H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Research Affiliate

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Research Affiliate covers 321 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $77,851.

FY2026 certified median
$77,851
Total filings
321
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$77,178–$80,000
Top employer
The Leland Stanford, Jr University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024125$73,083$71,650$77,688
FY2025130$76,661$74,606$80,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)66$77,851$77,178$80,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research AffiliateFY2024 $73,083; FY2025 $76,661; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,851$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$73,083FY2025$76,661FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$77,851Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research AffiliateFY2024 $73,083; FY2025 $76,661; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,851$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$73,083FY2025$76,661FY2026*$77,851
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University321 filings

Top cities

  1. Stanford276 filings
  2. Palo Alto40 filings
  3. Menlo Park2 filings
  4. Pacific Grove1 filings
  5. Palo Altro1 filings
  6. Redwood City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University · Postdoctoral Research Affiliate321 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1029$86,029$114,026$142,022$170,019
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1021$85,488$111,114$136,760$162,386
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1042$101,109$127,629$154,149$180,669
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2012$126,818$157,955$189,072$220,210
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2041$133,557$158,018$182,458$206,918
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2041$83,658$103,854$124,072$144,269
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614