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Science Operations Specialist

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Science Operations Specialist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings24All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$64,00017 eligible salary records
Employer names3Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$58,000–$79,061Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02468FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2017: 2 filings17FY 2018: 1 filings18FY 2019: 7 filings19FY 2020: 1 filings20FY 2021: 2 filings21FY 2022: 4 filings22FY 2024: 1 filings24FY 2025: 4 filings25FY 2026: 1 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*1 filings$78,000 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
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 17 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 7 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 7 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
70.8%Certified LCAs
Certified17 70.8%
Withdrawn4 16.7%
Certified - Withdrawn3 12.5%

Denominator: all 24 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 2 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
$64,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$55,000
25th percentile$58,000
Median (50th)$64,000
75th percentile$79,061
90th percentile$104,735

n=17 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

24 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
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$78,000 /yr

I-200-26061-674439
Reported wage: $78,000 / year
Annualized: $78,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-09
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI03/02/202609/01/2026
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$79,061 /yr

I-200-25092-823579
Reported wage: $79,061 / year
Annualized: $79,061
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-09
Employment end: 2028-08-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI04/02/202508/29/2025
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$79,061 /yr

I-200-25085-805025
Reported wage: $79,061 / year
Annualized: $79,061
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-02
Employment end: 2028-08-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Makawao, HI03/26/202508/29/2025
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$79,061 /yr

I-200-25092-823559
Reported wage: $79,061 / year
Annualized: $79,061
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-02
Employment end: 2028-08-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Makawao, HI04/02/202508/29/2025
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-24299-434674
Reported wage: $70,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-27
Employment end: 2028-02-02
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI10/25/202402/03/2025
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate In Research (Science Operations Specialist)

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-24068-782313
Reported wage: $90,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-15
Employment end: 2027-05-11
Worker positions: 1

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

Makawao, HI03/08/202405/12/2024
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$64,000 /yr

I-200-22214-392227
Reported wage: $64,000 / year
Annualized: $64,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-08-09
Employment end: 2025-08-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI08/02/202209/01/2022
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate In Research / Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$91,224.67 /yr

I-200-22188-338616
Reported wage: $91,224.67 / year
Annualized: $91,225
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-07-14
Employment end: 2023-03-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Makawao, HI07/07/202207/31/2022
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate In Research / Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$91,224.67 /yr

I-200-22186-333004
Reported wage: $91,224.67 / year
Annualized: $91,225
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-07-07
Employment end: 2023-03-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Pukalani, HI07/05/202207/31/2022
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$72,592 /yr

I-200-22126-146281
Reported wage: $72,592 / year
Annualized: $72,592
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-13
Employment end: 2025-06-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI05/06/202206/17/2022
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$58,000 /yr

I-200-21196-464415
Reported wage: $58,000 / year
Annualized: $58,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-07-22
Employment end: 2025-01-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI07/15/202101/07/2022
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyDkist Chief Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$149,350 /yr

I-200-20364-983244
Reported wage: $149,350 / year
Annualized: $149,350
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-01-06
Employment end: 2024-04-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Makawao, HI12/29/202004/02/2021
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$62,000 /yr

I-200-19309-128411
Reported wage: $62,000 / year
Annualized: $62,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2019-11-13
Employment end: 2023-01-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI11/05/201901/02/2020
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$55,000 /yr

I-200-19150-119935
Reported wage: $55,000 / year
Annualized: $55,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-06-05
Employment end: 2022-06-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HAWAII05/30/201906/17/2019
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$55,000 /yr

I-200-19150-308596
Reported wage: $55,000 / year
Annualized: $55,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-05-30
Employment end: 2022-06-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HAWAII05/30/201906/17/2019
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$55,000 /yr

I-200-19150-474421
Reported wage: $55,000 / year
Annualized: $55,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-05-30
Employment end: 2022-06-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HAWAII05/30/201906/17/2019
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate In Research/Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$67,760 /yr

I-200-19059-315654
Reported wage: $67,760 / year
Annualized: $67,760
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-06
Employment end: 2022-07-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Pukalani, HAWAII02/28/201907/31/2019
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$55,000 /yr

I-200-18317-877661
Reported wage: $55,000 / year
Annualized: $55,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-11-19
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI11/13/2018—
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$58,000 /yr

I-200-18312-736556
Reported wage: $58,000 / year
Annualized: $58,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-11-15
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI11/08/2018—
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssistant Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$58,000 /yr

I-200-18284-485491
Reported wage: $58,000 / year
Annualized: $58,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-10-17
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI10/11/2018—
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyChief Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-18031-461905
Reported wage: $125,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-06
Employment end: 2021-04-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Pukalani, HI01/31/201804/02/2018
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyAssociate Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$58,872.53 /yr

I-200-17025-240745
Reported wage: $58,872.53 / year
Annualized: $58,873
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-02-03
Employment end: 2020-07-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Hilo, HI01/30/201708/01/2017
Lowell ObservatoryDc Telescope Science Operations Specialist

Filing details

$61,200 /yr

I-200-16356-402982
Reported wage: $61,200 / year
Annualized: $61,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2016-12-28
Employment end: 2019-12-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Mormon Lake, AZ12/21/201612/21/2016
Association Of Universities For Research In AstronomyScience Operations Specialist

Filing details

$55,000 /yr

I-200-16217-490881
Reported wage: $55,000 / year
Annualized: $55,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-08-10
Employment end: 2019-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunspot, NM08/04/201609/01/2016

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.