Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Astrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)
Certified, then withdrawn · decided Nov 3, 2025 · H-1B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
- $80,328 a year
- Prevailing wage
- $60,362 a year, level I
- Worksite
- Cambridge, MA · Cambridge City
- Occupation
- Astronomers 19-2011
- Full time
- Yes
- Positions
- 1
- Kind
- New employment
- Employment
- Jun 5, 2023 to Jun 4, 2026
- Received
- Apr 24, 2023
- First certified
- May 1, 2023
- Employer’s address
- Cambridge, MA
- FEIN
- 53-0206027
- Industry (NAICS)
- 54171
- H-1B dependent
- No
- Willful violator
- No
- Case number
- I-200-23114-960416
From LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx, row 1,604 (FY2026), published by the US Department of Labor on its Performance Data page.