H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Occupation profile for POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST covers 242 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $74,212.

FY2026 certified median
$74,212
Total filings
242
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$72,116–$76,288
Top employer
Columbia University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202494$71,050$70,000$73,830
FY202598$73,130$71,500$75,059
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)50$74,212$72,116$76,288

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTISTFY2024 $71,050; FY2025 $73,130; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $74,212$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$71,050FY2025$73,130FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$74,212Certified median offer, POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTISTFY2024 $71,050; FY2025 $73,130; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $74,212$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$71,050FY2025$73,130FY2026*$74,212
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Columbia University222 filings
  2. Fordham University3 filings
  3. The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.3 filings
  4. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology2 filings
  5. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY1 filings
  6. Central State University1 filings
  7. Elizabeth City State University1 filings
  8. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology1 filings
  9. NMC Inc1 filings
  10. Northern Illinois University1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York220 filings
  2. Palisades6 filings
  3. Bronx3 filings
  4. Rapid City2 filings
  5. Stanford1 filings
  6. Iowa City1 filings
  7. DeKalb1 filings
  8. Columbia1 filings
  9. Saint Louis1 filings
  10. Elizabeth City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Columbia University · POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST222 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2012$108,701$149,802$190,923$232,024
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2031$84,219$104,686$125,154$145,621
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1041$73,778$93,267$112,757$132,246
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2011$83,242$107,952$132,683$157,394
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2021$63,918$117,686$171,475$225,243
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2041$88,421$116,958$145,475$174,013