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Post-Doc insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings3,315All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$55,0002,372 eligible salary records
Employer names527Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$49,630–$62,700Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0119239358477FY 2016: 410 filings16FY 2017: 295 filings17FY 2018: 303 filings18FY 2019: 426 filings19FY 2020: 293 filings20FY 2021: 265 filings21FY 2022: 311 filings22FY 2023: 310 filings23FY 2024: 267 filings24FY 2025: 254 filings25FY 2026: 181 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*181 filings$63,960 median · n=125

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 2,372 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Post-Doctoral Associate827
$59,592 median · n=566 eligible
Post-Doctoral Research Associate680
$53,844 median · n=481 eligible
Post-Doctoral Fellow639
$51,120 median · n=441 eligible
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow235
$54,000 median · n=169 eligible
Post-Doctoral Researcher132
$56,000 median · n=101 eligible
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant107
$55,000 median · n=78 eligible
Post-Doctoral Scholar58
$54,800 median · n=42 eligible
Post-Doctoral Scientist35
$55,000 median · n=28 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
College Park, MD320
$58,903 median · n=172 eligible
West Lafayette, IN298
$55,000 median · n=212 eligible
Knoxville, TN180
$59,013 median · n=118 eligible
Chicago, IL85
$56,368 median · n=60 eligible
Atlanta, GA78
$50,316 median · n=39 eligible
Piscataway, NJ75
$57,210 median · n=70 eligible
Seattle, WA64
$54,534 median · n=58 eligible
Minneapolis, MN60
$55,298 median · n=44 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
74.6%Certified LCAs
Certified2,472 74.6%
Certified - Withdrawn672 20.3%
Withdrawn155 4.7%
Denied16 0.5%

Denominator: all 3,315 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
University Of Maryland College Park452
$61,800 median · n=259 eligible
Purdue University337
$54,730 median · n=238 eligible
The University Of Tennessee223
$56,971 median · n=150 eligible
Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey120
$57,456 median · n=113 eligible
Emory University107
$50,316 median · n=58 eligible
University Of Minnesota95
$55,000 median · n=69 eligible
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center60
$51,324 median · n=55 eligible
Virginia Commonwealth University53
$48,216 median · n=45 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$55,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$45,463
25th percentile$49,630
Median (50th)$55,000
75th percentile$62,700
90th percentile$73,813

n=2,372 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

3,315 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
University Of MinnesotaPost-Doctoral Associate (Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow)

Filing details

$56,484 /yr

I-200-24348-542628
Reported wage: $56,484 / year
Annualized: $56,484
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2028-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Minneapolis, MN12/13/202404/01/2025
The Wistar Institute Of Anatomy And BiologyPost-Doctoral Fellow

Filing details

$64,000 /yr

I-200-25073-776157
Reported wage: $64,000 / year
Annualized: $64,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2028-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Philadelphia, PA03/14/202505/01/2025
Wayne State UniversityPost-Doctoral Fellow

Filing details

$55,661 /yr

I-200-26173-037654
Reported wage: $55,661 / year
Annualized: $55,661
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2028-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Detroit, MI06/22/202607/01/2026
The University Of IowaPost-Doctoral Research Assistant

Filing details

$63,480 /yr

I-200-26173-037907
Reported wage: $63,480 / year
Annualized: $63,480
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-08-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Iowa City, IA06/22/202608/06/2026
Purdue UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Associate

Filing details

$58,594 /yr

I-200-26169-032215
Reported wage: $58,594 / year
Annualized: $58,594
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-09-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/18/202609/15/2026
University Of Maryland, College ParkPost-Doctoral Associate

Filing details

$74,468.54 /yr

I-200-23226-261341
Reported wage: $74,468.54 / year
Annualized: $74,469
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2026-11-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

College Park, MD08/14/202311/20/2023
Rhodes CollegePost-Doctoral Scientist In Extragalactic Astrophysics

Filing details

$61,200 /yr

I-200-26168-023955
Reported wage: $61,200 / year
Annualized: $61,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2029-08-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Memphis, TN06/17/202608/24/2026
Andrews Research & Education Foundation, Inc.Post-Doctoral Fellow

Filing details

$56,077 /yr

I-200-26167-021943
Reported wage: $56,077–$60,000 / year
Annualized: $56,077
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-24
Employment end: 2029-07-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Gulf Breeze, FL06/16/202607/16/2026
Wayne State UniversityPost-Doctoral Fellow

Filing details

$55,661 /yr

I-200-26159-991844
Reported wage: $55,661 / year
Annualized: $55,661
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-22
Employment end: 2028-07-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Detroit, MI06/08/202607/13/2026
Board Of Regents Of The University Of NebraskaPost-Doctoral Research Associate

Filing details

$55,000 /yr

I-200-26163-009102
Reported wage: $55,000 / year
Annualized: $55,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-22
Employment end: 2029-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lincoln, NE06/12/202611/01/2026
Wayne State UniversityPost-Doctoral Fellow

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-26163-009850
Reported wage: $70,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-22
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Detroit, MI06/12/202610/01/2026
University Of Maryland College ParkPost-Doctoral Associate

Filing details

$40.87 per hour

I-200-25353-496999
Reported wage: $40.87 / hour
Annualized: $85,010
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-18
Employment end: 2029-01-11
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

College Park, MD12/19/202501/12/2026
Purdue UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Assistant

Filing details

$58,594 /yr

I-200-26153-973902
Reported wage: $58,594 / year
Annualized: $58,594
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-18
Employment end: 2029-09-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN06/02/202609/15/2026
Children'S Hospital Los AngelesPost-Doctoral Research Fellow

Filing details

$75,774 /yr

I-200-26161-000486
Reported wage: $75,774–$78,769.6 / year
Annualized: $75,774
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-17
Employment end: 2029-12-07
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Los Angeles, CA06/10/202612/08/2026
University Of MinnesotaPost-Doctoral Associate

Filing details

$62,232 /yr

I-200-26161-002714
Reported wage: $62,232 / year
Annualized: $62,232
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-17
Employment end: 2029-07-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Minneapolis, MN06/10/202607/06/2026
University Of New MexicoPost-Doctoral Fellow

Filing details

$53,851 /yr

I-200-26160-995932
Reported wage: $53,851–$66,000 / year
Annualized: $53,851
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-16
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Albuquerque, NM06/09/202609/01/2026
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyPost-Doctoral

Filing details

$164,403 /yr

I-200-26160-996064
Reported wage: $164,403 / year
Annualized: $164,403
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-16
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Milpitas, CA06/09/202610/01/2026
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For ChildrenPost-Doctoral Research Fellow

Filing details

$56,971 /yr

I-200-23173-135860
Reported wage: $56,971–$83,200 / year
Annualized: $56,971
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-15
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Dallas, TX06/22/202310/01/2023
The University Of TennesseePost-Doctoral Research Associate

Filing details

$72,208.92 /yr

I-200-26159-992126
Reported wage: $72,208.92 / year
Annualized: $72,209
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-15
Employment end: 2029-08-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Nashville, TN06/08/202608/15/2026
The University Of TennesseePost-Doctoral Research Associate

Filing details

$72,000 /yr

I-200-26106-801211
Reported wage: $72,000 / year
Annualized: $72,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-12
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Nashville, TN04/16/202609/01/2026
The University Of TennesseePost-Doctoral Research Associate

Filing details

$72,000 /yr

I-200-26156-985300
Reported wage: $72,000 / year
Annualized: $72,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-12
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Nashville, TN06/05/202609/01/2026
The University Of IowaPost-Doctoral Research Assistant

Filing details

$63,480 /yr

I-200-26155-982498
Reported wage: $63,480 / year
Annualized: $63,480
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-08-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Iowa City, IA06/04/202608/06/2026
University Of Maryland College ParkPost-Doctoral Associate

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-25073-775651
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-05
Employment end: 2028-09-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

College Park, MD03/14/202509/13/2025
Purdue UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Associate

Filing details

$53,102 /yr

I-200-26149-960970
Reported wage: $53,102 / year
Annualized: $53,102
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-05
Employment end: 2029-07-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN05/29/202607/09/2026
Purdue UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Associate

Filing details

$53,102 /yr

I-200-26149-960991
Reported wage: $53,102 / year
Annualized: $53,102
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-05
Employment end: 2029-08-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Lafayette, IN05/29/202608/03/2026

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.