H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Research Associate covers 2,398 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $65,000.

FY2026 certified median
$65,000
Total filings
2,398
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$60,934–$71,885
Top employer
The Trustees of Princeton University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024843$61,500$56,484$69,311
FY2025940$65,000$60,000$72,529
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)615$65,000$60,934$71,885

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research AssociateFY2024 $61,500; FY2025 $65,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$61,500FY2025$65,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$65,000Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research AssociateFY2024 $61,500; FY2025 $65,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$61,500FY2025$65,000FY2026*$65,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Trustees of Princeton University281 filings
  2. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL215 filings
  3. Washington University183 filings
  4. Triad National Security, LLC150 filings
  5. Texas A&M University144 filings
  6. University of Illinois127 filings
  7. University of Connecticut114 filings
  8. Texas A&M AgriLife Research106 filings
  9. Iowa State University of Science and Technology89 filings
  10. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL72 filings

Top cities

  1. Princeton279 filings
  2. Memphis213 filings
  3. St. Louis184 filings
  4. College Station169 filings
  5. Los Alamos148 filings
  6. Urbana116 filings
  7. Storrs102 filings
  8. Ames87 filings
  9. Chapel Hill69 filings
  10. Pittsburgh62 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Trustees of Princeton University · Postdoctoral Research Associate281 filings
  2. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · Postdoctoral Research Associate215 filings
  3. Washington University · Postdoctoral Research Associate183 filings
  4. Triad National Security, LLC · Postdoctoral Research Associate150 filings
  5. Texas A&M University · Postdoctoral Research Associate144 filings
  6. University of Illinois · Postdoctoral Research Associate127 filings
  7. University of Connecticut · Postdoctoral Research Associate114 filings
  8. Texas A&M AgriLife Research · Postdoctoral Research Associate106 filings
  9. Iowa State University of Science and Technology · Postdoctoral Research Associate89 filings
  10. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL · Postdoctoral Research Associate72 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
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1042$76,024$94,494$112,944$131,414
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-1029$52,333$68,994$85,654$102,315
2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000619-2012$155,314$168,896$182,499$196,082
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-2031$64,168$81,661$99,174$116,667
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1021$65,707$84,531$103,334$122,158
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-2012$52,520$96,346$140,192$184,018
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-2012$79,997$128,024$176,051$224,078
2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814019-4021$44,117$52,770$61,402$70,054
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1029$50,107$67,413$84,698$102,003