Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

By year

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

$137,226

Median

$156,500

75th percentile

$176,900

A year, from 5 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

• Atmospheric Remote Sensing Retrieval Development ScientistGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $185,0001
• Postdoctoral Research AssociateGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $137,2261
• Senior Scientist – Solar and Inner Heliospheric PhysicsAtmospheric and Space Scientists · median $156,5001
• Space Plasmas Data AnalyticsPhysicists · median $123,2471
• Space Science and Operations Senior Professional StaffBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $176,9001

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

• Laurel, MD5

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 6

• Senior Scientist – Solar and Inner Heliospheric Physics Laurel, MD · $156,500 a year · Certified · Jan 16, 2026
• Atmospheric Remote Sensing Retrieval Development Scientist Laurel, MD · $185,000 a year · Certified · Dec 17, 2025
• Post Doctoral Fellow Laurel, MD · $126,492 a year · Certified, then withdrawn · Dec 16, 2025
• Space Plasmas Data Analytics Laurel, MD · $123,247 a year · Certified · Nov 6, 2025
• Space Science and Operations Senior Professional Staff Laurel, MD · $176,900 a year · Certified · Aug 13, 2025
• Postdoctoral Research Associate Laurel, MD · $137,226 a year · Certified · Jul 10, 2025