H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Associate

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Associate covers 2,318 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $69,104.

FY2026 certified median
$69,104
Total filings
2,318
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$64,844–$74,263
Top employer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024814$66,300$60,000$70,980
FY2025860$67,836$62,878$72,025
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)644$69,104$64,844$74,263

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral AssociateFY2024 $66,300; FY2025 $67,836; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $69,104$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$66,300FY2025$67,836FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$69,104Certified median offer, Postdoctoral AssociateFY2024 $66,300; FY2025 $67,836; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $69,104$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$66,300FY2025$67,836FY2026*$69,104
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology224 filings
  2. Yale University206 filings
  3. University of Pittsburgh177 filings
  4. Duke University161 filings
  5. Cornell University157 filings
  6. Weill Cornell Medical College127 filings
  7. Howard Hughes Medical Institute107 filings
  8. University of Minnesota96 filings
  9. New York University82 filings
  10. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey75 filings

Top cities

  1. Cambridge282 filings
  2. New York266 filings
  3. New Haven196 filings
  4. Pittsburgh181 filings
  5. Durham179 filings
  6. Ithaca161 filings
  7. La Jolla88 filings
  8. Worcester66 filings
  9. Boston61 filings
  10. Minneapolis51 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Postdoctoral Associate224 filings
  2. Yale University · Postdoctoral Associate206 filings
  3. University of Pittsburgh · Postdoctoral Associate177 filings
  4. Duke University · Postdoctoral Associate161 filings
  5. Cornell University · Postdoctoral Associate157 filings
  6. Weill Cornell Medical College · Postdoctoral Associate127 filings
  7. Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Postdoctoral Associate107 filings
  8. University of Minnesota · Postdoctoral Associate96 filings
  9. New York University · Postdoctoral Associate82 filings
  10. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Postdoctoral Associate75 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830019-1042$63,378$99,070$134,742$170,435
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1021$65,707$84,531$103,334$122,158
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934019-1029$65,894$86,091$106,267$126,464
2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530019-1029$81,578$104,936$128,294$151,653
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219