Postdoctoral Associate Salaries in the United States
How much does a Postdoctoral Associate make in the United States?
Postdoctoral Associates earn $41,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 47% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Postdoctoral Associates work for Los Alamos National Laboratory at $71,000 annually while the lowest paid Postdoctoral Associates work for Oregon Health & Science University earning approximately $30,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$41K Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (27 salaries)
Equal to national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
-$15K (30%) less than average Massachusetts Institute of Technology salary ($56K)
+$9K (19%) more than average Massachusetts Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"The rate is relatively high in comparison with other institute for post-docs, however, the living expenses in Boston raises much faster than the salary in the past years"
+$21K (40%) more than average Massachusetts Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"The salary is the cap for a first year postdoc. So it's fine, but not a reasonable living wage in Boston."
+$9K (19%) more than average Massachusetts Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"Salary is lower than in other places."
$41K Cornell University's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (17 salaries)
Equal to national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
Equal to average Cornell University salary ($41K)
-$1K (2%) less than average Cornell University Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"It's hard to tell since the salary of a postdoc depends on the region (city) and the cost index."
+$9K (19%) more than average Cornell University Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"Cornell provides a handsome salary to the postdoc"
+$30K (53%) more than average Cornell University Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
$41K Virginia Tech's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (7 salaries)
Equal to national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
+$11K (30%) more than average Virginia Tech salary ($30K)
+$24K (45%) more than average Virginia Tech Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"The pay is decent. However, I think I am ready for a change in career."
+$4K (9%) more than average Virginia Tech Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"I am paid an average salary."
Equal to average Virginia Tech Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
$36K Duke University's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (7 salaries)
-$5K (12%) less than national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
-$6K (15%) less than average Duke University salary ($42K)
+$5K (12%) more than average Duke University Postdoctoral Associate salary ($36K)
"I think my salary is the average for postdoctoral associate."
+$20K (43%) more than average Duke University Postdoctoral Associate salary ($36K)
"The pay is proportional to the work I do."
+$5K (12%) more than average Duke University Postdoctoral Associate salary ($36K)
$48K University of Michigan's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (3 salaries)
+$7K (15%) more than national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
+$13K (31%) more than average University of Michigan salary ($35K)
-$2K (4%) less than average University of Michigan Postdoctoral Associate salary ($48K)
"salary for postdocs is mostly based on your location, so nothing to complain"
Equal to average University of Michigan Postdoctoral Associate salary ($48K)
"Pretty good"
+$3K (6%) more than average University of Michigan Postdoctoral Associate salary ($48K)
$41K Yale University's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (29 salaries)
Equal to national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
-$4K (9%) less than average Yale University salary ($45K)
+$9K (19%) more than average Yale University Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"Similar salary compared to Harvard"
Equal to average Yale University Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
+$10K (21%) more than average Yale University Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
$41K University of Minnesota's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (18 salaries)
Equal to national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
+$6K (15%) more than average University of Minnesota salary ($35K)
+$9K (19%) more than average University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"The Postdocs working in national labs get more salary than in universities."
+$69K (91%) more than average University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
-$11K (30%) less than average University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
$41K University of Florida's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (14 salaries)
Equal to national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
+$11K (30%) more than average University of Florida salary ($30K)
+$10K (21%) more than average University of Florida Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
"It is fair and completely fit with the title."
+$30K (53%) more than average University of Florida Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
-$11K (30%) less than average University of Florida Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
$39K Fox Chase Cancer Center's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (5 salaries)
-$2K (5%) less than national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Fox Chase Cancer Center salary ($41K)
+$11K (24%) more than average Fox Chase Cancer Center Postdoctoral Associate salary ($39K)
"Lower than average in the area"
+$2K (5%) more than average Fox Chase Cancer Center Postdoctoral Associate salary ($39K)
+$2K (5%) more than average Fox Chase Cancer Center Postdoctoral Associate salary ($39K)
$46K UC Berkeley's Average Postdoctoral Associate Salary (4 salaries)
+$5K (11%) more than national average Postdoctoral Associate salary ($41K)
+$1K (2%) more than average UC Berkeley salary ($45K)
+$9K (17%) more than average UC Berkeley Postdoctoral Associate salary ($46K)
"Salary is not the main purpose of doing a postdoc, however, it is very low for living in the bay area."
+$5K (10%) more than average UC Berkeley Postdoctoral Associate salary ($46K)
-$5K (11%) less than average UC Berkeley Postdoctoral Associate salary ($46K)
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