SETI Institute H-1B salaries

SETI Institute filed 13 certified H-1B applications between Dec 2023 and Nov 2025. Half of them paid more than $103,000 a year. The typical offer was 38% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $103,000
Middle half earn: $88,000 to $108,500
Top 10% earn over: $114,900
Certified filings: 13

Every filing

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Pay by job title


Research Scientist	5	$108,500	−29%	$106,000 – $108,500
Aerospace Engineer	1	$85,000	−29%	$85,000 – $85,000
Astronomer	1	$130,512	+4%	$130,512 – $130,512
Planetary Astronomer	1	$104,040	–	$104,040 – $104,040
Junior Staff Engineer	1	$88,000	–	$88,000 – $88,000
Postdoctoral Fellow	1	$70,000	+7%	$70,000 – $70,000
Research Scientist (Heliophysics)	1	$88,000	–	$88,000 – $88,000
Research Scientist/Principal Investigator	1	$103,000	–	$103,000 – $103,000
Staff Engineer	1	$100,313	−35%	$100,313 – $100,313

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


Palo Alto, CA	5	$108,500	$106,000 – $108,500
Hat Creek, CA	3	$100,313	$94,156 – $115,412
Mountain View, CA	2	$96,020	$92,010 – $100,030
Albuquerque, NM	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Moffett Field, CA	1	$103,000	$103,000 – $103,000
Tucson, AZ	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000

By year


2023	1	$88,000
2024	5	$104,040
2025	7	$100,313

By experience level


Level I	10	$101,656
Level II	3	$104,040