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Postdoctoral Research Affiliate salary in California

A real-employer view of Postdoctoral Research Affiliate 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 Research Affiliate in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $74,755. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry8$74,740
Level II — qualified1$81,180

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
The Leland Stanford, Jr UniversityPostdoctoral Research Affiliate9$74,755

Recent sample filings

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

  • Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $78,146
    StanfordWage Level IDecided Sep 29, 2025I-200-25266-326558
  • Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $74,755
    Palo AltoWage Level IDecided Jul 28, 2025I-200-25202-189155
  • Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $79,335
    StanfordWage Level IDecided Jul 11, 2025I-200-25185-153761
  • Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $74,606
    StanfordWage Level IDecided Apr 4, 2025I-200-25088-813006
  • Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $81,180
    StanfordWage Level IIDecided Feb 19, 2025I-200-25042-683496
  • Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $74,876
    StanfordWage Level IDecided Feb 14, 2025I-200-25038-676931
  • Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $74,725
    Palo AltoWage Level IDecided Jan 30, 2025I-200-25023-638245
  • Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $74,486
    StanfordWage Level IDecided Jan 29, 2025I-200-25022-635862

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.