AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

ESA/AURA Astronomer III

Certified, then withdrawn · decided Dec 22, 2025 · H-1B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
$226,000 a year
Prevailing wage
$123,365 a year, level IV
Worksite
Baltimore, MD · Baltimore County
Occupation
Astronomers 19-2011
Full time
Yes
Positions
1
Kind
Amended petition
Employment
Sep 28, 2025 to Sep 27, 2028
Received
Sep 11, 2025
First certified
Sep 18, 2025
Employer
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
Employer’s address
Baltimore, MD
FEIN
86-0138043
Industry (NAICS)
927110
H-1B dependent
No
Willful violator
No
Case number
I-200-25254-303891

From LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx, row 74,584 (FY2026), published by the US Department of Labor on its Performance Data page.