H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Postdoctoral Fellow

Occupation profile for Research Postdoctoral Fellow covers 27 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $67,824.

FY2026 certified median
$67,824
Total filings
27
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$66,186–$68,841
Top employer
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$55,858$55,346$56,369
FY202516$62,962$61,428$66,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$67,824$66,186$68,841

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Postdoctoral FellowFY2024 $55,858; FY2025 $62,962; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $67,824$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$55,858FY2025$62,962FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$67,824Certified median offer, Research Postdoctoral FellowFY2024 $55,858; FY2025 $62,962; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $67,824$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$55,858FY2025$62,962FY2026*$67,824
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia18 filings
  2. Children's National Medical Center7 filings
  3. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund1 filings
  4. Dignity Health1 filings

Top cities

  1. Philadelphia18 filings
  2. Washington7 filings
  3. Phoenix1 filings
  4. New Orleans1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Research Postdoctoral Fellow18 filings
  2. Children's National Medical Center · Research Postdoctoral Fellow7 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
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1029$73,382$92,352$111,322$130,291
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1042$76,898$99,757$122,637$145,496
2026-27New Orleans-Metairie, LAArea 3538019-1042$69,971$93,288$116,626$139,942
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2041$70,179$93,579$116,979$140,379
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2051$74,859$98,134$121,410$144,685
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806019-1042$76,066$96,533$117,021$137,488
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-4021$46,738$56,077$65,416$74,755