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Astronomer salaries

61 H-1B & PERM records for "Astronomer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Triad National Security, LLC J. Robert Oppenheimer Postdoctoral Fellow Los Alamos, NM $133500 H-1B Mar 25, 2026
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Associate Scientist/Research Engineer $132302 - $141851 Green Card May 30, 2024
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Associate Astronomer Baltimore, MD $125000 H-1B Apr 11, 2022
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Associate Astronomer Baltimore, MD $125000 H-1B Jul 7, 2022
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY Computer Systems Engineer BERKELEY, CA $124392 - $157560 Green Card May 3, 2016
CONCEPTUAL ANALYTICS, LLC Astronomer GLENN DALE, MD $120037 Green Card 2010
LELAND STANFORD JR, UNIVERSITY Project Scientist Menlo Park, CA $110000 Green Card Feb 14, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ SUPPORT ASTRONOMER MT HAMILTON, CA $108300 Green Card Apr 21, 2020
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Associate Scientist/Astronomy $97375 Green Card Dec 5, 2023
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Associate Scientist/Astronomy $97375 Green Card Dec 18, 2023
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Senior Research Scientist Boulder, CO $90000 - $100000 Green Card Feb 27, 2023
ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC VISITING SCIENTIST SOCORRO, NM $90000 H-1B Mar 9, 2012
ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC VISITING SCIENTIST SOCORRO, NM $90000 H-1B Jan 26, 2012
Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/… Postdoctoral Fellow Pasadena, CA $85750 H-1B Jun 3, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPA… Research Scientist URBANA, IL $82930 Green Card Oct 5, 2017
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Associate Scientist/Astronomy $81474 - $141851 Green Card Jun 28, 2024
SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY RADIO ASTRONOMER CAMBRIDGE, MA $80236 H-1B Mar 4, 2011
Institute for Advanced Study Member, Postdoctoral Fellow (NASA Hubble Program) Princeton, NJ $80000 - $100000 H-1B May 12, 2026
Lowell Observatory LDT Night Operations Manager Flagstaff, AZ $80000 H-1B Dec 14, 2021
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Senior Research Scientist Boulder, CO $80000 - $90000 Green Card Sep 12, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Assistant Research Scientist Ann Arbor, MI $80000 Green Card Jan 17, 2020
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Scientist SAN ANTONIO, TX $80000 - $90000 Green Card Jul 15, 2019
The University of Texas at Austin Postdoctoral/Research Fellow Austin, TX $78936 H-1B Nov 2, 2020
American Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Fellow New York, NY $77234 H-1B Sep 18, 2023
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Analyst Boulder, CO $77000 - $87000 Green Card Jul 17, 2020
New York University Clinical Assistant Professor New York, NY $76875 H-1B Mar 13, 2026
New York University Clinical Assistant Professor New York, NY $76875 H-1B Apr 16, 2026
The University of Texas at Austin Postdoctoral/Research Fellow Austin, TX $75712 H-1B Sep 4, 2020
University of Michigan Research Computer Specialist $75037 Green Card Mar 6, 2025
New York University Clinical Assistant Professor New York, NY $75000 H-1B Jul 3, 2024
Research Corporation of the University … VARIABLE STARS RESEARCHER Honolulu, HI $74776 H-1B 2025
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL … Postdoctoral Research Associate Chapel Hill, NC $74500 H-1B Feb 12, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL … Postdoctoral Research Associate Chapel Hill, NC $74500 H-1B Feb 9, 2026
American Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Fellow New York, NY $74263 H-1B Oct 18, 2022
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Astronomers Williams Bay, WI $73641 Green Card 2014
New Jersey Institute of Technology Chief Observer Big Pine, CA $72059 H-1B Jan 2, 2020
The Trustees of Princeton University Senior Research Assistant / Postdoctoral Research… Princeton, NJ $72000 - $82000 H-1B Aug 3, 2023
The Trustees of Princeton University Senior Research Assistant Princeton, NJ $72000 - $82000 H-1B Jul 24, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Assistant Research Scientist ANN ARBOR, MI $71558 Green Card Oct 31, 2015
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY Astronomers BOSTON, MA $71500 Green Card 2010
New Mexico State University Support Astronomer Sunspot, NM $70000 H-1B Dec 3, 2025
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Scientist SAN ANTONIO, TX $70000 - $80000 Green Card Oct 26, 2018
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Postdoctoral Researcher Newark, DE $69360 H-1B Mar 31, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Postdoctoral Researcher Newark, DE $68000 H-1B Jul 24, 2024
NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY Astronomers CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA $67000 Green Card 2010
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Scientist SAN ANTONIO, TX $65000 - $75000 Green Card Jun 24, 2014
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Astronomers Boulder, CO $65000 - $75000 Green Card 2014
The Ohio State University Post Doctoral Scholar Columbus, OH $63232 H-1B 2025
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Astronomers BALTIMORE, MD $61848 Green Card 2012
Association of Universities for Researc… Assistant Science Operations Specialist Hilo, HI $61000 H-1B Aug 19, 2022
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