Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
IT Specialist (Applications Software - R&D)
Certified, then withdrawn · decided Jan 7, 2026 · H-1B
This is a Labor Condition Application (LCA) as an employer filed it with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted it, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. The wage is what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
- Wage offered
- $157,113 a year
- Prevailing wage
- $129,438 a year, level III
- Worksite
- Cambridge, MA · Cambridge City · 2 worksites in all
- Occupation
- Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221
- Full time
- Yes
- Positions
- 1
- Kind
- Continued employment
- Employment
- Apr 16, 2023 to Apr 15, 2026
- Received
- Feb 24, 2023
- First certified
- Mar 3, 2023
- Employer’s address
- Cambridge, MA
- FEIN
- 53-0206027
- Industry (NAICS)
- 54171
- H-1B dependent
- No
- Willful violator
- No
- Case number
- I-200-23055-801966
From LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx, row 87,975 (FY2026), published by the US Department of Labor on its Performance Data page.