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Postdoctoral Research Associate salary in Texas

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 Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 15 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $60,000. 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 — entry13$57,002
Level II — qualified1$65,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Texas A&M UniversityPostdoctoral Research Associate6$56,186
W.M. RICE UNIVERSITYPostdoctoral Research Associate3$61,267
W.M. Rice UniversityPostdoctoral Research Associate3$60,000
The University of Texas at El PasoPostdoctoral Research Associate1$55,370
The University of Texas at ArlingtonPostdoctoral Research Associate1$61,556
Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiPostdoctoral Research Associate1$50,898

Recent sample filings

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

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at W.M. RICE UNIVERSITY
    $62,000
    HoustonDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25314-394752
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at The University of Texas at El Paso
    $55,370
    El PasoWage Level IDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-318295
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at The University of Texas at Arlington
    $61,556
    ArlingtonWage Level IDecided Sep 23, 2025I-200-25260-313609
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at W.M. Rice University
    $60,000
    HoustonWage Level IDecided Sep 2, 2025I-200-25237-266246
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at W.M. RICE UNIVERSITY
    $60,000
    HoustonWage Level IDecided Aug 11, 2025I-200-25216-218529
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M University
    $55,370
    College StationWage Level IDecided Jul 21, 2025I-200-25195-172810
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M University
    $54,000
    College StationWage Level IDecided Jul 3, 2025I-200-25177-131113
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at W.M. Rice University
    $52,000
    HoustonWage Level IDecided Jun 3, 2025I-200-25147-022027

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.