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$41k Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary in the United States

Postdoctoral Fellow Salaries in the United States

How much does a Postdoctoral Fellow make in the United States?

Postdoctoral Fellows 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 Fellows work for Jet Propulsion Laboratory at $79,000 annually while the lowest paid Postdoctoral Fellows work for National Tsing Hua University earning approximately $28,000 each year.

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$41K Harvard University's Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (33 salaries)

Equal to national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
-$10K (21%) less than average Harvard University salary ($51K)
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$55K Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow in Boston, MA ·
+$14K (29%) more than average Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
"My salary is per NIH guidelines."
$43K Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow in Boston, MA ·
+$2K (4%) more than average Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
"Just in the good limit of what I expected."
$51K Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow ·
+$10K (21%) more than average Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
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$66K National Institute of Standards and Technology's Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (2 salaries)

+$25K (46%) more than national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
+$4K (6%) more than average National Institute of Standards and Technology salary ($62K)
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$66K National Institute of Standards and Technology Postdoctoral Fellow in Gaithersburg, MD ·
Equal to average National Institute of Standards and Technology Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($66K)
"For postdocs, the salary is one of the highest in the country."
$65K National Institute of Standards and Technology Postdoctoral Fellow in Gaithersburg, MD ·
-$1K (1%) less than average National Institute of Standards and Technology Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($66K)
"The pay is fine. But it's supposed to be about development of the researcher and that part fails."

$41K University of Texas' Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (47 salaries)

Equal to national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
+$6K (15%) more than average University of Texas salary ($35K)
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$53K University of Texas Postdoctoral Fellow in Houston, TX ·
+$12K (25%) more than average University of Texas Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
"Slightly higher than average, but not enough... especially with the unnecessary expectations and stress involved."
$60K University of Texas Postdoctoral Fellow ·
+$19K (37%) more than average University of Texas Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
$30K University of Texas Postdoctoral Fellow ·
-$11K (30%) less than average University of Texas Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
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$41K UCLA's Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (35 salaries)

Equal to national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
+$1K (2%) more than average UCLA salary ($40K)
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$60K UCLA Postdoctoral Fellow in Los Angeles, CA ·
+$19K (37%) more than average UCLA Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
"Relative to our postdocs at my level, I am overpaid. However, in comparison to industry workers with my credentials and technical skills, I am underpaid."
$47K UCLA Postdoctoral Fellow ·
+$6K (13%) more than average UCLA Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
$61K UCLA Postdoctoral Fellow ·
+$20K (39%) more than average UCLA Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
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$41K Johns Hopkins University's Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (32 salaries)

Equal to national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
-$1K (2%) less than average Johns Hopkins University salary ($42K)
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$52K Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellow in Baltimore, MD ·
+$11K (23%) more than average Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
"Better"
$41K Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellow ·
Equal to average Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
$41K Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellow ·
Equal to average Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
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$46K Georgia Institute of Technology's Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (26 salaries)

+$5K (11%) more than national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
+$8K (19%) more than average Georgia Institute of Technology salary ($38K)
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$70K Georgia Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow in Atlanta, GA ·
+$24K (41%) more than average Georgia Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($46K)
"NA"
$30K Georgia Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow ·
-$16K (42%) less than average Georgia Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($46K)
$30K Georgia Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow ·
-$16K (42%) less than average Georgia Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($46K)
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$41K Stanford University's Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (17 salaries)

Equal to national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
-$14K (29%) less than average Stanford University salary ($55K)
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$57K Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellow in Stanford, CA ·
+$16K (32%) more than average Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
"I am paid just as normally as I am supposed to be. I do not feel to be under or over paid."
$41K Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellow ·
Equal to average Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
$71K Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellow ·
+$30K (53%) more than average Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
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$42K University of Michigan's Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (13 salaries)

+$1K (2%) more than national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
+$7K (18%) more than average University of Michigan salary ($35K)
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$50K University of Michigan Postdoctoral Fellow in Ann Arbor, MI ·
+$8K (17%) more than average University of Michigan Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($42K)
"It would be great if it was higher than that especially considering having lots of projects and student lead, while dealing with other activities. Althoug it is NIH rule to follow, I think there should be some flexibility to follow to add more salary, especially considering living in AA."
$71K University of Michigan Postdoctoral Fellow ·
+$29K (51%) more than average University of Michigan Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($42K)
$30K University of Michigan Postdoctoral Fellow ·
-$12K (33%) less than average University of Michigan Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($42K)
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$41K New York University's Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (12 salaries)

Equal to national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
-$1K (2%) less than average New York University salary ($42K)
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$55K New York University Postdoctoral Fellow ·
+$14K (29%) more than average New York University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
"The pay is competitive compared to other postdoctoral fellows."
$51K New York University Postdoctoral Fellow ·
+$10K (21%) more than average New York University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
$60K New York University Postdoctoral Fellow ·
+$19K (37%) more than average New York University Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
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$41K University of Missouri's Average Postdoctoral Fellow Salary (11 salaries)

Equal to national average Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
+$11K (30%) more than average University of Missouri salary ($30K)
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$48K University of Missouri Postdoctoral Fellow in Columbia, MO ·
+$7K (15%) more than average University of Missouri Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
"Salary is based on what your output if something does not sell in market you might not get profit for it. same here we work in plants fundamental metabolomics which might not be lucrative to the industry in the beginning but in the long run these are going to stay. I would like to work with challenges with a salary based on my experiences. I will look for both challenges and salaries. Jobs' satisfaction is important and salary may not decide jobs. I was working as $31000 per anum in the beginning but later find the offer as 45000 with natural product discovery having job satisfaction. My current job is in fact equal to what others postdoc get."
$30K University of Missouri Postdoctoral Fellow ·
-$11K (30%) less than average University of Missouri Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
$30K University of Missouri Postdoctoral Fellow ·
-$11K (30%) less than average University of Missouri Postdoctoral Fellow salary ($41K)
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