Postdoctoral Research Associate salary at The University of Southern California

Based on 2 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $73,525. That is 16% above the $63,342 median across all employers filing this title.

Median

$73,525

25th pct

$69,863

75th pct

$77,188

90th pct

$79,385

Filings

$66,200$80,850

How The University of Southern California compares

Other employers filing Postdoctoral Research Associate

Employer	Filings	Median	vs. this page
The Trustees of Princeton University	113	$67,000	-9%
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	83	$72,529	-1%
Washington University	76	$63,120	-14%
Triad National Security, LLC	73	$101,404	+38%
University of Illinois	55	$57,680	-22%
Texas A&M University	47	$55,370	-25%
University of Connecticut	43	$63,000	-14%
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	38	$58,656	-20%
Texas A&m Agrilife Research	35	$55,177	-25%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	31	$58,656	-20%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	27	$68,964	-6%
W.m. Rice University	21	$65,000	-12%
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	19	$58,000	-21%
Washington State University	16	$60,000	-18%
Northeastern University	15	$65,500	-11%
University of Utah	15	$65,000	-12%
Carnegie Mellon University	15	$61,008	-17%
Purdue University	14	$60,770	-17%
University of Oklahoma	14	$55,000	-25%
University of Georgia	13	$62,000	-16%
University of Illinois Chicago	12	$63,695	-13%
University of Georgia; OGE	11	$64,480	-12%
The University of Texas at Arlington	11	$60,000	-18%
University of Nebraska Medical Center	11	$57,300	-22%
University of North Texas	11	$55,848	-24%

Individual filings

Certified determinations for this role

Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Visa	Decided
Los Angeles, CA	$66,200	$29,203	I	H-1B	Aug 12, 2025
Los Angeles, CA	$80,850	$80,850	I	H-1B	Jan 8, 2025

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