H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Researcher

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Researcher covers 734 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $68,657.

FY2026 certified median
$68,657
Total filings
734
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$62,279–$74,256
Top employer
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024239$63,852$57,447$67,804
FY2025286$66,300$61,428$69,339
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)209$68,657$62,279$74,256

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral ResearcherFY2024 $63,852; FY2025 $66,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $68,657$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$63,852FY2025$66,300FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$68,657Certified median offer, Postdoctoral ResearcherFY2024 $63,852; FY2025 $66,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $68,657$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$63,852FY2025$66,300FY2026*$68,657
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA191 filings
  2. UT Southwestern Medical Center189 filings
  3. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station62 filings
  4. Louisiana State University and A&M College36 filings
  5. The University of Kansas26 filings
  6. Meta Platforms, Inc18 filings
  7. Prairie View A&M University17 filings
  8. Syracuse University13 filings
  9. LSU Agricultural Center10 filings
  10. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research10 filings

Top cities

  1. Dallas196 filings
  2. Philadelphia194 filings
  3. College Station61 filings
  4. Baton Rouge56 filings
  5. Lawrence27 filings
  6. Prairie View17 filings
  7. Cambridge11 filings
  8. Syracuse11 filings
  9. Tuscaloosa8 filings
  10. Menlo Park8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · Postdoctoral Researcher191 filings
  2. UT Southwestern Medical Center · Postdoctoral Researcher189 filings
  3. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station · Postdoctoral Researcher62 filings
  4. Louisiana State University and A&M College · Postdoctoral Researcher36 filings
  5. The University of Kansas · Postdoctoral Researcher26 filings
  6. Meta Platforms, Inc · Postdoctoral Researcher18 filings
  7. Prairie View A&M University · Postdoctoral Researcher17 filings
  8. Syracuse University · Postdoctoral Researcher13 filings
  9. LSU Agricultural Center · Postdoctoral Researcher10 filings
  10. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research · Postdoctoral Researcher10 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1042$64,397$77,210$90,043$102,856
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1029$66,123$77,834$89,523$101,234
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1021$88,566$110,552$132,558$154,544
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1029$73,382$92,352$111,322$130,291
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-2032$45,157$52,686$60,216$67,746
2026-27Baton Rouge, LAArea 1294019-4012$37,398$45,573$53,768$61,942
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2012$73,674$117,915$162,178$206,419