H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoc Research Associate

Occupation profile for Postdoc Research Associate covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $86,684.

FY2026 certified median
$86,684
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$86,533–$86,835
Top employer
University of Utah
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$61,572$61,572$61,572
FY20259$78,000$66,575$85,280
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$86,684$86,533$86,835

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoc Research AssociateFY2024 $61,572; FY2025 $78,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $86,684$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$61,572FY2025$78,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$86,684Certified median offer, Postdoc Research AssociateFY2024 $61,572; FY2025 $78,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $86,684$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$61,572FY2025$78,000FY2026*$86,684
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Utah8 filings
  2. Research Foundation of CUNY2 filings
  3. Triad National Security, LLC2 filings
  4. Gemological Institute of America, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Salt Lake City8 filings
  2. New York3 filings
  3. Los Alamos2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Utah · Postdoc Research Associate8 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
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162017-2131$69,742$82,077$94,390$106,725
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162019-1042$68,016$81,682$95,368$109,034
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2141$83,200$100,256$117,333$134,389
2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000619-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000619-2012$155,314$168,896$182,499$196,082
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2042$70,387$87,152$103,896$120,661
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162017-2031$73,008$85,509$98,010$110,510
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162019-1021$57,429$77,792$98,134$118,498