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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 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $74,425. 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, MercedPostdoctoral Scholar3$71,769
Regents of the University of California at RiversidePostdoctoral Scholar2$74,400
University of California at Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar2$81,435
University of California, DavisPostdoctoral Scholar2$73,097

Recent sample filings

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

  • Postdoctoral Scholar at Regents of the University of California at Riverside
    $77,030
    RIVERSIDEDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25330-438755
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California at Santa Barbara
    $82,836
    Santa BarbaraDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-315310
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Merced
    $71,769
    MercedDecided Jun 30, 2025I-200-25174-122004
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Davis
    $71,769
    DavisDecided Jun 26, 2025I-200-25169-107220
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Davis
    $74,425
    DavisDecided Apr 11, 2025I-200-25094-832654
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at Regents of the University of California at Riverside
    $71,769
    RIVERSIDEDecided Jan 22, 2025I-200-25015-618713
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Merced
    $74,425
    MercedDecided Dec 31, 2024I-200-24356-566078
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California at Santa Barbara
    $80,034
    Santa BarbaraDecided Nov 6, 2024I-200-24304-444012

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.