National Radio Astronomy Observatory H-1B salaries

National Radio Astronomy Observatory filed 45 certified H-1B applications between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $89,549 a year. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $89,549
Middle half earn: $81,099 to $107,994
Top 10% earn over: $121,951
Certified filings: 45

Every filing

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Pay by job title


Software Engineer III	6	$89,991	−25%	$80,782 – $104,006
Associate Scientist/Astronomy	4	$82,295	–	$80,526 – $88,645
Assistant Scientist/Astronomy	3	$83,491	–	$76,241 – $86,520
Project Director	3	$110,282	−8%	$102,804 – $110,937
Assistant Scientist	3	$81,099	+8%	$81,099 – $81,099
Scientist/Computer Science	3	$83,491	–	$83,491 – $86,753
Electronics Engineer II	2	$68,991	−23%	$68,991 – $68,991
Scientist/Research Engineer	2	$131,123	–	$131,123 – $131,123
Scientist/Astronomy	2	$106,690	–	$98,352 – $115,028
Software Engineer IV	2	$108,264	−24%	$108,129 – $108,399
Broader Impacts Project Director	1	$101,878	–	$101,878 – $101,878
Cosmic-AI Fellow	1	$63,232	–	$63,232 – $63,232
Associate Scientist	1	$78,806	−8%	$78,806 – $78,806
Associate Astronomer	1	$78,806	−26%	$78,806 – $78,806
ALMA Director	1	$235,915	–	$235,915 – $235,915
Associate Scientist/Research Engineer	1	$112,736	–	$112,736 – $112,736
Electrical/Electronics Engineer III	1	$87,360	–	$87,360 – $87,360
Project Manager ngVLA	1	$157,664	–	$157,664 – $157,664
Engineering Group Lead, Information Systems	1	$107,994	–	$107,994 – $107,994
Engineer Group Lead, Electronics	1	$119,829	–	$119,829 – $119,829
Electronics Engineer III	1	$87,776	−20%	$87,776 – $87,776
Deputy Division Head/Scientist	1	$90,015	–	$90,015 – $90,015
RADIAL Project Director	1	$78,806	–	$78,806 – $78,806
Software Engineer II	1	$81,640	−37%	$81,640 – $81,640
Systems Engineer IV	1	$90,979	−28%	$90,979 – $90,979

Where they work

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Charlottesville, VA	24	$102,992	$82,763 – $114,509
Socorro, NM	12	$83,491	$80,526 – $90,015
Albuquerque, NM	4	$86,310	$81,052 – $95,025
Green Bank, WV	2	$81,099	$81,099 – $81,099
Alpharetta, GA	1	$81,390	$81,390 – $81,390
Laurel, MD	1	$83,491	$83,491 – $83,491
Magdalena, NM	1	$87,360	$87,360 – $87,360

By year


2023	2	$102,877
2024	18	$88,662
2025	16	$90,015
2026	9	$83,491

By experience level


Level I	4	$73,898
Level II	26	$83,491
Level III	2	$99,684
Level IV	13	$112,736