H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Scientist/Astronomy

Occupation profile for Associate Scientist/Astronomy covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $85,000.

FY2026 certified median
$85,000
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$85,000–$85,000
Top employer
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$78,806$78,806$78,806
FY20253$83,491$82,295$93,798
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$85,000$85,000$85,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate Scientist/AstronomyFY2024 $78,806; FY2025 $83,491; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$78,806FY2025$83,491FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$85,000Certified median offer, Associate Scientist/AstronomyFY2024 $78,806; FY2025 $83,491; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$78,806FY2025$83,491FY2026*$85,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. National Radio Astronomy Observatory5 filings
  2. Universities Space Research Association1 filings

Top cities

  1. Charlottesville3 filings
  2. Socorro2 filings
  3. Huntsville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Charlottesville, VAArea 1682019-2011$84,406$100,984$117,582$134,160
    2026-27Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000719-2011$83,242$107,952$132,683$157,394
    2026-27Huntsville, ALArea 2662019-2011$83,242$107,952$132,683$157,394