Postdoctoral Researcher visa sponsorship salary

Across 299 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Postdoctoral Researcher is $66,000. The middle half of filings fall between $60,685 and $69,000, and the top decile begins at $77,285. Classified under SOC 19-2011.00 (Astronomers).

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

Median: $66,000
25th pct: $60,685
75th pct: $69,000
90th pct: $77,285
Filings: 299

Who pays what for Postdoctoral Researcher

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employers filing Postdoctoral Researcher, with wage percentiles
Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
UT Southwestern Medical Center	85	$61,008	$64,356	$68,964
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	71	$67,160	$68,340	$70,000
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	23	$56,000	$60,000	$64,557
The University of Kansas	15	$57,849	$60,377	$62,077
Louisiana State University and A&M College	11	$54,707	$55,000	$58,969
Meta Platforms, Inc	9	$173,000	$173,000	$176,000
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Office of International Affairs	6	$66,492	$66,492	$67,623
Syracuse University	6	$62,103	$63,706	$65,000
Prairie View A&M University	5	$54,000	$58,500	$59,565
International Computer Science Institute	4	$79,378	$79,934	$89,424
Desert Research Institute	4	$74,363	$77,509	$80,018
LSU - Pennington Biomedical Research Center	3	$57,924	$61,008	$61,218
Saint Louis University	3	$59,817	$60,000	$66,660
University of Delaware	3	$60,000	$60,000	$64,341
LSU Agricultural Center	3	$46,444	$49,000	$50,500
Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.	2	$96,470	$96,470	$96,470
California State University, Northridge	2	$70,496	$74,429	$78,361
Regents of the University of California at Riverside	2	$69,348	$71,958	$74,569
Scripps College	2	$68,640	$68,640	$68,640
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research	2	$67,700	$67,800	$67,900
Research Foundation of CUNY	2	$65,765	$66,529	$67,294
Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation	2	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000
Indiana University	2	$63,232	$63,232	$63,232
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.	2	$61,515	$62,022	$62,529
Coriell Institute for Medical Research	2	$61,008	$61,008	$61,008
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	2	$60,743	$60,985	$61,228
Brigham Young University	2	$58,992	$59,328	$59,664
University of South Dakota	2	$57,406	$58,149	$58,891
Colorado School of Mines	2	$56,044	$56,048	$56,052
The University of Alabama	2	$52,832	$53,664	$54,496
Montana State University	2	$47,341	$48,277	$49,213

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Recent certified Postdoctoral Researcher filings, with wage and level
Employer	Location	Wage	Level	Decided
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$67,320	I	Sep 30, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$70,914	I	Sep 30, 2025
UT Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	$61,000	I	Sep 29, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$66,300	I	Sep 26, 2025
Idaho State University	Idaho Falls, ID	$60,000	I	Sep 25, 2025
UT Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	$58,608	I	Sep 22, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$67,830	I	Sep 22, 2025
UT Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	$65,000	I	Sep 19, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$65,374	I	Sep 17, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$70,000	I	Sep 17, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$70,000	I	Sep 17, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$66,000	I	Sep 17, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$68,000	I	Sep 17, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$69,000	I	Sep 17, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$68,340	I	Sep 17, 2025
Colorado School of Mines	Golden, CO	$56,040	I	Sep 16, 2025
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	$65,000	I	Sep 15, 2025
International Computer Science Institute	Berkeley, CA	$77,709	IV	Sep 12, 2025
The University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	$60,180	I	Sep 11, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$67,320	I	Sep 10, 2025
International Computer Science Institute	Berkeley, CA	$79,934	II	Sep 9, 2025
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Office of International Affairs	Dallas, TX	$61,884	I	Sep 4, 2025
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	$70,600	I	Sep 4, 2025
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	College Station, TX	$65,000	I	Sep 4, 2025
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	$65,000	I	Sep 4, 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.