Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Astrophysicist
Certified, then withdrawn · decided Aug 8, 2025 · H-1B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
- $101,514 a year
- Prevailing wage
- $63,232 a year, level I
- Worksite
- Cambridge, MA · Cambridge City · 2 worksites in all
- Occupation
- Astronomers 19-2011
- Full time
- Yes
- Positions
- 1
- Kind
- New employment
- Employment
- Oct 20, 2024 to Oct 19, 2027
- Received
- Oct 2, 2024
- First certified
- Oct 9, 2024
- Employer’s address
- Cambridge, MA
- FEIN
- 53-0206027
- Industry (NAICS)
- 54171
- H-1B dependent
- No
- Willful violator
- No
- Case number
- I-200-24277-381856
From LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2025_Q4.xlsx, row 66,726 (FY2025), published by the US Department of Labor on its Performance Data page.