Role Filing Pattern
Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 30 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 17-2031.00
SOC Category: Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate (SOC 17-2031.00, Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 30 filing records. Filed base wages span $60,965 to $72,779 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $70,079. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$70,079
H-1B LCA Filings
30LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$72,779
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from The University of Southern California and University of Southern California. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Los Angeles, CA and Marina del Rey, CA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
Salary Caveat
The median shown here is a filed base wage signal from public LCA records. It generally excludes equity, bonus, benefits, and compensation changes after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$60,965
P25$67,800
Median$70,079
P75$70,990
Max$72,779
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- 25
- 5
Filed Wage by City
- Los Angeles, CA$70,15829
- Marina del Rey, CA$60,9651
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate?
The median filed base salary for Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate H-1B LCA records is $70,079 per year.
How many Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 30 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate?
Top employers filing LCAs for Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate include: The University of Southern California, University of Southern California.
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