Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
12 certified · Median $108,481 a year · Tucson, AZ
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
2
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
10
3
1
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$94,257
Median
$108,481
75th percentile
$119,408
A year, from 12 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate Science Operations SpecialistAstronomers · median $78,5312
Adaptive Optics (AO) Associate ScientistAstronomers · median $99,3221
Assistant AstronomerAstronomers · median $109,4891
Head of Communications, Education, & EngagementPublic Relations Managers · median $208,0811
Information Systems Engineer INetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $107,4731
Instrument Operations ManagerSoftware Developers · median $164,2631
Instrumentation Program ScientistAstronomers · median $114,1741
Mechanical Design EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $99,4501
Project ManagerGeneral and Operations Managers · median $122,4231
Queue ObserverAstronomers · median $66,1881
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.