H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Scholar

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Scholar covers 2,000 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $71,656.

FY2026 certified median
$71,656
Total filings
2,000
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$65,640–$78,281
Top employer
University of California, San Francisco
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024707$66,868$61,008$74,088
FY2025764$69,926$64,015$75,956
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)529$71,656$65,640$78,281

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral ScholarFY2024 $66,868; FY2025 $69,926; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $71,656$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$66,868FY2025$69,926FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$71,656Certified median offer, Postdoctoral ScholarFY2024 $66,868; FY2025 $69,926; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $71,656$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$66,868FY2025$69,926FY2026*$71,656
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California, San Francisco330 filings
  2. Northwestern University249 filings
  3. The University of Chicago169 filings
  4. University of California, Davis144 filings
  5. University of California, Los Angeles139 filings
  6. University of Washington123 filings
  7. The Pennsylvania State University107 filings
  8. Oregon State University84 filings
  9. University of California at Santa Barbara71 filings
  10. Case Western Reserve University56 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco338 filings
  2. Chicago333 filings
  3. Los Angeles141 filings
  4. Evanston128 filings
  5. Seattle122 filings
  6. Davis103 filings
  7. Santa Barbara71 filings
  8. Corvallis67 filings
  9. Portland62 filings
  10. University Park62 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of California, San Francisco · Postdoctoral Scholar330 filings
  2. Northwestern University · Postdoctoral Scholar249 filings
  3. The University of Chicago · Postdoctoral Scholar169 filings
  4. University of California, Davis · Postdoctoral Scholar144 filings
  5. University of California, Los Angeles · Postdoctoral Scholar139 filings
  6. University of Washington · Postdoctoral Scholar123 filings
  7. The Pennsylvania State University · Postdoctoral Scholar107 filings
  8. Oregon State University · Postdoctoral Scholar84 filings
  9. University of California at Santa Barbara · Postdoctoral Scholar71 filings
  10. Case Western Reserve University · Postdoctoral Scholar56 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 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1042$91,312$111,488$131,664$151,840
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2031$65,603$82,950$100,277$117,624
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1029$61,901$77,896$93,870$109,866
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1021$58,781$78,957$99,154$119,330
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1042$108,909$133,099$157,310$181,501
2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741019-1042$67,142$75,712$84,261$92,830
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987