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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Postdoctoral Fellow · Emory University · All reported locations

For Postdoctoral Fellow at Emory University in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $65,320. The sample denominator is 54 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Postdoctoral Fellow · Harvard University · All reported locations

For Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $70,304. The sample denominator is 48 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Postdoctoral Fellow · Johns Hopkins University · All reported locations

For Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $70,344. The sample denominator is 47 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.

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Emory UniversityPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$65,320——Offered base wage · filing cohort54 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
HU
Harvard UniversityPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$70,304——Offered base wage · filing cohort48 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
JH
Johns Hopkins UniversityPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$70,344——Offered base wage · filing cohort47 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
NG
NYU Grossman School of MedicinePostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$79,671——Offered base wage · filing cohort45 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TU
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$70,950——Offered base wage · filing cohort42 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TU
The University of Texas at AustinPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$66,019——Offered base wage · filing cohort37 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TC
The Curators of the University of MissouriPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$56,555——Offered base wage · filing cohort34 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
GI
Georgia Institute of TechnologyPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$62,711——Offered base wage · filing cohort30 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AU
Auburn UniversityPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$60,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort29 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
UO
University of Maryland BaltimorePostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$65,320——Offered base wage · filing cohort24 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
IU
Indiana University IndianapolisPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$63,480——Offered base wage · filing cohort23 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AE
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Postdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$69,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort20 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
BU
BOR USGA obo Augusta UniversityPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$60,605——Offered base wage · filing cohort20 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
IS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$80,415——Offered base wage · filing cohort20 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CS
Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$74,300——Offered base wage · filing cohort16 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CU
Clemson UniversityPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$63,565——Offered base wage · filing cohort15 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
HL
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Postdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$69,805——Offered base wage · filing cohort15 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
UO
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATIPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$63,135——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
IU
Indiana UniversityPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$56,292——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TM
The Methodist Hospital Research InstitutePostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$67,599——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AO
Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$66,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CS
Colorado State UniversityPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$61,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
UO
University of HoustonPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$60,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort9 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
RP
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Postdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$100,882——Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
NU
Northwestern UniversityPostdoctoral FellowAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$62,798——Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Emory University vs. Harvard University

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Emory University vs. NYU Grossman School of Medicine

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Emory University vs. The University of Texas at Austin

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Emory University vs. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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38 supported pay benchmarks across 38 employers. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.

How current are the numbers?

This coverage was last refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Each row shows its own measurement period. A collection date can differ from the year when compensation was earned or a wage was offered.

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Public pay cohorts need at least five samples. Counts can overlap, so they are not added together into a worker total. Coverage reflects available records and does not represent every employer or employee. Read the methodology.

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