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Postdoctoral Research/Fellow Salary

The Graduate College recommends when appointing new Postdoctoral Research Scholars (FP01) and Postdoctoral Research Fellows (FP02) that the salaries be determined by the NIH/NRSA salary guidelines.

As of February 22, 2007, NIH recommends the following salaries determined by years of experience (the 2008 salary levels remain the same as the 2007 levels - they are unchanged from last year):

0 - $36,996
1 - $38,976
2 - $41,796
3 - $43,428
4 - $45,048
5 - $46,992
6 - $48,852
7 - $51,036

The Graduate College strongly advocates utilizing these salaries.  If for some reason you cannot meet this salary requirement, a letter of justification must be attached to the Form F.

The College is concerned about equity for current postdoctoral scholars/fellows and encourages departments to bring their salaries into alignment with new hires.

If you have questions regarding Postdoctoral Research Scholars or Postdoctoral Research Fellows, please contact Donna Welter (donna-welter@uiowa.edu).