H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post Doctoral Fellow

Occupation profile for Post Doctoral Fellow covers 285 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $64,168.

FY2026 certified median
$64,168
Total filings
285
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$58,987–$70,030
Top employer
University of Colorado Denver
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024101$57,300$53,206$64,345
FY2025115$63,848$58,413$68,869
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)69$64,168$58,987$70,030

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Post Doctoral FellowFY2024 $57,300; FY2025 $63,848; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $64,168$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$57,300FY2025$63,848FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$64,168Certified median offer, Post Doctoral FellowFY2024 $57,300; FY2025 $63,848; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $64,168$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$57,300FY2025$63,848FY2026*$64,168
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Colorado Denver45 filings
  2. University of Alaska23 filings
  3. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY20 filings
  4. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology16 filings
  5. Henry Ford Health System15 filings
  6. Virginia Commonwealth University11 filings
  7. University of Arkansas10 filings
  8. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences9 filings
  9. University of New Mexico9 filings
  10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute9 filings

Top cities

  1. Aurora43 filings
  2. Detroit35 filings
  3. Philadelphia18 filings
  4. Fairbanks16 filings
  5. Richmond11 filings
  6. Fayetteville10 filings
  7. Little Rock10 filings
  8. Worcester10 filings
  9. Albuquerque9 filings
  10. Chicago5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Colorado Denver · Post Doctoral Fellow45 filings
  2. University of Alaska · Post Doctoral Fellow23 filings
  3. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · Post Doctoral Fellow20 filings
  4. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology · Post Doctoral Fellow16 filings
  5. Henry Ford Health System · Post Doctoral Fellow15 filings
  6. Virginia Commonwealth University · Post Doctoral Fellow11 filings
  7. University of Arkansas · Post Doctoral Fellow10 filings
  8. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Post Doctoral Fellow9 filings
  9. University of New Mexico · Post Doctoral Fellow9 filings
  10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Post Doctoral Fellow9 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-1042$70,138$78,728$87,318$95,909
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974019-1042$69,971$93,288$116,626$139,942
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1021$88,566$110,552$132,558$154,544
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006019-1042$73,133$100,402$127,650$154,918
2026-27Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARArea 3078019-1029$52,520$67,766$82,992$98,238
2026-27Albuquerque, NMArea 1074019-1042$45,157$57,699$70,242$82,784
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486019-1042$81,328$108,826$136,323$163,821