H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post Doctoral Scientist

Occupation profile for Post Doctoral Scientist covers 44 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $62,500.

FY2026 certified median
$62,500
Total filings
44
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$60,000–$69,000
Top employer
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$55,000$55,000$61,500
FY202518$66,000$65,000$70,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$62,500$60,000$69,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Post Doctoral ScientistFY2024 $55,000; FY2025 $66,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $62,500$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$55,000FY2025$66,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$62,500Certified median offer, Post Doctoral ScientistFY2024 $55,000; FY2025 $66,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $62,500$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$55,000FY2025$66,000FY2026*$62,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital34 filings
  2. Zoetis, Inc.5 filings
  3. CrossLife Technologies inc2 filings
  4. Eli Lilly and Company1 filings
  5. Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital1 filings
  6. The George Washington University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Columbus35 filings
  2. Kalamazoo4 filings
  3. Carlsbad2 filings
  4. Washington1 filings
  5. Urbana1 filings
  6. Indianapolis1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital · Post Doctoral Scientist34 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 1814019-1021$63,024$79,643$96,262$112,882
2026-27Kalamazoo-Portage, MIArea 2802019-1021$52,312$63,960$75,587$87,235
2026-27Kalamazoo-Portage, MIArea 2802019-1029$56,638$79,165$101,670$124,197
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-1029$46,779$66,102$85,405$104,728
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1042$59,738$79,352$98,946$118,560
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690017-2041$100,506$107,931$115,336$122,762
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1042$76,898$99,757$122,637$145,496