H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow covers 219 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,492.

FY2026 certified median
$66,492
Total filings
219
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$64,356–$67,158
Top employer
Baylor College of Medicine
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202466$61,572$60,632$64,356
FY2025102$65,000$62,000$68,991
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)51$66,492$64,356$67,158

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Associate/FellowFY2024 $61,572; FY2025 $65,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,492$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$61,572FY2025$65,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$66,492Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Associate/FellowFY2024 $61,572; FY2025 $65,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,492$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$61,572FY2025$65,000FY2026*$66,492
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Baylor College of Medicine218 filings
  2. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston218 filings
  2. La Jolla1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Baylor College of Medicine · Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow218 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1021$76,149$88,254$100,360$112,466
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-4021$39,416$46,550$53,664$60,798
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-2031$69,306$93,683$118,040$142,418
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1042$87,464$108,160$128,856$149,552