H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Research Fellow covers 1,212 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,331.

FY2026 certified median
$66,331
Total filings
1,212
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$63,120–$70,344
Top employer
University of Michigan
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024427$61,572$58,000$66,975
FY2025435$64,366$61,428$70,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)350$66,331$63,120$70,344

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research FellowFY2024 $61,572; FY2025 $64,366; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,331$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$61,572FY2025$64,366FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$66,331Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research FellowFY2024 $61,572; FY2025 $64,366; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,331$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$61,572FY2025$64,366FY2026*$66,331
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Michigan526 filings
  2. Johns Hopkins University232 filings
  3. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston76 filings
  4. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center49 filings
  5. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center37 filings
  6. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio36 filings
  7. Harvard University33 filings
  8. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.24 filings
  9. George Mason University24 filings
  10. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY16 filings

Top cities

  1. Ann Arbor503 filings
  2. Baltimore223 filings
  3. Houston76 filings
  4. Boston75 filings
  5. Seattle47 filings
  6. Oklahoma City37 filings
  7. San Antonio36 filings
  8. Fairfax18 filings
  9. Fargo14 filings
  10. Dearborn12 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Michigan · Postdoctoral Research Fellow526 filings
  2. Johns Hopkins University · Postdoctoral Research Fellow232 filings
  3. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Postdoctoral Research Fellow76 filings
  4. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Postdoctoral Research Fellow49 filings
  5. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · Postdoctoral Research Fellow37 filings
  6. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Postdoctoral Research Fellow36 filings
  7. Harvard University · Postdoctoral Research Fellow33 filings
  8. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. · Postdoctoral Research Fellow24 filings
  9. George Mason University · Postdoctoral Research Fellow24 filings
  10. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY · Postdoctoral Research Fellow16 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
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1042$59,218$80,454$101,712$122,949
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1029$57,762$72,675$87,568$102,482
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1029$76,606$96,283$115,981$135,658
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1042$71,635$85,634$99,653$113,651
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1021$68,515$91,416$114,296$137,197
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146017-2031$62,566$75,858$89,128$102,419
2026-27Oklahoma City, OKArea 3642019-1042$62,629$75,462$88,317$101,150
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1021$66,394$82,971$99,549$116,126