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Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salaries in the United States

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

Postdoctoral Research 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 Research Fellows work for IBM at $101,000 annually while the lowest paid Postdoctoral Research Fellows work for Academia Sinica earning approximately $28,000 each year.

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$43K Emory University's Average Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary (4 salaries)

+$2K (4%) more than national average Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
Equal to average Emory University salary ($43K)
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+$5K (10%) more than average Emory University Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($43K)
"It is reasonable. I can not complain."
-$13K (35%) less than average Emory University Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($43K)
-$2K (4%) less than average Emory University Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($43K)
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$36K University of North Carolina's Average Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary (3 salaries)

-$5K (12%) less than national average Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
+$4K (11%) more than average University of North Carolina salary ($32K)
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+$6K (15%) more than average University of North Carolina Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($36K)
"The salary for postdoctoral research can be more in other disciplines or funding sources."
-$6K (18%) less than average University of North Carolina Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($36K)
+$29K (57%) more than average University of North Carolina Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($36K)

$42K The University of Texas at Austin's Average Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary (3 salaries)

+$1K (2%) more than national average Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
+$1K (2%) more than average The University of Texas at Austin salary ($41K)
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Equal to average The University of Texas at Austin Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($42K)
"It is reasonable and more than average."
-$1K (2%) less than average The University of Texas at Austin Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($42K)
+$9K (19%) more than average The University of Texas at Austin Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($42K)

$80K Berkeley Lab's Average Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary (1 salaries)

+$39K (64%) more than national average Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
+$24K (35%) more than average Berkeley Lab salary ($56K)
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Equal to average Berkeley Lab Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($80K)
"My salary is very competitive compared to that of postdocs in other scientific disciplines."

$60K University of Hawaii at Manoa's Average Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary (1 salaries)

+$19K (37%) more than national average Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
+$30K (66%) more than average University of Hawaii at Manoa salary ($30K)
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Equal to average University of Hawaii at Manoa Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($60K)
"Usually, the salaries in industry are higher."

$55K Rutgers University's Average Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary (1 salaries)

+$14K (29%) more than national average Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
+$20K (44%) more than average Rutgers University salary ($35K)
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Equal to average Rutgers University Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($55K)
"It was good and I agree it was related"

$46K University of Michigan's Average Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary (10 salaries)

+$5K (11%) more than national average Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
+$11K (27%) more than average University of Michigan salary ($35K)
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-$16K (42%) less than average University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($46K)
-$16K (42%) less than average University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($46K)
+$5K (10%) more than average University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($46K)
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$42K Harvard University's Average Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary (8 salaries)

+$1K (2%) more than national average Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
-$9K (19%) less than average Harvard University salary ($51K)
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+$39K (63%) more than average Harvard University Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($42K)
-$1K (2%) less than average Harvard University Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($42K)
-$1K (2%) less than average Harvard University Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($42K)
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$41K Massachusetts General Hospital's Average Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary (7 salaries)

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Equal to average Massachusetts General Hospital salary ($41K)
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+$29K (52%) more than average Massachusetts General Hospital Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
Equal to average Massachusetts General Hospital Postdoctoral Research Fellow salary ($41K)
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