Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow
Occupation profile for Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $79,456.
- FY2026 certified median
- $79,456
- Total filings
- 18
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $79,248–$79,519
- Top employer
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $73,798 | $72,449 | $73,887 |
| FY2025 | 7 | $75,660 | $74,129 | $78,946 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 6 | $79,456 | $79,248 | $79,519 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC18 filings
Top cities
- Rahway7 filings
- West Point7 filings
- Boston2 filings
- South San Francisco1 filings
- Lower Gwynedd Township1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-1021 | $88,566 | $110,552 | $132,558 | $154,544 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2031 | $66,186 | $81,994 | $97,781 | $113,589 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-1021 | $85,966 | $102,669 | $119,371 | $136,074 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-1041 | $66,248 | $84,344 | $102,461 | $120,557 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1021 | $90,730 | $114,795 | $138,882 | $162,947 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1029 | $77,626 | $100,755 | $123,885 | $147,014 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-1029 | $73,382 | $92,352 | $111,322 | $130,291 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1029 | $92,955 | $120,349 | $147,742 | $175,136 |