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California Association For Research In Astronomy

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Median yearly base wage$93,500n=14 eligible

Middle 50% of yearly wages$82,750 – $115,000

Most reported worksiteKamuela, HI17 matching filings

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Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Staff Astronomer I	Filing details $87,000 /yr I-200-25198-183262 Reported wage: $87,000 / year Annualized: $87,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-07-24 Employment end: 2028-08-10 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	07/17/2025	08/11/2025
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Systems Engineer	Filing details $157,646.58 /yr I-200-24339-516673 Reported wage: $157,646.58 / year Annualized: $157,647 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-03-31 Employment end: 2028-03-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	12/04/2024	03/30/2025
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Adaptive Optics Scientist / Engineer	Filing details $115,000 /yr I-200-23249-323221 Reported wage: $115,000 / year Annualized: $115,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-10-08 Employment end: 2026-09-20 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	09/06/2023	09/21/2023
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Adaptive Optics (Ao) Scientist	Filing details $110,000 /yr I-200-24156-069242 Reported wage: $110,000 / year Annualized: $110,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-06-11 Employment end: 2027-07-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	06/04/2024	07/15/2024
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Systems Engineer	Filing details $145,000 /yr I-200-22046-903841 Reported wage: $145,000 / year Annualized: $145,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-02-23 Employment end: 2025-03-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	02/15/2022	03/30/2022
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Scientific Software Engineer	Filing details $100,000 /yr I-200-22042-896077 Reported wage: $100,000 / year Annualized: $100,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-02-18 Employment end: 2025-03-27 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	02/11/2022	03/28/2022
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Adaptive Optics Scientist/Engineer	Filing details $115,000 /yr I-200-20190-702516 Reported wage: $115,000 / year Annualized: $115,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-07-15 Employment end: 2023-09-20 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	07/08/2020	09/21/2020
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Instrument Engineer	Filing details $120,000 /yr I-200-20190-703501 Reported wage: $120,000 / year Annualized: $120,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-07-15 Employment end: 2022-12-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	07/08/2020	08/17/2020
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Staff Astronomer	Filing details $85,000 /yr I-200-20050-335219 Reported wage: $85,000 / year Annualized: $85,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-02-26 Employment end: 2023-03-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	02/19/2020	03/30/2020
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Staff Astronomer	Filing details $85,000 /yr I-200-20030-286441 Reported wage: $85,000 / year Annualized: $85,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-02-19 Employment end: 2023-03-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	01/30/2020	03/30/2020
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Support Astronomer	Filing details $82,000 /yr I-200-18316-516587 Reported wage: $82,000 / year Annualized: $82,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2018-11-16 Employment end: Not disclosed Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	11/12/2018	—
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Support Astronomer	Filing details $75,000 /yr I-200-18236-804921 Reported wage: $75,000 / year Annualized: $75,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-08-30 Employment end: 2022-01-13 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	08/24/2018	01/14/2019
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Support Astronomer	Filing details $85,284 /yr I-200-18176-221525 Reported wage: $85,284 / year Annualized: $85,284 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-06-29 Employment end: 2021-08-16 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	06/25/2018	08/17/2018
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Adaptive Optics Operations Scientist	Filing details $117,000 /yr I-200-18117-567330 Reported wage: $117,000 / year Annualized: $117,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-05-03 Employment end: 2021-07-07 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	04/27/2018	07/08/2018
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Adaptive Optics Specialist/Scientist	Filing details $115,000 /yr I-200-18117-790661 Reported wage: $115,000 / year Annualized: $115,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-05-03 Employment end: 2021-06-24 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	04/27/2018	06/25/2018
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Support Astronomer	Filing details $82,000 /yr I-200-17314-824425 Reported wage: $82,000 / year Annualized: $82,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2017-11-16 Employment end: 2020-07-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	11/10/2017	11/20/2017
California Association For Research In Astronomy	Support Astronomer	Filing details $82,000 /yr I-200-16049-022466 Reported wage: $82,000 / year Annualized: $82,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-02-24 Employment end: 2019-03-28 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kamuela, HI	02/18/2016	03/29/2016

About California Association For Research In Astronomy H-1B salary records

This view contains 17 matching filings across all loaded fiscal years. The median reported yearly base wage is $93,500, based on 14 certified filings with positive yearly pay. These are filing-level observations, not unique employees or total compensation.

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Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 20253 filings$87,000 median · n=1

*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

$75k–$100kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 14 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Salary ranges by role

Which common roles report higher base wages?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Not enough eligible records to compare groups. Each group needs at least 20.

Up to six of the eight most-filed roles, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Salary ranges by city

How does reported pay differ across common worksites?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Not enough eligible records to compare groups. Each group needs at least 20.

Up to six of the eight most-filed worksites, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

82.4%Certified LCAs

Certified14 82.4%

Certified - Withdrawn3 17.6%

Denominator: all 17 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$93,500Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$82,000

25th percentile$82,750

Median (50th)$93,500

75th percentile$115,000

90th percentile$119,100

n=14 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