H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant

Occupation profile for Post-Doctoral Research Assistant covers 59 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $62,000.

FY2026 certified median
$62,000
Total filings
59
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$50,294–$63,480
Top employer
Purdue University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$60,000$55,112$63,788
FY202521$57,668$54,127$60,843
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$62,000$50,294$63,480

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Post-Doctoral Research AssistantFY2024 $60,000; FY2025 $57,668; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $62,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$60,000FY2025$57,668FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$62,000Certified median offer, Post-Doctoral Research AssistantFY2024 $60,000; FY2025 $57,668; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $62,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$60,000FY2025$57,668FY2026*$62,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Purdue University54 filings
  2. The University of Iowa2 filings
  3. Cambrex High Point, Inc.1 filings
  4. Colorado School of Mines1 filings
  5. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE1 filings

Top cities

  1. West Lafayette51 filings
  2. Iowa City2 filings
  3. Indianapolis2 filings
  4. Golden1 filings
  5. Lafayette1 filings
  6. High Point1 filings
  7. Knoxville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Purdue University · Post-Doctoral Research Assistant54 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
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-1013$70,699$88,733$106,787$124,821
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920015-2041$86,736$105,019$123,282$141,565
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920017-2131$68,370$80,288$92,186$104,104
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-2099$75,878$97,968$120,058$142,147
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690019-1042$63,336$79,747$96,158$112,570
2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698019-1021$70,533$83,616$96,678$109,762
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920017-2071$75,483$86,840$98,197$109,554
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920017-2141$70,866$88,358$105,830$123,323
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-1021$58,968$79,102$99,237$119,371
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-2032$83,554$108,680$133,786$158,912