H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post Doctoral Research Scholar

Occupation profile for Post Doctoral Research Scholar covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $64,730.

FY2026 certified median
$64,730
Total filings
21
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$64,400–$67,250
Top employer
The Children's Mercy Hospital
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$65,302$58,464$69,057
FY20255$63,442$61,774$65,374
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$64,730$64,400$67,250

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 ScholarFY2024 $65,302; FY2025 $63,442; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $64,730$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$65,302FY2025$63,442FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$64,730Certified median offer, Post Doctoral Research ScholarFY2024 $65,302; FY2025 $63,442; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $64,730$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$65,302FY2025$63,442FY2026*$64,730
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Children's Mercy Hospital7 filings
  2. SAINT FRANCIS HEALTH SYSTEM3 filings
  3. University of South Florida3 filings
  4. Florida A&M University2 filings
  5. San Diego State University Research Foundation2 filings
  6. The University of Iowa2 filings
  7. Arizona State University1 filings
  8. Loyola University Chicago1 filings

Top cities

  1. Kansas City7 filings
  2. Tampa3 filings
  3. Tulsa3 filings
  4. San Diego2 filings
  5. Tallahassee2 filings
  6. Iowa City2 filings
  7. Tempe1 filings
  8. Maywood1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814019-1042$65,000$83,658$102,315$120,973
    2026-27Tulsa, OKArea 4614019-1029$59,280$70,450$81,640$92,810
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1029$61,901$77,896$93,870$109,866
    2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698011-9121$79,726$94,453$109,158$123,885
    2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698019-1042$66,248$74,963$83,678$92,394
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814019-1029$49,608$65,187$80,787$96,366
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814019-1041$61,339$71,448$81,557$91,666
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806025-1011$65,250$80,353$95,457$110,560
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2042$70,304$91,478$112,653$133,827