H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Post Doctorate Research Associate (Chemical Engineer)

Occupation profile for Post Doctorate Research Associate (Chemical Engineer) covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $94,160.

FY2026 certified median
$94,160
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$91,030–$97,290
Top employer
Battelle Memorial Institute
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$93,300$93,300$96,744
FY20253$98,915$98,915$98,915
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$94,160$91,030$97,290

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Post Doctorate Research Associate (Chemical Engineer)FY2024 $93,300; FY2025 $98,915; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $94,160$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$93,300FY2025$98,915FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$94,160Certified median offer, Post Doctorate Research Associate (Chemical Engineer)FY2024 $93,300; FY2025 $98,915; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $94,160$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$93,300FY2025$98,915FY2026*$94,160
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Battelle Memorial Institute14 filings

Top cities

  1. Richland14 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Battelle Memorial Institute · Post Doctorate Research Associate (Chemical Engineer)14 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
2026-27Kennewick-Richland, WAArea 2842017-2041$96,554$117,125$137,675$158,246