H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post Doctoral Associate

Occupation profile for Post Doctoral Associate covers 384 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $65,000.

FY2026 certified median
$65,000
Total filings
384
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$62,232–$70,000
Top employer
University of Maryland College Park
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024120$64,356$60,000$69,111
FY2025169$64,063$61,008$70,172
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)95$65,000$62,232$70,000

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Post Doctoral AssociateFY2024 $64,356; FY2025 $64,063; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$64,356FY2025$64,063FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$65,000Certified median offer, Post Doctoral AssociateFY2024 $64,356; FY2025 $64,063; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$64,356FY2025$64,063FY2026*$65,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Maryland College Park109 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI52 filings
  3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey45 filings
  4. University of Minnesota43 filings
  5. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School20 filings
  6. University of Pittsburgh18 filings
  7. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA17 filings
  8. Regents of the University of Minnesota11 filings
  9. The Research Foundation for SUNY Upstate Medical University9 filings
  10. Georgia State University8 filings

Top cities

  1. College Park88 filings
  2. Miami46 filings
  3. Minneapolis31 filings
  4. Piscataway26 filings
  5. Worcester20 filings
  6. Pittsburgh18 filings
  7. Gainesville13 filings
  8. Austin13 filings
  9. New Brunswick12 filings
  10. Syracuse11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Maryland College Park · Post Doctoral Associate109 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI · Post Doctoral Associate52 filings
  3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Post Doctoral Associate45 filings
  4. University of Minnesota · Post Doctoral Associate43 filings
  5. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · Post Doctoral Associate20 filings
  6. University of Pittsburgh · Post Doctoral Associate18 filings
  7. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · Post Doctoral Associate17 filings
  8. Regents of the University of Minnesota · Post Doctoral Associate11 filings
  9. The Research Foundation for SUNY Upstate Medical University · Post Doctoral Associate9 filings
  10. Georgia State University · Post Doctoral Associate8 filings

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.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-2012$114,254$141,814$169,395$196,955
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-1042$68,994$96,741$124,509$152,256
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934019-1029$65,894$86,091$106,267$126,464
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1029$51,563$67,267$82,971$98,675
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-1029$57,179$74,984$92,810$110,614
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1042$75,213$93,683$112,133$130,603
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2031$80,101$99,362$118,643$137,904
2026-27Syracuse, NYArea 4506019-1042$89,190$135,658$182,104$228,571
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410