H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER

Occupation profile for POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER covers 47 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,612.

FY2026 certified median
$66,612
Total filings
47
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$63,373–$70,665
Top employer
Rochester Institute of Technology
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$54,919$51,500$58,180
FY202520$65,775$59,567$68,800
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$66,612$63,373$70,665

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHERFY2024 $54,919; FY2025 $65,775; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,612$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$54,919FY2025$65,775FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$66,612Certified median offer, POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHERFY2024 $54,919; FY2025 $65,775; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,612$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$54,919FY2025$65,775FY2026*$66,612
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rochester Institute of Technology5 filings
  2. BioMed X USA LLC3 filings
  3. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.3 filings
  4. LSU Agricultural Center2 filings
  5. New Jersey Institute of Technology2 filings
  6. Portland State University2 filings
  7. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE2 filings
  8. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2 filings
  9. University of Maine2 filings
  10. University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Rochester5 filings
  2. Baltimore3 filings
  3. New Haven2 filings
  4. Champaign2 filings
  5. Baton Rouge2 filings
  6. Orono2 filings
  7. Detroit2 filings
  8. Newark2 filings
  9. Portland2 filings
  10. Philadelphia2 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
    2026-27Bangor, MEArea 1262017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
    2026-27Baton Rouge, LAArea 1294019-4012$37,398$45,573$53,768$61,942
    2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-3099$78,083$91,021$103,938$116,875
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-1021$60,445$82,139$103,813$125,507
    2026-27Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHArea 2658019-4021$36,878$44,470$52,042$59,634
    2026-27Knoxville, TNArea 2894019-1042$70,262$87,152$104,062$120,952
    2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530019-1099$61,131$84,386$107,619$130,874
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2011$93,746$116,022$138,299$160,576
    2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890011-9121$122,262$150,093$177,944$205,774