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Astrophysicist

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Astrophysicist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings49All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$103,71735 eligible salary records
Employer names6Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$83,279–$115,131Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
035810FY 2016: 7 filings16FY 2017: 5 filings17FY 2019: 7 filings19FY 2020: 9 filings20FY 2021: 1 filings21FY 2022: 8 filings22FY 2023: 2 filings23FY 2024: 2 filings24FY 2025: 5 filings25FY 2026: 3 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*3 filings$87,109 median · n=2

*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
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 35 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

Top 5 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

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
71.4%Certified LCAs
Certified35 71.4%
Certified - Withdrawn10 20.4%
Denied3 6.1%
Withdrawn1 2.0%

Denominator: all 49 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 4 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
$103,717Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$71,462
25th percentile$83,279
Median (50th)$103,717
75th percentile$115,131
90th percentile$119,768

n=35 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

49 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
Monterey Institute For Research In AstronomyResearch Astronomer/Astrophysicist

Filing details

$70,500 /yr

I-200-26062-678046
Reported wage: $70,500 / year
Annualized: $70,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-10
Employment end: 2029-05-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Marina, CA03/03/202605/16/2026
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$103,717 /yr

I-200-25323-421423
Reported wage: $103,717 / year
Annualized: $103,717
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-26
Employment end: 2028-12-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA11/19/202512/28/2025
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)

Filing details

$80,328 /yr

I-200-23114-960416
Reported wage: $80,328 / year
Annualized: $80,328
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-03
Employment end: 2026-06-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA04/24/202306/05/2023
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$107,064 /yr

I-200-25240-272840
Reported wage: $107,064 / year
Annualized: $107,064
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-05
Employment end: 2028-10-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA08/28/202510/05/2025
University Of ColoradoPost-Doctoral Associate (Astrophysicist)

Filing details

$67,880 /yr

I-200-25233-259595
Reported wage: $67,880 / year
Annualized: $67,880
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-28
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Boulder, CO08/21/202510/01/2025
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$101,514 /yr

I-200-24277-381856
Reported wage: $101,514 / year
Annualized: $101,514
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-08
Employment end: 2027-10-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA10/02/202410/20/2024
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$119,355 /yr

I-200-25055-719618
Reported wage: $119,355 / year
Annualized: $119,355
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-03
Employment end: 2027-03-26
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA02/24/202503/27/2025
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$103,717 /yr

I-200-25015-619651
Reported wage: $103,717 / year
Annualized: $103,717
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-23
Employment end: 2028-01-26
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA01/15/202501/27/2025
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$108,062 /yr

I-200-24117-929648
Reported wage: $108,062 / year
Annualized: $108,062
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-03
Employment end: 2027-06-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA04/26/202406/16/2024
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$93,175 /yr

I-200-23313-492037
Reported wage: $93,175 / year
Annualized: $93,175
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-11-17
Employment end: 2026-12-03
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA11/09/202312/04/2023
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)

Filing details

$80,328 /yr

I-200-23138-033162
Reported wage: $80,328 / year
Annualized: $80,328
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-25
Employment end: 2026-08-13
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA05/18/202308/14/2023
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)

Filing details

$71,274 per month

I-200-20133-564545
Reported wage: $71,274 / month
Annualized: $855,288
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-11-29
Employment end: 2023-08-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA05/12/202009/01/2020
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$105,654 /yr

I-200-22090-024865
Reported wage: $105,654–$137,348 / year
Annualized: $105,654
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-07
Employment end: 2023-07-10
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA03/31/202207/11/2022
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$105,654 /yr

I-200-22038-883476
Reported wage: $105,654–$137,348 / year
Annualized: $105,654
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-14
Employment end: 2025-03-26
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA02/07/202203/27/2022
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$80,436 /yr

I-200-22033-872598
Reported wage: $80,436 / year
Annualized: $80,436
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-09
Employment end: 2025-02-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Tuscon, AZ02/02/202202/28/2022
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$105,654 /yr

I-200-22025-851272
Reported wage: $105,654–$137,348 / year
Annualized: $105,654
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-03
Employment end: 2025-03-26
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA01/25/202203/27/2022
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$146,859 /yr

I-200-22013-827753
Reported wage: $146,859–$176,300 / year
Annualized: $146,859
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-01-21
Employment end: 2023-04-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA01/13/202204/18/2022
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$142,615 /yr

I-200-22004-807889
Reported wage: $142,615–$172,500 / year
Annualized: $142,615
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-01-12
Employment end: 2023-04-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA01/04/202204/18/2022
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$120,043 /yr

I-200-21154-367527
Reported wage: $120,043–$156,053 / year
Annualized: $120,043
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-01-04
Employment end: 2022-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA06/03/202107/01/2021
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$142,615 /yr

I-200-21300-670776
Reported wage: $142,615–$172,500 / year
Annualized: $142,615
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-12-10
Employment end: 2023-04-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA10/27/202104/18/2022
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)

Filing details

$71,987 /yr

I-200-21180-433852
Reported wage: $71,987 / year
Annualized: $71,987
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-07-07
Employment end: 2023-08-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA06/29/202108/30/2021
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$115,131 /yr

I-200-20169-662091
Reported wage: $115,131–$132,064 / year
Annualized: $115,131
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-24
Employment end: 2023-09-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA06/17/202009/05/2020
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$115,131 /yr

I-200-20161-637768
Reported wage: $115,131–$132,064 / year
Annualized: $115,131
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-16
Employment end: 2023-09-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA06/09/202009/05/2020
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$115,131 /yr

I-200-20149-608796
Reported wage: $115,131–$132,064 / year
Annualized: $115,131
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-04
Employment end: 2023-09-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA05/28/202009/05/2020
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryAstrophysicist

Filing details

$115,131 /yr

I-200-20090-445247
Reported wage: $115,131–$132,064 / year
Annualized: $115,131
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-06
Employment end: 2023-09-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA03/30/202009/05/2020

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.