$66,536	$51,000 – $105,000
University of Oklahoma	40	$57,000	$48,000 – $70,000
W.M. Rice University	38	$62,785	$43,888 – $98,405
University of Nebraska Medical Center	35	$57,150	$43,888 – $1,560,000
Northeastern University	34	$65,250	$59,108 – $98,509
Washington State University	32	$58,188	$49,941 – $78,028
University of Notre Dame du Lac	31	$63,120	$51,875 – $75,000
University of Georgia; OGE	30	$60,900	$49,476 – $726,336
Georgia State University	26	$57,200	$48,000 – $82,000
Purdue University	26	$60,000	$45,000 – $76,220
The University of Texas at Arlington	25	$60,000	$52,154 – $77,126
Stowers Institute for Medical Research	22	$72,000	$60,366 – $76,384
University of Georgia	22	$60,000	$49,159 – $71,769
University of Illinois Chicago	19	$63,196	$54,003 – $80,000
Texas Tech University	18	$55,000	$48,000 – $76,565
University of Mississippi	17	$53,760	$44,000 – $70,000
University of Massachusetts Lowell	16	$59,436	$55,000 – $65,000
Baylor University	16	$54,626	$47,500 – $89,149
University of North Texas	16	$55,000	$48,000 – $65,000
University of Illinois at Chicago	12	$60,786	$59,322 – $150,000
New York Genome Center, Inc.	11	$94,491	$75,225 – $96,786
Lehigh University	11	$58,242	$40,800 – $732,096
New Jersey Institute of Technology	11	$62,332	$58,743 – $90,000
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	9	$57,500	$50,000 – $73,800
University of Rochester	8	$57,270	$52,000 – $70,450
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	6	$70,000	$55,000 – $84,400
Regenerative Research Foundation	5	$56,368	$51,293 – $57,200
University of North Texas Health Science Center	5	$56,484	$55,224 – $64,000
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	5	$54,280	$49,610 – $69,440
University of New Hampshire	5	$61,381	$55,751 – $69,805
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	5	$61,008	$53,580 – $66,492
University of North Texas Health Science Center-Fort Worth	4	$50,880	$50,004 – $65,000
The Morgridge Institute For Research Inc.	4	$67,990	$65,000 – $70,829
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service	4	$57,500	$53,102 – $65,000
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	4	$60,000	$51,000 – $93,713
The Ohio University	4	$67,177	$63,232 – $69,000
The Florida State University	4	$60,000	$54,579 – $66,000

Salaries by city

Princeton, NJ 279 · $66,600
Memphis, TN 213 · $72,529
St. Louis, MO 191 · $63,120
College Station, TX 171 · $55,000
Los Alamos, NM 153 · $101,128
Urbana, IL 116 · $58,064
Storrs, CT 105 · $62,652
Ames, IA 87 · $58,656
Chapel Hill, NC 71 · $63,752
Pittsburgh, PA 62 · $61,008
Houston, TX 57 · $61,267
Troy, NY 55 · $58,656
Athens, GA 45 · $61,800
Salt Lake City, UT 43 · $66,572
Lincoln, NE 41 · $55,167
Norman, OK 40 · $57,000
Omaha, NE 37 · $55,734
Boston, MA 33 · $65,500
Chicago, IL 32 · $62,232
Notre Dame, IN 30 · $63,738
Atlanta, GA 26 · $57,000
Pullman, WA 26 · $58,188
West Lafayette, IN 24 · $58,434
Kansas City, MO 22 · $72,000
Arlington, TX 20 · $60,000
Lubbock, TX 18 · $55,000
University, MS 17 · $53,760
Bryan, TX 17 · $56,880
Waco, TX 17 · $54,413
Lowell, MA 16 · $59,436

Related job titles

Job title	LCAs	Median salary
Scientist I	548	$77,250
Assistant Research Professor	523	$80,000
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	482	$74,425
Researcher	262	$84,598
Principal Scientist	243	$142,423
Specialist	230	$102,400
Associate Specialist	171	$79,200
Sr. Scientist	150	$113,956
Research Associate Senior	96	$72,559
Research Associate, Sr	79	$75,254
Biochemist	79	$80,000
Assistant Researcher	78	$95,700
Assistant Specialist	68	$65,900
Research Professional	58	$67,400
Assistant Professional Researcher	56	$93,400

Questions and answers

What is the H-1B salary for a Postdoctoral Research Associate?

The median salary on certified H-1B LCAs for Postdoctoral Research Associate is $63,120; the middle half of offers ranges from $57,054 to $70,013 (2,322 certified filings).

Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for Postdoctoral Research Associate jobs?

The largest sponsors are The Trustees of Princeton University, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Washington University, Triad National Security, LLC, Texas A&M University.