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Postdoctoral Research Associate salary in Pennsylvania

A real-employer view of Postdoctoral Research Associate 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 Research Associate in Pennsylvania: 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: $60,704. 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 — entry2$59,063

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPostdoctoral Research Associate4$60,704

Recent sample filings

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

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University
    $61,008
    PittsburghDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-462300
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University
    $60,400
    PittsburghDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25309-379621
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University
    $57,117
    PittsburghWage Level IDecided Sep 2, 2025I-200-25237-265731
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University
    $61,008
    PittsburghWage Level IDecided Nov 4, 2024I-200-24302-437016

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.