The Office of the Vice Provost for Research, in consultation with the Provost Council on Research, is responsible for setting minimum stipend levels for postdoctoral trainees across the University.  The levels are informed by federal agency guidance, foundation requirements, and national trends. This annual process facilitates equal treatment of postdoctoral compensation across the University.

The stipend levels starting July 1, 2022 (FY2023) are listed below.

Stipends should be adjusted upwards at the time of the annual postdoctoral reappointment.

Penn investigators are also expected to comply with any postdoctoral stipend guidelines promulgated by their sponsors if sponsor-specified guidelines exceed the Penn minimum stipend levels.

Those stipends funded partly or wholly from the NIH must follow the current NIH NRSA minimum stipend guidelines. See: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-132.html.

—Dawn Bonnell, Senior Vice Provost for Research