H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Scientist

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Scientist covers 225 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $78,786.

FY2026 certified median
$78,786
Total filings
225
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$74,066–$83,513
Top employer
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202442$62,400$62,400$66,685
FY202597$77,684$70,990$81,149
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)86$78,786$74,066$83,513

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral ScientistFY2024 $62,400; FY2025 $77,684; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,786$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$62,400FY2025$77,684FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$78,786Certified median offer, Postdoctoral ScientistFY2024 $62,400; FY2025 $77,684; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,786$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$62,400FY2025$77,684FY2026*$78,786
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute123 filings
  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center71 filings
  3. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation13 filings
  4. Montclair State University3 filings
  5. South Carolina State University3 filings
  6. Brain Cancer Research Institute1 filings
  7. Denali Therapeutics Inc.1 filings
  8. Elanco Animal Health, Inc.1 filings
  9. IIT Research Institute1 filings
  10. Janssen Research & Development, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Los Angeles63 filings
  2. Ashburn17 filings
  3. Boston15 filings
  4. Oklahoma City13 filings
  5. New York11 filings
  6. Seattle11 filings
  7. Stanford10 filings
  8. Dallas10 filings
  9. West Hollywood9 filings
  10. Cambridge7 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Postdoctoral Scientist123 filings
  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Postdoctoral Scientist71 filings
  3. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation · Postdoctoral Scientist13 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1029$68,806$86,861$104,915$122,970
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1042$91,312$111,488$131,664$151,840
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1021$91,582$115,357$139,152$162,926
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Oklahoma City, OKArea 3642019-1042$62,629$75,462$88,317$101,150
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1021$66,040$87,235$108,430$129,626
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1029$79,664$99,715$119,746$139,797