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1,940 H-1B & PERM records for "astronomer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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1940

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$80171

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$40706

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$997740

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY STAFF SCIENTIST PASADENA, CA $997740 H-1B Jul 13, 2009
SETI INSTITUTE RESEARCH SCIENTIST MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $954000 H-1B Jan 24, 2013
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Associate Scientist/Astronomy Charlottesville, VA $945672 - $141851 H-1B Mar 7, 2024
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Astrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow) Cambridge, MA $855288 H-1B May 12, 2020
Southwest Research Institute Program Director-R&D Boulder, CO $257537 - $423882 H-1B Mar 25, 2025
ASSOC. OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN … GEMINI OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR HILO, HI $252222 H-1B Jan 28, 2015
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporat… Executive Director Kamuela, HI $237000 - $237000 H-1B Jan 22, 2025
ASSOC. OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN … GEMINI OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR HILO, HI $235000 H-1B Jun 1, 2012
ASSOC. OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN … NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR BOULDER, CO $229000 H-1B Feb 5, 2016
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE ESA/AURA Astronomer III Baltimore, MD $226000 H-1B Sep 11, 2025
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporat… Executive Director Kamuela, HI $222000 H-1B Feb 3, 2022
The University of Arizona Professor Tucson, AZ $217090 H-1B Apr 8, 2020
The University of Arizona Professor Tucson, AZ $217090 H-1B Apr 15, 2020
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Senior Research Astronomer Baltimore, MD $210000 H-1B Dec 1, 2021
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Senior Research Astronomer Baltimore, MD $210000 H-1B Oct 29, 2021
ASSOC. OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN … NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR BOULDER, CO $210000 H-1B Feb 3, 2015
ASSOC. OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN … NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR BOULDER, CO $210000 H-1B Feb 3, 2015
ASSOC. OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN … NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR TUCSON, AZ $210000 H-1B May 13, 2013
University of California, Berkeley Associate Researcher Berkeley, CA $193400 H-1B Mar 30, 2025
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE DEPUTY, HUBBLE DIVISION BALTIMORE, MD $180000 H-1B Feb 3, 2014
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE DEPUTY, HUBBLE DIVISION BALTIMORE, MD $180000 H-1B Jan 28, 2014
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Instrument Scientist Baltimore, MD $172493 H-1B Jan 18, 2024
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/JET … SCIENTIST IV PASADENA, CA $164528 H-1B Oct 31, 2018
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/JET … SCIENTIST PASADENA, CA $161200 H-1B Aug 3, 2016
GMTO Corporation Adaptive Optics Scientist Pasadena, CA $160000 H-1B Jan 2, 2025
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE ASSISTANT ASTRONOMER BALTIMORE, MD $158000 H-1B Jul 14, 2022
University of California, Berkeley Assistant Researcher Berkeley, CA $157200 H-1B Aug 25, 2025
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Sr Res Scientist-Physical Stanford, CA $154326 H-1B Feb 23, 2024
California Institute of Technology/Jet … Scientist Pasadena, CA $154024 H-1B Sep 18, 2023
California Institute of Technology/Jet … Scientist Pasadena, CA $154024 H-1B Sep 18, 2023
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF SPACE POLICY & INTERNATIONAL WASHINGTON, DC $153691 H-1B Jun 24, 2010
SETI INSTITUTE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH Mountain View, CA $153000 H-1B Feb 7, 2019
Simons Foundation Associate Research Scientist New York, NY $147992 H-1B May 7, 2021
Bay Area Environmental Research Institu… Research Scientist Moffett Field, CA $145750 H-1B Jun 8, 2020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/JET … SCIENTIST PASADENA, CA $145704 H-1B Nov 12, 2015
SIMONS FOUNDATION FLATIRON ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST NEW YORK, NY $144997 E-3 Jun 13, 2017
University of California, Berkeley Assistant Researcher Berkeley, CA $142500 H-1B Mar 5, 2024
University of California, Berkeley Assistant Researcher Berkeley, CA $142400 H-1B Mar 25, 2024
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO RESEARCH ASSOCIATE BOULDER, CO $142311 H-1B Nov 25, 2014
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Senior Research Scientist - Physical Stanford, CA $142000 H-1B Mar 8, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO RESEARCH ASSOCIATE BOULDER, CO $141752 H-1B Nov 9, 2011
Simons Foundation ASSOCIATE RESEARCH FELLOW New York, NY $140130 H-1B Mar 4, 2020
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE STScI Scientist III Baltimore, MD $139593 H-1B May 29, 2023
AURA/SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Associate Scientist Baltimore, MD $138160 H-1B May 2, 2025
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PASADENA, CA $138000 H-1B Oct 13, 2014
CALTECH JET PROPULSION LABORATORY SCIENTIST PASADENA, CA $137696 H-1B Mar 16, 2017
CALTECH JET PROPULSION LABORATORY SCIENTIST PASADENA, CA $137696 H-1B Mar 6, 2017
TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC Scientist 2 Los Alamos, NM $137000 - $159000 H-1B Oct 12, 2022
AURA Space Telescope Science Institute Associate Scientist Baltimore, MD $135603 H-1B Oct 17, 2022
California Institute of Technology Adaptive Optics Scientist Pasadena, CA $135000 H-1B May 13, 2026
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