12 certified · Median $113,726 a year · Baltimore, MD
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
7
1
0
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
$84,186
Median
$113,726
75th percentile
$133,374
A year, from 12 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral FellowAstronomers · median $74,2583
ESA/AURA Astronomer IAstronomers · median $113,5002
Assistant AstronomerAstronomers · median $133,5611
Associate AstronomerAstronomers · median $133,3121
Associate ScientistAstronomers · median $138,1601
ESA/AURA Astronomer IIAstronomers · median $120,4431
ESA/AURA ScientistAstronomers · median $110,4511
Post Doctoral ResearcherAstronomers · median $84,5701
Principal Flight Ground Systems EngineerAerospace Engineers · median $180,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.