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Postdoctoral Fellow -81% 5-Year Decline

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Top Sponsor: Harvard University (16 filings)
Highest Pay: La Jolla, CA ($78,541)
Official Federal Category: 19-1042.00 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Market Demand i
C
FY 2026
2023 B
2024 B
2025 B
Certified Volume i
224
Approved in FY 2026
National Median Salary i
$67,000
Typical yearly pay
PERM Conversion i
0.00%
Transition to residency
Top Paying Market i
La Jolla, CA
Median pay: $78,541
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Algorithmic Intelligence Brief

An automated market review of the Postdoctoral Fellow role.

Active Hiring Pipelines: C

There is a steady corporate appetite for Postdoctoral Fellow roles right now. Companies filed 224 visa requests this period, translating to a solid C H1B Index score.

Mostly Direct Work

Employers prefer to keep these workers on internal projects. 98.7% of these people work directly for their own company.

Higher Scrutiny Role

The government is much stricter when checking these applications. The success rate is only 67.4%, while the rest are denied or canceled.

Remote-Friendly Role

If your priority is working from home, this is a strong career choice. Roughly 1.3% of Postdoctoral Fellow professionals reside in a completely different state than their petitioning employer.

Role & Industry Structure

Federal classifications for this position.

Hours & Shifts: Working in this field means working full-time. There are zero part-time visas processed for this specific role.

Industry Distribution: Most of these jobs belong to the Educational Services sector (86.6%).

Compensation: The typical base salary for this position is $67,000, with maximum compensation scaling to $127,400.

Educational Profile: Across these 224 federal filings, a Bachelor's degree generally meets the minimum criteria for most employers.

10-Year Median Salary Trajectory

Comparing national base compensation growth for Postdoctoral Fellows. temporary H-1B medians vs permanent Green Card (PERM).

Top Hiring Employers

Companies sponsoring the most visas for this role.
Company & Median Pay Total Approvals

Top Paying Tech Hubs

Cities ranked by the highest median salaries for this specific role.

National Salary Percentiles i

Distribution of pay across all federal filings.

O*NET Wage Level Economics

Salary breakdown scaled by federal experience classifications.

O*NET Wage Distribution

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Wage Levels Breakdown

Experience LevelLCA VolumeMedian Salary
Entry Level (Level I)192$65,887
Qualified (Level II)11$69,160
Experienced (Level III)3$69,804
Fully Competent (Level IV)0N/A

Acquisition & Geographic Distribution

Talent pipeline metrics and top hiring locations for Postdoctoral Fellows.

Talent Pipeline

Fresh Hires (90.8%)Transfers/Poached (9.2%)

Green Card (PERM) Conversion i

0.00% of active filings transition to residency.

Noticing a difference in dates? Salary metrics reflect real-time DOL filings, while approval metrics rely on finalized USCIS historical data. View timelines

Top Sponsoring Employers

A detailed ledger of the companies hiring Postdoctoral Fellows.
Sponsoring EmployerLCA CountMaximum SalaryMedian SalaryMinimum Salary
Johns Hopkins University16$82,751$70,344$62,652
Harvard University16$84,794$71,402$63,403
Emory University14$72,000$63,120$60,000
The Curators Of The University Of Missouri14$70,000$57,689$48,859
The University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center14$74,200$70,950$59,592
Nyu Grossman School Of Medicine13$88,725$75,877$72,000
Auburn University11$65,000$58,656$43,846
Indiana University Indianapolis9$66,492$62,232$58,044
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine9$90,000$68,000$65,000
Bor Usga Obo Augusta University8$67,000$59,592$53,265
University Of Maryland Baltimore7$74,088$71,448$63,120
Georgia Institute Of Technology6$82,000$59,640$58,656
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai5$84,028$82,827$80,415
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.4$69,805$69,805$64,501
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory4$81,400$74,300$74,300
The University Of Texas At Austin4$70,000$67,286$58,744
Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund4$71,042$64,750$63,120
Clemson University3$66,300$63,565$57,885
Northwestern University3$71,532$65,714$56,484
Colorado State University3$88,000$57,000$57,000
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute3$71,215$65,343$65,343
University Of Cincinnati3$70,000$63,741$63,741
University Of New Mexico3$75,564$61,008$61,008
University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center3$67,000$67,000$65,640
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte2$62,000$61,942$61,884
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences2$61,428$61,218$61,008
Barnard College2$69,492$69,303$69,113
Indiana University2$81,600$68,850$56,100
Van Andel Research Institute2$71,000$70,500$70,000
University Of Houston2$65,000$58,000$51,000
The Salk Institute For Biological Studies2$78,541$78,541$78,541
New York Society For Relief Of Ruptured & Crippled2$79,549$75,556$71,564
The University Of Texas El Paso2$64,356$62,178$60,000
Lsu Health Sciences Center1$67,824$67,824$67,824
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans1$66,492$66,492$66,492
Loma Linda University1$77,064$77,064$77,064
Children'S National Medical Center1$75,564$75,564$75,564
Carnegie Mellon University1$50,752$50,752$50,752
Beckman Research Institute Of The City Of Hope1$74,322$74,322$74,322
City Of Hope National Medical Center1$72,141$72,141$72,141
La Jolla Institute For Immunology1$79,852$71,760$71,760
Genentech, Inc.1$127,400$85,197$85,197
Cornell University1$80,000$80,000$80,000
Florida Atlantic University1$65,001$65,000$65,000
Lsu Health Sciences Center - Shreveport1$67,824$67,824$67,824
The University Of Kansas Medical Center1$61,428$61,428$61,428
The Nemours Foundation - Nemours Children'S Health1$65,000$55,000$55,000
The University Of Alabama At Birmingham1$56,659$56,659$56,659
Research Foundation Of Cuny1$70,000$70,000$70,000
Rochester Institute Of Technology1$60,000$49,881$49,881
The Children'S Hospital Of Philadelphia1$75,564$65,640$65,640
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation1$80,900$69,000$69,000
University Of Connecticut Health Center1$61,008$61,008$61,008
University Of Colorado Denver / Anschutz1$67,824$61,922$61,922
Tufts University1$69,010$69,010$69,010

Top Worksite Cities

A granular breakdown of compensation across different US geographic markets.
Worksite CityStateLCA CountMaximum SalaryMedian Salary
New YorkNY23$88,725$75,877
BaltimoreMD22$82,751$70,344
AtlantaGA20$82,000$63,060
HoustonTX19$74,200$69,900
ColumbiaMO13$70,000$58,926
CambridgeMA13$84,794$70,304
AuburnAL11$65,000$58,656
IndianapolisIN9$66,492$62,232
BronxNY9$90,000$68,000
AugustaGA8$67,000$59,592
New OrleansLA5$71,042$66,000
Cold Spring HarborNY4$81,400$74,300
AustinTX4$70,000$67,286
TampaFL4$69,805$69,805
La JollaCA3$79,852$78,541
Fort CollinsCO3$88,000$57,000
AlbuquerqueNM3$75,564$61,008
CincinnatiOH3$70,000$63,741
BostonMA3$74,263$73,000
Oklahoma CityOK3$67,000$67,000
Grand RapidsMI2$71,000$70,500
PhiladelphiaPA2$75,564$69,320
ClemsonSC2$63,565$60,725
BloomingtonIN2$81,600$68,850
ChicagoIL2$71,532$68,623
CharlestonSC2$70,000$68,150
CharlotteNC2$62,000$61,942
Little RockAR2$61,428$61,218
DuarteCA2$74,322$73,232
El PasoTX2$64,356$62,178
ShreveportLA2$67,824$67,824
BirminghamAL1$56,659$56,659
AuroraCO1$67,824$61,922
BethesdaMD1$80,900$69,000
GalvestonTX1$62,652$62,652
Loma LindaCA1$77,064$77,064
Kansas CityKS1$61,428$61,428
IthacaNY1$80,000$80,000
JupiterFL1$65,001$65,000
GaithersburgMD1$80,000$80,000
FarmingtonCT1$61,008$61,008
NormanOK1$53,269$53,269
MedfordMA1$69,010$69,010
PittsburghPA1$50,752$50,752
NoveltyMO1$50,000$48,859
RochesterNY1$60,000$49,881
RichmondVA1$64,356$64,356
San DiegoCA1$56,484$56,484
South San FranciscoCA1$127,400$85,197
WashingtonDC1$75,564$75,564
WilmingtonDE1$65,000$55,000

Historical Compensation Averages

Year-over-year salary data comparing historical averages.
Fiscal YearMaximumMedianAverageMinimum
2026$90,000$67,000$67,308$43,846
2025$127,200$65,000$65,227$23
2024$101,500$61,992$63,227$37
2023$108,149$59,592$59,634$29
2022$135,000$56,712$57,508$26
2021$600,000$55,495$56,621$29
2020$128,750$53,100$54,493$23
2019$83,090$50,760$52,108$21
2018$83,500$48,908$50,125$19
2017$85,000$48,192$49,199$18
2016$95,950$46,541$47,371$19

Live LCA Filing Ledger (FY 2026)

Raw, unedited federal disclosures showing individual labor applications filed.
Decision DateEmployerLocationBase PayWage LevelStatus
Dec 30, 2025The Curators Of The University Of MissouriColumbia, MO$55,000Level ICertified
Dec 30, 2025Bor Usga Obo Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA$60,527Level ICertified
Dec 30, 2025Johns Hopkins UniversityGaithersburg, MD$80,000Level ICertified
Dec 30, 2025H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.Tampa, FL$69,805Level ICertified
Dec 30, 2025Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$80,000Level ICertified
Dec 29, 2025The University Of Texas El PasoEl Paso, TX$64,356Level ICertified
Dec 29, 2025Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$64,462Level ICertified
Dec 29, 2025Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN$60,255Level IIICertified
Dec 29, 2025Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$70,344Level ICertified
Dec 29, 2025The University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX$69,900N/ACertified
Dec 26, 2025University Of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$61,008Level ICertified
Dec 24, 2025Children'S National Medical CenterWashington, DC$75,564Level IIICertified
Dec 24, 2025Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN$66,492Level ICertified
Dec 24, 2025Administrators Of The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA$63,500Level ICertified
Dec 24, 2025Administrators Of The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA$63,120Level ICertified
Dec 24, 2025City Of Hope National Medical CenterDuarte, CA$72,141Level ICertified
Dec 24, 2025Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount SinaiNew York, NY$80,415N/ACertified
Dec 24, 2025Bor Usga Obo Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA$61,133Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 24, 2025Bor Usga Obo Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA$56,000Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 24, 2025Bor Usga Obo Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA$53,265Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 24, 2025Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NY$77,126Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 24, 2025Albert Einstein College Of MedicineBronx, NY$83,333N/ACertified
Dec 23, 2025Nyu Grossman School Of MedicineNew York, NY$88,725Level ICertified
Dec 22, 2025Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO$57,000Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 22, 2025Albert Einstein College Of MedicineBronx, NY$90,000N/AWithdrawn
Dec 22, 2025Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NY$74,300Level ICertified
Dec 22, 2025University Of Maryland BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$71,448Level ICertified
Dec 19, 2025The Curators Of The University Of MissouriColumbia, MO$70,000Level ICertified
Dec 19, 2025New York Society For Relief Of Ruptured & CrippledNew York, NY$71,564Level ICertified
Dec 19, 2025Beckman Research Institute Of The City Of HopeDuarte, CA$74,322Level ICertified
Dec 18, 2025The Curators Of The University Of MissouriColumbia, MO$59,530Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 18, 2025Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$65,874Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 18, 2025Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL$60,780Level ICertified
Dec 18, 2025Lsu Health Sciences CenterShreveport, LA$67,824Level ICertified
Dec 18, 2025University Of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$61,008Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 17, 2025Georgia Institute Of TechnologyAtlanta, GA$65,416Level ICertified
Dec 17, 2025Georgia Institute Of TechnologyAtlanta, GA$58,656Level ICertified
Dec 17, 2025The University Of Texas At AustinAustin, TX$66,571Level ICertified
Dec 17, 2025Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount SinaiNew York, NY$80,415N/ACertified
Dec 17, 2025Nyu Grossman School Of MedicineNew York, NY$74,200Level ICertified
Dec 16, 2025Nyu Grossman School Of MedicineNew York, NY$88,725Level IWithdrawn
Dec 16, 2025H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.Tampa, FL$64,501Level ICertified
Dec 16, 2025The University Of Texas El PasoEl Paso, TX$60,000Level ICertified
Dec 16, 2025Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$70,304Level ICertified - Withdrawn
Dec 16, 2025Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$63,120Level ICertified
Dec 16, 2025University Of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$70,000Level ICertified
Dec 15, 2025The Curators Of The University Of MissouriColumbia, MO$65,000Level ICertified
Dec 15, 2025Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN$58,044Level ICertified
Dec 15, 2025Tufts UniversityMedford, MA$69,010Level ICertified
Dec 15, 2025Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$73,000Level ICertified
Dec 15, 2025University Of Maryland BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$63,120Level ICertified
Dec 15, 2025Administrators Of The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA$71,042Level ICertified
Dec 12, 2025Nyu Grossman School Of MedicineNew York, NY$72,000Level ICertified
Dec 12, 2025The Children'S Hospital Of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$65,640N/ACertified
Dec 12, 2025Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$67,824Level ICertified

Role Specific Intelligence (FAQ)

Common questions and insights about the Postdoctoral Fellow role.

Where do Postdoctoral Fellow candidates make the most money?
Professionals in this role see the highest compensation in La Jolla, CA, where the median salary reaches $78,541.

How much do Postdoctoral Fellow professionals make on an H-1B visa?
The median wage calculates to $67,000 for this profession, with junior candidates usually beginning near $65,887.

Which company sponsors the most H-1B visas for Postdoctoral Fellow roles?
Harvard University acts as the leading sponsor for this position, submitting 16 total applications.