Postdoctoral Associate salary at Cornell University

Based on 58 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $64,356. That is 4% below the $67,235 median across all employers filing this title.

Median

$64,356

25th pct

$61,008

75th pct

$72,925

90th pct

$80,000

Filings

$47,000$83,200

How Cornell University compares

Other employers filing Postdoctoral Associate

Employer	Filings	Median	vs. this page
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	105	$71,000	+10%
Duke University	72	$64,800	+1%
Yale University	68	$68,750	+7%
University of Pittsburgh	66	$62,400	-3%
Cornell University	58	$64,356	—
University of Minnesota	41	$61,008	-5%
New York University	38	$68,378	+6%
Weill Cornell Medical College	34	$71,972	+12%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	32	$64,688	+1%
The Broad Institute, Inc.	30	$74,289	+15%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	29	$67,270	+5%
University of Florida	26	$61,218	-5%
University of Maryland, College Park	24	$75,298	+17%
Trustees of Boston University	23	$71,000	+10%
The Scripps Research Institute	21	$68,640	+7%
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	20	$63,738	-1%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	19	$76,426	+19%
The Rockefeller University	19	$74,263	+15%
W.m. Rice University	19	$61,550	-4%
Research Foundation for the State University of New York	16	$64,000	-1%
Georgetown University	14	$74,088	+15%
University of Rochester	13	$60,000	-7%
Mississippi State University	12	$52,635	-18%
The University of Vermont	11	$61,428	-5%
Brandeis University	9	$65,000	+1%

Individual filings

Certified determinations for this role

Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Visa	Decided
Ithaca, NY	$61,428	$56,659	I	H-1B	Sep 2, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$61,884	$51,688	I	H-1B	Aug 7, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$80,000	$62,510	I	H-1B	Aug 5, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$60,000	$53,893	I	H-1B	Aug 1, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$62,232	$49,774	I	H-1B	Jul 21, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$80,000	$38,646	I	H-1B	Jul 15, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$64,356	$53,206	I	H-1B	Jul 9, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$58,450	$48,464	I	H-1B	Jul 1, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$56,484	$56,472	I	H-1B	Jul 1, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$54,840	$45,240	I	H-1B	Jun 11, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$73,112	$57,741	I	H-1B	Jun 2, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$82,472	$77,438	II	H-1B	May 9, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$64,356	$57,512	I	H-1B	May 9, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$68,515	$59,634	I	H-1B	May 8, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$72,925	$72,925	I	H-1B	May 7, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$83,000	$59,634	I	H-1B	Apr 29, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$47,000	$37,538	—	H-1B	Apr 23, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$72,925	$72,925	I	H-1B	Apr 21, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$61,008	$38,646	I	H-1B	Apr 8, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$62,000	$52,957	I	H-1B	Apr 4, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$68,000	$57,533	I	H-1B	Apr 1, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$72,925	$72,925	I	H-1B	Apr 1, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$61,008	$59,634	I	H-1B	Mar 28, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$72,925	$72,925	I	H-1B	Mar 28, 2025
Ithaca, NY	$61,008	$56,181	II	H-1B	Mar 12, 2025

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