AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

Associate Astronomer

Certified · decided Apr 24, 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
$133,312 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
Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 5, 2029
Received
Apr 17, 2026
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-200-26107-806163

From LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx, row 266,081 (FY2026), published by the US Department of Labor on its Performance Data page.