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Postdoctoral Research Staff salary in California

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

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $123,360. 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 — entry3$123,360

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCPostdoctoral Research Staff5$123,360

Recent sample filings

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

  • Postdoctoral Research Staff at Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    $128,916
    LivermoreDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25309-377630
  • Postdoctoral Research Staff at Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    $128,916
    LivermoreWage Level IDecided Jun 4, 2025I-200-25148-026397
  • Postdoctoral Research Staff (Physicist) at Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    $117,840
    LivermoreDecided Dec 5, 2024I-200-24332-505845
  • Postdoctoral Research Staff at Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    $123,360
    LivermoreWage Level IDecided Dec 5, 2024I-200-24332-505139
  • Postdoctoral Research Staff at Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    $123,360
    LivermoreWage Level IDecided Nov 19, 2024I-200-24317-469301

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.