H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research

Occupation profile for Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $63,960.

FY2026 certified median
$63,960
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$60,930–$63,960
Top employer
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$56,368$56,368$57,107
FY20254$56,368$56,368$58,266
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$63,960$60,930$63,960

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Post-Doctoral Fellow, ResearchFY2024 $56,368; FY2025 $56,368; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,960$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$56,368FY2025$56,368FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$63,960Certified median offer, Post-Doctoral Fellow, ResearchFY2024 $56,368; FY2025 $56,368; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,960$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$56,368FY2025$56,368FY2026*$63,960
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago11 filings
  2. University of South Florida1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago11 filings
  2. Tampa1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago · Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research11 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530019-1042$64,792$87,069$109,346$131,622