Postdoctoral Research Fellow visa sponsorship salary

Across 457 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Postdoctoral Research Fellow is $63,120. The middle half of filings fall between $61,008 and $68,964, and the top decile begins at $75,738. Classified under SOC 19-1021.00 (Biochemists and Biophysicists).

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

Median: $63,120
25th pct: $61,008
75th pct: $68,964
90th pct: $75,738
Filings: 457

Who pays what for Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employers filing Postdoctoral Research Fellow, with wage percentiles
Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
University of Michigan	201	$61,008	$62,232	$65,000
Johns Hopkins University	87	$62,132	$65,935	$69,093
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	28	$61,428	$62,112	$67,110
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	19	$77,976	$77,976	$79,125
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	14	$60,252	$61,008	$61,970
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	13	$61,008	$61,008	$68,000
Harvard University	12	$71,874	$76,000	$82,625
George Mason University	11	$70,735	$77,999	$85,240
The Trustees of Princeton University	7	$71,113	$73,200	$78,150
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	7	$56,052	$57,956	$61,381
North Dakota State University	7	$52,550	$53,100	$58,000
Colorado Seminary	5	$45,947	$56,597	$56,659
Brigham and Women's Hospital	3	$70,703	$71,406	$71,406
Boston College	3	$66,963	$67,626	$68,303
HMH Hospitals Corporation	3	$62,274	$63,120	$64,806
Marquette University	3	$62,000	$62,000	$63,500
Children's National Medical Center	3	$59,644	$60,923	$65,056
New York Blood Center	2	$81,884	$81,884	$81,884
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home	2	$67,108	$67,109	$67,109
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	2	$66,810	$66,810	$66,810
LSU - Pennington Biomedical Research Center	2	$61,008	$61,008	$61,008
University of Mississippi Medical Center	2	$57,615	$58,746	$59,877
University of Rhode Island	2	$58,256	$58,618	$58,981

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Recent certified Postdoctoral Research Fellow filings, with wage and level
Employer	Location	Wage	Level	Decided
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$56,484	I	Sep 30, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$60,000	I	Sep 30, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$56,484	I	Sep 30, 2025
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	$66,492	—	Sep 30, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$59,924	I	Sep 30, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$64,296	I	Sep 29, 2025
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	Oklahoma City, OK	$61,999	I	Sep 29, 2025
Boston College	Newton, MA	$68,979	I	Sep 29, 2025
The Trustees of Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	$90,000	I	Sep 26, 2025
The Nemours Foundation - Nemours Children's Health	Wilmington, DE	$70,000	I	Sep 26, 2025
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	$68,964	—	Sep 26, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$61,428	I	Sep 23, 2025
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	$62,232	I	Sep 23, 2025
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	$66,492	—	Sep 22, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$62,232	I	Sep 22, 2025
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	Oklahoma City, OK	$60,000	I	Sep 22, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$66,000	I	Sep 19, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$63,253	I	Sep 19, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$72,850	I	Sep 18, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$71,500	I	Sep 17, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$63,750	I	Sep 17, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$70,344	I	Sep 15, 2025
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	$58,000	I	Sep 11, 2025
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	Seattle, WA	$80,000	III	Sep 11, 2025
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	$68,964	I	Sep 10, 2025

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.