H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post Doctoral Scholar

Occupation profile for Post Doctoral Scholar covers 171 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $65,000.

FY2026 certified median
$65,000
Total filings
171
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$62,838–$68,000
Top employer
The Ohio State University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202457$60,000$56,486$61,971
FY202569$61,008$61,008$66,492
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)45$65,000$62,838$68,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Post Doctoral ScholarFY2024 $60,000; FY2025 $61,008; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$60,000FY2025$61,008FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$65,000Certified median offer, Post Doctoral ScholarFY2024 $60,000; FY2025 $61,008; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$60,000FY2025$61,008FY2026*$65,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Ohio State University136 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA10 filings
  3. Villanova University5 filings
  4. Oregon State University4 filings
  5. Tufts University3 filings
  6. University of California, Santa Cruz2 filings
  7. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI2 filings
  8. Arizona State University1 filings
  9. Indiana University1 filings
  10. Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences1 filings

Top cities

  1. Columbus127 filings
  2. Orlando10 filings
  3. Wooster7 filings
  4. Villanova5 filings
  5. Corvallis4 filings
  6. Medford3 filings
  7. Santa Cruz2 filings
  8. Miami2 filings
  9. Houston2 filings
  10. Flagstaff1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Ohio State University · Post Doctoral Scholar136 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA · Post Doctoral Scholar10 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
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1029$56,493$70,658$84,822$98,987
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1042$59,738$79,352$98,946$118,560
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1021$63,024$79,643$96,262$112,882
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-2012$80,683$124,280$167,898$211,494
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-2031$63,586$80,142$96,678$113,235
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1022$52,250$69,576$86,882$104,208
2026-27Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 3674019-4061$32,448$37,627$42,827$48,006
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2131$78,728$95,368$112,008$128,648
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-3011$75,254$93,808$112,341$130,894
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2031$89,003$104,853$120,682$136,531