Post Doc Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Post Doc make in Wisconsin?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Post Doc in Wisconsin is $62,866 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Post Doc's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,546
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,431 to $69,503
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,662

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Post Doc Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,503	$5,792	$1,337	$33
Average	$62,866	$5,239	$1,209	$30
25th Percentile	$55,431	$4,619	$1,066	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Post Doc Salaries

A Post Doc's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Post Doc Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Post Doc's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $62,144
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,350
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,935
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,842
Expert (over 8 years): $68,050

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Post Doc	$62,144
Intermediate Level Post Doc	$62,350
Senior Level Post Doc	$64,935
Specialist Level Post Doc	$67,842
Expert Level Post Doc	$68,050

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How Do Post Doc Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Post Docs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,759.
California: $70,491.
Massachusetts: $69,551.

District of Columbia $70,759 California $70,491 Massachusetts $69,551 Washington $69,296 New Jersey $69,270 Alaska $69,181 Connecticut $68,299 New York $67,941

Hawaii $66,797 Rhode Island $66,260 Maryland $65,896 Minnesota $65,397 Colorado $65,206 Illinois $65,142 Oregon $64,899 Delaware $64,720

New Hampshire $64,607 Virginia $64,356 Pennsylvania $63,621 Nevada $63,250 North Dakota $63,129 Michigan $62,937 Wisconsin $62,866 Vermont $62,726

Texas $62,336 Maine $62,310 Arizona $62,272 Ohio $62,227 Georgia $61,639 Indiana $61,345 Wyoming $61,288 Utah $61,198

Iowa $61,160 Kansas $60,853 Louisiana $60,764 North Carolina $60,732 Missouri $60,719 Florida $60,470 Montana $60,336 Nebraska $60,208

Kentucky $60,138 South Carolina $59,882 Tennessee $59,722 Idaho $59,658 New Mexico $59,192 Oklahoma $59,090 Alabama $58,712 South Dakota $58,080

Arkansas $57,735 West Virginia $57,549 Mississippi $56,993

Top Paying Cities for Post Docs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $61,151
Greenville: $61,733
Hancock: $60,610

Green Lake, WI $61,151 Greenville, WI $61,733 Hancock, WI $60,610 Hortonville, WI $61,603 Iola, WI $60,879 King, WI $61,345 Larsen, WI $61,490 Leopolis, WI $60,804

Manawa, WI $61,105 Marion, WI $60,917 Menasha, WI $61,783 Neenah, WI $61,671 Neshkoro, WI $60,931 New London, WI $61,349 Ogdensburg, WI $60,968 Omro, WI $61,269

Pickett, WI $61,319 Pine River, WI $61,082 Plainfield, WI $60,722 Poy Sippi, WI $61,124 Princeton, WI $61,005 Readfield, WI $61,428 Redgranite, WI $61,141 Ripon, WI $61,259

Rosendale, WI $61,289 Saxeville, WI $61,015 Scandinavia, WI $60,928 Tilleda, WI $60,712 Van Dyne, WI $61,366 Waukau, WI $61,259 Waupaca, WI $61,095 Wautoma, WI $60,952

Weyauwega, WI $61,200 Wild Rose, WI $60,971 Winnebago, WI $61,507 Winneconne, WI $61,363 Wilson, WI $62,369 Boyd, WI $60,754 Cadott, WI $60,798 Chetek, WI $60,634

Chippewa Falls, WI $60,928 Colfax, WI $60,855 Conrath, WI $60,511 Cornell, WI $60,667 Dallas, WI $60,982 Downing, WI $62,077 Downsville, WI $61,627 Durand, WI $61,567

Eau Galle, WI $61,431 Eleva, WI $60,994 Elk Mound, WI $60,859 Elmwood, WI $62,022 Fairchild, WI $60,920 Fall Creek, WI $60,956 Gilmanton, WI $61,272 Holcombe, WI $60,563

Humbird, WI $60,852 Independence, WI $61,095 Jim Falls, WI $60,719 Knapp, WI $62,045 Maiden Rock, WI $62,120 Menomonie, WI $61,568 Merrillan, WI $60,768 Mondovi, WI $61,117

Nelson, WI $61,847 New Auburn, WI $60,609 Osseo, WI $61,137 Pepin, WI $62,334 Pigeon Falls, WI $61,273 Plum City, WI $62,036 Prairie Farm, WI $61,508 Ridgeland, WI $61,178

Rock Falls, WI $60,885 Sand Creek, WI $60,642 Sheldon, WI $60,485 Spring Valley, WI $62,411 Stanley, WI $60,770 Stockholm, WI $62,480 Strum, WI $61,096 Thorp, WI $60,742

Wheeler, WI $61,311 Whitehall, WI $61,016 Spooner, WI $60,466 Almena, WI $61,312 Ashland, WI $60,405 Balsam Lake, WI $62,312 Barron, WI $60,928 Barronett, WI $60,492

Bayfield, WI $60,407 Benoit, WI $60,318 Birchwood, WI $60,384 Brill, WI $60,637 Bruce, WI $60,453 Brule, WI $60,970 Cable, WI $60,195 Cameron, WI $60,651

Centuria, WI $62,654 Comstock, WI $61,479 Cornucopia, WI $60,487 Couderay, WI $60,226 Cumberland, WI $61,027 Danbury, WI $60,827 Drummond, WI $60,374 Edgewater, WI $60,349

Exeland, WI $60,271 Foxboro, WI $61,187 Frederic, WI $61,365 Gordon, WI $60,679 Grand View, WI $60,251 Grantsburg, WI $61,739 Haugen, WI $60,702 Hawthorne, WI $61,170

Hayward, WI $60,271 Herbster, WI $60,570 Hertel, WI $60,483 High Bridge, WI $60,315 Iron River, WI $60,749 Ladysmith, WI $60,458 Lake Nebagamon, WI $61,035 La Pointe, WI $60,304

Luck, WI $62,077 Maple, WI $61,179 Marengo, WI $60,290 Mason, WI $60,299 Mikana, WI $60,630 Milltown, WI $62,335 Minong, WI $60,652 Odanah, WI $60,543

Ojibwa, WI $60,166 Glidden, WI $60,189 Harshaw, WI $60,468 Hawkins, WI $60,353 Hazelhurst, WI $60,478 Heafford Junction, WI $60,529 Hurley, WI $60,356 Iron Belt, WI $60,244

Kennan, WI $60,363 Lac Du Flambeau, WI $60,462 Lake Tomahawk, WI $60,496 Land O Lakes, WI $60,414 Laona, WI $60,448 Long Lake, WI $60,282 Mc Naughton, WI $60,503 Manitowish Waters, WI $60,410

Mellen, WI $60,214 Mercer, WI $60,303 Minocqua, WI $60,525 Montreal, WI $60,372 Park Falls, WI $60,349 Phelps, WI $60,414 Phillips, WI $60,375 Prentice, WI $60,422

Presque Isle, WI $60,385 Saint Germain, WI $60,537 Saxon, WI $60,267 Sayner, WI $60,455 Star Lake, WI $60,297 Three Lakes, WI $60,466 Tony, WI $60,449 Tripoli, WI $60,320

Upson, WI $60,064 Wabeno, WI $60,453 Woodruff, WI $60,550 La Crosse, WI $60,125 Alma, WI $61,657 Alma Center, WI $60,844 Arcadia, WI $61,066 Arkdale, WI $60,614

Bangor, WI $60,256 Black River Falls, WI $60,646 Blair, WI $60,830 Camp Douglas, WI $60,703 Cashton, WI $60,322 Cataract, WI $60,418 Chaseburg, WI $60,224 Cochrane, WI $61,550

Coon Valley, WI $60,200 De Soto, WI $60,328 Dodge, WI $60,895 Eastman, WI $60,499 Ettrick, WI $60,444 Ferryville, WI $60,426 Fountain City, WI $61,284 Galesville, WI $60,628

Gays Mills, WI $60,616 Genoa, WI $60,269 Hillsboro, WI $60,832 Hixton, WI $60,843 Holmen, WI $60,265 Hustler, WI $60,924 Kendall, WI $60,757 La Farge, WI $60,664

Lynxville, WI $60,504 Mather, WI $60,630 Melrose, WI $60,432 Millston, WI $60,500 Mindoro, WI $60,308 Mount Sterling, WI $60,715 Necedah, WI $60,637 Norwalk, WI $60,393

Oakdale, WI $60,706 Onalaska, WI $60,171 Ontario, WI $60,658 Readstown, WI $60,595 Rockland, WI $60,245 Seneca, WI $60,775 Soldiers Grove, WI $60,661 Sparta, WI $60,370

Steuben, WI $60,609 Stoddard, WI $60,174 Taylor, WI $60,711 Tomah, WI $60,736 Trempealeau, WI $60,620 Palmyra, WI $61,990 Tunnel City, WI $60,707 Viola, WI $60,702

Viroqua, WI $60,323 Warrens, WI $60,612 Westby, WI $60,292 West Salem, WI $60,202 Wilton, WI $60,703 Eau Claire, WI $61,095 Altoona, WI $61,178 Arkansaw, WI $61,820

Augusta, WI $60,942 Bay City, WI $62,381 Bloomer, WI $60,733 Boyceville, WI $61,691 Glen Flora, WI $60,351 Wales, WI $62,838 Bagley, WI $60,510 Beetown, WI $60,570

Benton, WI $60,809 Bloomington, WI $60,581 Boscobel, WI $60,712 Cassville, WI $60,509 Cuba City, WI $60,701 Dickeyville, WI $60,752 Fennimore, WI $60,784 Glen Haven, WI $60,476

Hazel Green, WI $60,603 Kieler, WI $60,770 Lancaster, WI $60,646 Mount Hope, WI $60,572 Patch Grove, WI $60,790 Platteville, WI $60,904 Potosi, WI $60,526 Prairie Du Chien, WI $60,657

Sinsinawa, WI $60,579 Stitzer, WI $60,765 Wauzeka, WI $60,602 Woodman, WI $60,535 Portage, WI $61,868 Adams, WI $60,892 Arlington, WI $62,494 Baraboo, WI $61,873

Beaver Dam, WI $61,818 Brandon, WI $61,160 Briggsville, WI $61,484 Burnett, WI $61,400 Cambria, WI $61,782 Cazenovia, WI $60,942 Columbus, WI $62,305 Dalton, WI $61,430

Dellwood, WI $60,687 Doylestown, WI $62,208 Elroy, WI $60,774 Endeavor, WI $61,406 Fairwater, WI $61,279 Fall River, WI $62,128 Fox Lake, WI $61,513 Friendship, WI $60,709

Friesland, WI $61,703 Grand Marsh, WI $60,919 Hillpoint, WI $61,298 Kingston, WI $61,488 Lake Delton, WI $61,646 La Valle, WI $61,027 Lime Ridge, WI $61,255 Loganville, WI $61,439

Lyndon Station, WI $61,108 Markesan, WI $61,191 Marquette, WI $61,402 Mauston, WI $60,878 Montello, WI $61,190 New Lisbon, WI $60,710 North Freedom, WI $61,903 Oxford, WI $61,200

Packwaukee, WI $61,443 Pardeeville, WI $61,905 Poynette, WI $62,298 Randolph, WI $61,780 Reedsburg, WI $61,422 Rio, WI $62,231 Rock Springs, WI $61,503 Union Center, WI $61,049

Waupun, WI $61,287 Westfield, WI $60,906 Wisconsin Dells, WI $61,393 Wonewoc, WI $60,818 Wyocena, WI $62,045 Amery, WI $62,670 Baldwin, WI $63,047 Beldenville, WI $62,930

Clayton, WI $61,850 Clear Lake, WI $62,348 Cushing, WI $62,459 Deer Park, WI $62,796 Dresser, WI $63,219 East Ellsworth, WI $62,771 Ellsworth, WI $62,874 Glenwood City, WI $62,487

Hager City, WI $63,035 Hammond, WI $63,789 Hudson, WI $64,799 New Richmond, WI $63,943 Osceola, WI $64,108 Prescott, WI $64,285 River Falls, WI $64,204 Roberts, WI $64,186

Saint Croix Falls, WI $62,845 Somerset, WI $64,545 Star Prairie, WI $63,774 Pell Lake, WI $61,822 Pleasant Prairie, WI $61,880 Powers Lake, WI $61,928 Rochester, WI $62,177 Salem, WI $61,977

Silver Lake, WI $61,992 Somers, WI $61,804 South Milwaukee, WI $63,633 Springfield, WI $61,849 Sturtevant, WI $61,816 Sullivan, WI $62,135 Trevor, WI $62,006 Twin Lakes, WI $61,979

Union Grove, WI $61,950 Walworth, WI $61,719 Radisson, WI $60,243 Waterford, WI $62,505 Waukesha, WI $63,454 Whitewater, WI $61,637 Williams Bay, WI $61,659 Wilmot, WI $62,003

Woodworth, WI $61,928 Zenda, WI $61,656 Milwaukee, WI $63,978 Saint Francis, WI $63,950 Racine, WI $61,774 Afton, WI $61,594 Albany, WI $62,014 Arena, WI $62,035

Argyle, WI $61,668 Avalon, WI $61,603 Avoca, WI $61,249 Barneveld, WI $62,040 Belleville, WI $62,423 Belmont, WI $61,074 Beloit, WI $61,537 Black Earth, WI $62,426

Blanchardville, WI $61,830 Blue Mounds, WI $62,241 Blue River, WI $60,689 Brodhead, WI $61,591 Brooklyn, WI $62,453 Browntown, WI $61,184 Cambridge, WI $62,423 Gile, WI $60,558

Clinton, WI $61,639 Wausau, WI $60,759 Marshfield, WI $60,785 Abbotsford, WI $60,725 Amherst, WI $60,887 Amherst Junction, WI $60,818 Aniwa, WI $60,520 Antigo, WI $60,581

Arpin, WI $60,665 Athens, WI $60,586 Auburndale, WI $60,635 Babcock, WI $60,540 Birnamwood, WI $60,557 Blenker, WI $60,627 Bowler, WI $60,674 Brokaw, WI $60,678

Bryant, WI $60,449 Chili, WI $60,712 Colby, WI $60,692 Curtiss, WI $60,665 Custer, WI $60,733 Deerbrook, WI $60,446 Dorchester, WI $60,669 Edgar, WI $60,634

Eland, WI $60,626 Elcho, WI $60,475 Elderon, WI $60,662 Elton, WI $60,527 Galloway, WI $60,720 Gilman, WI $60,532 Jump River, WI $60,479 Gleason, WI $60,458

Granton, WI $60,708 Greenwood, WI $60,740 Hannibal, WI $60,522 Hatley, WI $60,602 Hewitt, WI $60,894 Irma, WI $60,486 Junction City, WI $60,603 Loyal, WI $60,734

Lublin, WI $60,583 Marathon, WI $60,623 Mattoon, WI $60,743 Medford, WI $60,604 Merrill, WI $60,583 Milladore, WI $60,625 Mosinee, WI $60,664 Neillsville, WI $60,792

Nekoosa, WI $60,685 Nelsonville, WI $60,951 Ogema, WI $60,440 Owen, WI $60,678 Pearson, WI $60,425 Pelican Lake, WI $60,429 Phlox, WI $60,699 Woodville, WI $62,699

Houlton, WI $64,958 Abrams, WI $60,761 Amberg, WI $60,393 Armstrong Creek, WI $60,409 Athelstane, WI $60,432 Black Creek, WI $61,419 Bonduel, WI $60,929 Brillion, WI $61,364

Cecil, WI $60,835 Coleman, WI $60,708 Combined Locks, WI $61,827 Crivitz, WI $60,599 De Pere, WI $60,891 Dunbar, WI $60,368 Fence, WI $60,305 Florence, WI $60,394

Forest Junction, WI $61,539 Gillett, WI $60,791 Goodman, WI $60,406 Greenleaf, WI $61,124 Green Valley, WI $60,808 Gresham, WI $60,770 Hilbert, WI $61,516 Kaukauna, WI $61,751

Freedom, WI $61,674 Keshena, WI $60,835 Kimberly, WI $61,831 Krakow, WI $60,809 Lakewood, WI $60,506 Lena, WI $60,750 Little Chute, WI $61,828 Little Suamico, WI $60,745

Marinette, WI $60,784 Mountain, WI $60,541 Neopit, WI $60,686 Niagara, WI $60,460 Nichols, WI $61,147 Oconto, WI $60,744 Oconto Falls, WI $60,777 Oneida, WI $60,814

Pembine, WI $60,421 Peshtigo, WI $60,733 Porterfield, WI $60,575 Potter, WI $61,397 Pound, WI $60,642 Pulaski, WI $60,831 Pickerel, WI $60,482 Pittsville, WI $60,620

Plover, WI $60,824 Port Edwards, WI $60,856 Rib Lake, WI $60,523 Ringle, WI $60,583 Rosholt, WI $60,708 Rothschild, WI $60,815 Rudolph, WI $60,644 Schofield, WI $60,765

Spencer, WI $60,722 Stetsonville, WI $60,631 Stevens Point, WI $60,797 Stratford, WI $60,671 Summit Lake, WI $60,493 Tigerton, WI $60,768 Tomahawk, WI $60,531 Unity, WI $60,674

Vesper, WI $60,653 Westboro, WI $60,444 White Lake, WI $60,475 Willard, WI $60,726 Wisconsin Rapids, WI $60,761 Withee, WI $60,641 Wittenberg, WI $60,695 Rhinelander, WI $60,565

Argonne, WI $60,370 Boulder Junction, WI $60,408 Brantwood, WI $60,352 Butternut, WI $60,253 Catawba, WI $60,371 Clam Lake, WI $60,044 Conover, WI $60,439 Crandon, WI $60,533

Eagle River, WI $60,529 Fifield, WI $60,333 Poplar, WI $61,268 Port Wing, WI $60,764 Seymour, WI $61,074 Oak Creek, WI $63,203 Adell, WI $61,968 Allenton, WI $62,194

Ashippun, WI $62,394 Belgium, WI $62,576 Brookfield, WI $63,837 Brownsville, WI $61,350 Butler, WI $63,874 Campbellsport, WI $61,653 Cascade, WI $61,602 Cedarburg, WI $63,293

Cedar Grove, WI $62,288 Chilton, WI $61,399 Cleveland, WI $61,153 Clyman, WI $61,905 Colgate, WI $63,192 Delafield, WI $62,813 Eden, WI $61,331 Elkhart Lake, WI $61,326

Fredonia, WI $62,560 Germantown, WI $63,455 Glenbeulah, WI $61,296 Grafton, WI $63,305 Greenbush, WI $61,294 Hartford, WI $62,635 Hartland, WI $63,005 Hingham, WI $61,870

Horicon, WI $61,726 Hubertus, WI $63,108 Hustisford, WI $61,973 Iron Ridge, WI $62,065 Ixonia, WI $62,258 Jackson, WI $63,113 Johnson Creek, WI $62,066 Juneau, WI $61,725

Kewaskum, WI $62,220 Kiel, WI $61,219 Kohler, WI $61,483 Lannon, WI $63,543 Lebanon, WI $62,033 Lomira, WI $61,638 Malone, WI $61,347 Mayville, WI $61,658

Menomonee Falls, WI $63,639 Merton, WI $63,108 Mount Calvary, WI $61,399 Nashotah, WI $62,799 Neosho, WI $62,280 Newburg, WI $62,813 New Holstein, WI $61,312 Newton, WI $61,095

North Lake, WI $63,327 Oakfield, WI $61,236 Oconomowoc, WI $62,553 Okauchee, WI $62,731 Oostburg, WI $61,982 Pewaukee, WI $63,277 Plymouth, WI $61,409 Port Washington, WI $62,921

Random Lake, WI $62,263 Richfield, WI $63,142 Rubicon, WI $62,388 Saint Cloud, WI $61,393 Saukville, WI $62,999 Sheboygan, WI $61,659 Sheboygan Falls, WI $61,452 Slinger, WI $62,832

Stockbridge, WI $61,537 Sussex, WI $63,326 West Bend, WI $62,505 Theresa, WI $62,006 Thiensville, WI $63,761 Waldo, WI $61,814 Watertown, WI $61,988 Mequon, WI $63,597

Woodland, WI $62,121 Bassett, WI $61,980 Benet Lake, WI $61,922 Big Bend, WI $62,946 Bristol, WI $61,930 Burlington, WI $62,046 Caledonia, WI $62,278 Camp Lake, WI $61,999

Cudahy, WI $63,901 Darien, WI $61,706 Delavan, WI $61,680 Dousman, WI $62,383 Eagle, WI $62,269 Cobb, WI $61,283 Cottage Grove, WI $62,781 Cross Plains, WI $62,624

Dane, WI $62,620 Darlington, WI $61,248 Deerfield, WI $62,608 De Forest, WI $62,690 Dodgeville, WI $61,558 Edgerton, WI $62,286 Edmund, WI $61,417 Evansville, WI $62,116

Footville, WI $61,727 Fort Atkinson, WI $62,019 Gotham, WI $61,556 Gratiot, WI $60,974 Hanover, WI $61,714 Highland, WI $61,200 Hollandale, WI $61,928 Janesville, WI $61,763

Shawano, WI $60,870 Sherwood, WI $61,697 Shiocton, WI $61,263 Sobieski, WI $60,756 Suamico, WI $60,739 Suring, WI $60,663 Townsend, WI $60,533 Wausaukee, WI $60,497

Wrightstown, WI $61,515 Zachow, WI $60,855 Algoma, WI $60,743 Baileys Harbor, WI $60,576 Brussels, WI $60,736 Casco, WI $60,749 Collins, WI $61,225 Denmark, WI $60,821

Egg Harbor, WI $60,624 Ellison Bay, WI $60,520 Ephraim, WI $60,623 Fish Creek, WI $60,583 Forestville, WI $60,738 Francis Creek, WI $60,891 Kellnersville, WI $60,931 Kewaunee, WI $60,777

Luxemburg, WI $60,750 Manitowoc, WI $61,005 Maplewood, WI $60,727 Maribel, WI $60,893 Mishicot, WI $60,842 New Franken, WI $60,741 Reedsville, WI $61,055 Saint Nazianz, WI $61,175

Sister Bay, WI $60,588 Sturgeon Bay, WI $60,748 Tisch Mills, WI $60,814 Two Rivers, WI $60,837 Valders, WI $61,147 Washington Island, WI $60,485 Whitelaw, WI $60,934 Green Bay, WI $60,732

East Troy, WI $62,269 Elkhorn, WI $61,840 Elm Grove, WI $63,874 Fontana, WI $61,694 Franksville, WI $62,237 Genesee Depot, WI $62,716 Genoa City, WI $61,870 Greendale, WI $63,828

Hales Corners, WI $63,719 Franklin, WI $63,352 Helenville, WI $61,919 Honey Creek, WI $62,074 Kansasville, WI $62,052 Kenosha, WI $61,789 New Berlin, WI $63,520 Lake Geneva, WI $61,661

Lyons, WI $61,992 Mukwonago, WI $62,649 Muskego, WI $63,046 New Munster, WI $61,999 North Prairie, WI $62,615 Fremont, WI $61,314 Rice Lake, WI $60,581 Sarona, WI $60,433

Shell Lake, WI $60,485 Siren, WI $61,096 Solon Springs, WI $60,753 South Range, WI $61,326 Springbrook, WI $60,317 Stone Lake, WI $60,339 Superior, WI $61,391 Trego, WI $60,381

Turtle Lake, WI $61,749 Wascott, WI $60,692 Washburn, WI $60,459 Webster, WI $60,533 Weyerhaeuser, WI $60,434 Winter, WI $60,146 Oshkosh, WI $61,475 Almond, WI $60,811

Appleton, WI $61,831 Bancroft, WI $60,621 Bear Creek, WI $61,165 Berlin, WI $61,207 Big Falls, WI $61,023 Butte Des Morts, WI $61,443 Caroline, WI $60,859 Clintonville, WI $61,016

Coloma, WI $60,651 Dale, WI $61,555 Eldorado, WI $61,330 Embarrass, WI $60,995 Eureka, WI $61,223 Fond Du Lac, WI $61,628 Jefferson, WI $61,967 Juda, WI $61,514

Lake Mills, WI $62,264 Linden, WI $61,353 Livingston, WI $61,038 Lodi, WI $62,420 Lone Rock, WI $61,370 Lowell, WI $62,022 Mc Farland, WI $62,851 Marshall, WI $62,541

Mazomanie, WI $62,394 Merrimac, WI $62,148 Middleton, WI $62,805 Milton, WI $61,790 Mineral Point, WI $61,380 Monroe, WI $61,476 Montfort, WI $61,064 Monticello, WI $61,943

Morrisonville, WI $62,626 Mount Horeb, WI $62,331 Muscoda, WI $60,961 New Glarus, WI $62,197 Oregon, WI $62,746 Orfordville, WI $61,656 Plain, WI $61,557 Prairie Du Sac, WI $62,181

Reeseville, WI $62,148 Rewey, WI $61,107 Richland Center, WI $60,899 Ridgeway, WI $61,999 Sauk City, WI $62,199 Sextonville, WI $61,459 Sharon, WI $61,691 Shullsburg, WI $60,857

South Wayne, WI $61,104 Spring Green, WI $61,794 Stoughton, WI $62,627 Sun Prairie, WI $62,690 Verona, WI $62,673 Waterloo, WI $62,348 Waunakee, WI $62,830 Windsor, WI $62,790

Woodford, WI $61,466 Madison, WI $62,962

Post Doc Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Post Doc roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Post Doc positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Post Doc as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Post Doc

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$69,153	$33.0	10%

Post Doc Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Post Doc's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$55,431

Average $62,866/year

$69,503

$4,619

Average $5,239/month

$5,792

$1,066

Average $1,209/week

$1,337

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,503	$5,792	$1,337	$33
Average	$62,866	$5,239	$1,209	$30
25th Percentile	$55,431	$4,619	$1,066	$27

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