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Postdoctoral Scholar (in Chemical Sciences) salary in California

A real-employer view of Postdoctoral Scholar (in Chemical Sciences) 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 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Postdoctoral Scholar (in Chemical Sciences) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $74,431. 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 Chemical Sciences) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Scholar (in Chemical Sciences)5$74,436
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 (in Physical Chemistry) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    $71,772
    BerkeleyDecided Mar 19, 2025I-200-25071-770098
  • POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
    $74,425
    IRVINEDecided Jan 31, 2025I-200-25025-642583
  • Postdoctoral Scholar (in Chemical Sciences) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    $71,772
    BerkeleyDecided Feb 13, 2025I-200-25037-673117
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    $86,052
    BerkeleyDecided Jan 23, 2025I-200-25015-620368
  • Postdoctoral Scholar (in Chemical Sciences) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    $74,436
    BerkeleyDecided Nov 15, 2024I-200-24312-460583
  • Postdoctoral Scholar (in Chemical Engineering) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    $91,284
    BerkeleyDecided Nov 13, 2024I-200-24310-454453

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.