H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Appointee

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Appointee covers 114 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $72,879.

FY2026 certified median
$72,879
Total filings
114
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$72,879–$72,879
Top employer
UChicago Argonne LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202439$68,371$68,371$68,371
FY202547$70,758$70,758$70,758
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)28$72,879$72,879$72,879

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral AppointeeFY2024 $68,371; FY2025 $70,758; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,879$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$68,371FY2025$70,758FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$72,879Certified median offer, Postdoctoral AppointeeFY2024 $68,371; FY2025 $70,758; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,879$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$68,371FY2025$70,758FY2026*$72,879
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UChicago Argonne LLC113 filings
  2. NTESS LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Lemont113 filings
  2. Livermore1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UChicago Argonne LLC · Postdoctoral Appointee113 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2012$83,616$111,155$138,674$166,213
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2031$65,603$82,950$100,277$117,624
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1221$75,608$109,387$143,146$176,925
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2041$80,725$100,880$121,035$141,190
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2032$93,413$116,771$140,109$163,467
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2081$83,574$100,880$118,206$135,512
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2011$94,723$117,146$139,589$162,011
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2021$74,131$98,696$123,261$147,826
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2041$88,358$106,184$124,010$141,835
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818