H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post Doctoral Research Associate

Occupation profile for Post Doctoral Research Associate covers 359 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $62,510.

FY2026 certified median
$62,510
Total filings
359
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$56,003–$70,656
Top employer
Purdue University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024157$59,862$53,607$64,356
FY2025106$61,560$56,454$68,640
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)96$62,510$56,003$70,656

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 AssociateFY2024 $59,862; FY2025 $61,560; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $62,510$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$59,862FY2025$61,560FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$62,510Certified median offer, Post Doctoral Research AssociateFY2024 $59,862; FY2025 $61,560; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $62,510$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$59,862FY2025$61,560FY2026*$62,510
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Purdue University94 filings
  2. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE61 filings
  3. University of Georgia38 filings
  4. University of Massachusetts Amherst27 filings
  5. Texas Tech University23 filings
  6. University of Wyoming12 filings
  7. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska9 filings
  8. Old Dominion University Research Foundation7 filings
  9. The University of Georgia7 filings
  10. Georgetown University6 filings

Top cities

  1. West Lafayette93 filings
  2. Knoxville56 filings
  3. Athens38 filings
  4. Amherst26 filings
  5. Lubbock22 filings
  6. Laramie12 filings
  7. Lincoln8 filings
  8. Norfolk7 filings
  9. Gaithersburg6 filings
  10. Petersburg6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Purdue University · Post Doctoral Research Associate94 filings
  2. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE · Post Doctoral Research Associate61 filings
  3. University of Georgia · Post Doctoral Research Associate38 filings
  4. University of Massachusetts Amherst · Post Doctoral Research Associate27 filings
  5. Texas Tech University · Post Doctoral Research Associate23 filings
  6. University of Wyoming · Post Doctoral Research Associate12 filings
  7. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska · Post Doctoral Research Associate9 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 2920019-1021$58,968$79,102$99,237$119,371
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-2012$81,224$109,075$136,906$164,757
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-1029$51,979$58,718$65,478$72,218
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-2031$42,578$58,198$73,798$89,419
2026-27Knoxville, TNArea 2894019-2012$109,845$132,954$156,062$179,171
2026-27Athens-Clarke County, GAArea 1202019-1029$42,162$61,859$81,557$101,254
2026-27Athens-Clarke County, GAArea 1202019-1022$92,414$108,077$123,760$139,422
2026-27Knoxville, TNArea 2894019-2031$72,197$84,947$97,718$110,469
2026-27Knoxville, TNArea 2894019-1021$120,661$142,979$165,318$187,637
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920017-2141$70,866$88,358$105,830$123,323