H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Occupation profile for Post-Doctoral Research Fellow covers 72 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $76,948.

FY2026 certified median
$76,948
Total filings
72
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$72,422–$80,172
Top employer
Rush University Medical Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202426$68,864$62,250$74,454
FY202525$72,274$63,885$78,577
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)21$76,948$72,422$80,172

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 FellowFY2024 $68,864; FY2025 $72,274; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,948$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$68,864FY2025$72,274FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$76,948Certified median offer, Post-Doctoral Research FellowFY2024 $68,864; FY2025 $72,274; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,948$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$68,864FY2025$72,274FY2026*$76,948
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rush University Medical Center16 filings
  2. Children's Hospital Los Angeles13 filings
  3. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center10 filings
  4. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY5 filings
  5. Baylor Research Institute4 filings
  6. Hebrew Rehabilitation Center3 filings
  7. A. T. Still University of Health Sciences2 filings
  8. Aurora Medical Group, Inc.2 filings
  9. SAINT FRANCIS HEALTH SYSTEM2 filings
  10. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children2 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago16 filings
  2. Los Angeles13 filings
  3. Seattle10 filings
  4. Detroit6 filings
  5. Dallas4 filings
  6. Mesa2 filings
  7. Roslindale2 filings
  8. Grand Forks2 filings
  9. Tulsa2 filings
  10. Temple2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Rush University Medical Center · Post-Doctoral Research Fellow16 filings
  2. Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Post-Doctoral Research Fellow13 filings
  3. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Post-Doctoral Research Fellow10 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1029$68,806$86,861$104,915$122,970
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1042$75,650$96,720$117,790$138,861
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1042$64,397$77,210$90,043$102,856
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1021$91,582$115,357$139,152$162,926
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1021$70,512$81,411$92,290$103,189
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-1021$60,445$82,139$103,813$125,507
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-2012$98,322$142,022$185,723$229,424