H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoc

Occupation profile for Postdoc covers 53 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $87,732.

FY2026 certified median
$87,732
Total filings
53
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$79,332–$103,164
Top employer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$72,816$70,003$78,312
FY202526$75,360$71,769$103,332
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$87,732$79,332$103,164

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, PostdocFY2024 $72,816; FY2025 $75,360; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $87,732$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$72,816FY2025$75,360FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$87,732Certified median offer, PostdocFY2024 $72,816; FY2025 $75,360; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $87,732$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$72,816FY2025$75,360FY2026*$87,732
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory48 filings
  2. Indiana University1 filings
  3. NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER1 filings
  4. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL1 filings
  5. Tufts University1 filings
  6. University of Idaho1 filings

Top cities

  1. Berkeley46 filings
  2. Emeryville1 filings
  3. Hagerman1 filings
  4. Bloomington1 filings
  5. Medford1 filings
  6. New York1 filings
  7. Memphis1 filings
  8. Mill Creek1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · Postdoc48 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2012$140,650$171,142$201,635$232,128
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2031$82,410$106,517$130,624$154,731
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1022$89,024$112,320$135,637$158,933
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2021$80,621$92,518$104,416$116,314
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2031$101,005$120,411$139,818$159,224
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437