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Postdoctoral Scholar salary in California

A real-employer view of Postdoctoral Scholar pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Postdoctoral Scholar in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 4 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $73,029. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Postdoctoral Scholar in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
University of California, Los AngelesPostdoctoral Scholar3$71,632
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINEPOSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR1$74,425

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Los Angeles
    $71,632
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-429899
  • POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
    $74,425
    IRVINEDecided Apr 14, 2025I-200-25097-838032
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Los Angeles
    $77,030
    Los AngelesDecided Aug 6, 2025I-200-25211-209605
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Los Angeles
    $69,209
    Los AngelesDecided Aug 5, 2025I-200-25210-206587

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.