H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Research Scholar covers 359 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $65,000.

FY2026 certified median
$65,000
Total filings
359
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$62,229–$68,168
Top employer
North Carolina State University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024115$60,000$57,250$62,960
FY2025137$62,941$61,112$67,824
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)107$65,000$62,229$68,168

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research ScholarFY2024 $60,000; FY2025 $62,941; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$60,000FY2025$62,941FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$65,000Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research ScholarFY2024 $60,000; FY2025 $62,941; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$60,000FY2025$62,941FY2026*$65,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. North Carolina State University106 filings
  2. Arizona State University93 filings
  3. The University of Iowa80 filings
  4. Vanderbilt University47 filings
  5. Columbia University6 filings
  6. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University4 filings
  7. Kent State University4 filings
  8. Loyola University Chicago3 filings
  9. The Florida State University3 filings
  10. University of Nevada, Reno3 filings

Top cities

  1. Raleigh103 filings
  2. Tempe84 filings
  3. Iowa City75 filings
  4. Nashville45 filings
  5. New York6 filings
  6. Phoenix4 filings
  7. Daytona Beach4 filings
  8. Tallahassee4 filings
  9. Kent4 filings
  10. Mesa3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. North Carolina State University · Postdoctoral Research Scholar106 filings
  2. Arizona State University · Postdoctoral Research Scholar93 filings
  3. The University of Iowa · Postdoctoral Research Scholar80 filings
  4. Vanderbilt University · Postdoctoral Research Scholar47 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
2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698019-1042$66,248$74,963$83,678$92,394
2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698019-1029$59,987$72,010$84,011$96,034
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498019-1042$69,763$88,982$108,202$127,421
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2041$85,613$104,624$123,635$142,646
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958019-1013$59,072$73,403$87,734$102,066
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806019-1029$74,339$86,590$98,842$111,093
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958019-1029$75,691$94,349$113,006$131,664
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958019-2012$70,346$111,530$152,714$193,898
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2021$72,883$90,480$108,056$125,653