H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Research Staff

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Research Staff covers 75 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $128,916.

FY2026 certified median
$128,916
Total filings
75
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$128,190–$128,916
Top employer
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202429$117,900$117,435$123,360
FY202542$128,916$123,360$128,916
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$128,916$128,190$128,916

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research StaffFY2024 $117,900; FY2025 $128,916; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,916$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$117,900FY2025$128,916FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$128,916Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research StaffFY2024 $117,900; FY2025 $128,916; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,916$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$117,900FY2025$128,916FY2026*$128,916
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC75 filings

Top cities

  1. Livermore61 filings
  2. Sherman Oaks7 filings
  3. Chino Hills4 filings
  4. Austin2 filings
  5. College Station1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC · Postdoctoral Research Staff75 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2021$122,845$143,333$163,821$184,309
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2012$140,650$171,142$201,635$232,128
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2032$146,931$186,243$225,576$264,888
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014019-2021$88,878$104,104$119,330$134,555
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2011$124,925$154,274$183,622$212,971
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2131$88,150$110,843$133,557$156,250
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2031$82,410$106,517$130,624$154,731