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Post Doctoral Research Associate visa sponsorship salary

Across 122 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Post Doctoral Research Associate is $61,801. The middle half of filings fall between $56,171 and $69,673, and the top decile begins at $75,000. Classified under SOC 19-1029.00 (Biological Scientists, All Other).

This is one of many job titles filed under Molecular and Cellular Biologists. That page pools every variant, so its figures rest on far more filings than this one.

Median
$61,801
25th pct
$56,171
75th pct
$69,673
90th pct
$75,000
Filings
122

Who pays what for Post Doctoral Research Associate

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employers filing Post Doctoral Research Associate, with wage percentiles
EmployerFilings25thMedian75th
Purdue University34$53,170$58,797$63,153
The University of Tennessee19$58,227$62,878$67,651
University of Georgia15$57,325$60,000$69,933
University of Massachusetts Amherst11$62,682$65,000$69,347
Texas Tech University6$65,000$68,446$76,473
University of Wyoming6$55,654$64,000$65,900
Georgetown University4$80,000$85,000$100,000
University of North Texas3$60,667$72,197$72,197
University of Maryland, College Park2$70,000$70,000$70,000
University of Utah2$60,783$62,959$65,134
Virginia State University2$55,500$56,000$56,500

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Recent certified Post Doctoral Research Associate filings, with wage and level
EmployerLocationWageLevelDecided
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$56,759ISep 30, 2025
Florida A&M UniversityTallahassee, FL$60,000ISep 29, 2025
Saint Francis Health SystemTulsa, OK$100,000ISep 24, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$60,000ISep 23, 2025
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX$65,000ISep 22, 2025
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX$71,892IISep 22, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$65,000ISep 17, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$53,040ISep 16, 2025
Georgetown UniversityGaithersburg, MD$90,000ISep 3, 2025
The University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN$61,560IAug 27, 2025
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State UniversityGreensboro, NC$62,421IAug 25, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$60,466IAug 15, 2025
University of North TexasDenton, TX$72,197IIIAug 14, 2025
Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD$56,077IAug 6, 2025
University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MD$70,000IJul 29, 2025
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ$73,000Jul 29, 2025
University of WyomingLaramie, WY$70,000IJul 28, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$59,000IJul 28, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$45,000IJul 25, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$58,594IJul 25, 2025
The University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN$50,190IJul 24, 2025
The Research Foundation at SUNY BinghamtonVestal, NY$75,358IJul 23, 2025
The University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN$78,000IJul 23, 2025
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA$65,000Jul 21, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$61,800IJul 18, 2025

The DOL publishes new filings quarterly. One email per release, nothing else.

Prevailing wage levels I through IV reflect the experience and responsibility the employer attested to, not seniority titles. A level I filing is an entry-level determination; level IV is fully competent and independent. Comparing across levels explains much of the spread between the 25th and 90th percentile above.