H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate covers 48 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $72,960.

FY2026 certified median
$72,960
Total filings
48
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$64,380–$74,424
Top employer
Temple University--A Commonwealth University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202419$64,958$61,500$67,222
FY202515$66,492$63,000$70,344
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$72,960$64,380$74,424

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Fellow Research AssociateFY2024 $64,958; FY2025 $66,492; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,960$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$64,958FY2025$66,492FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$72,960Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Fellow Research AssociateFY2024 $64,958; FY2025 $66,492; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,960$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$64,958FY2025$66,492FY2026*$72,960
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Temple University--A Commonwealth University48 filings

Top cities

  1. Philadelphia47 filings
  2. Columbus1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Temple University--A Commonwealth University · Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate48 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
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2012$73,674$117,915$162,178$206,419
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2021$67,246$83,678$100,110$116,542
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2051$74,859$98,134$121,410$144,685
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1022$62,275$78,915$95,576$112,216
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1029$73,382$92,352$111,322$130,291
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798029-2011$43,222$54,018$64,834$75,629
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-2051$71,448$93,018$114,608$136,178
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2031$83,574$102,211$120,848$139,485