Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory H-1B salaries
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory filed 16 certified H-1B applications between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $103,717 a year. The typical offer was 31% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.
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- Median salary offered
- $103,717
- Middle half earn
- $99,325 to $110,939
- Top 10% earn over
- $126,225
- Certified filings
- 16
Every filing
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Pay by job title
| Astrophysicist | 7 | $103,717 | – |
| IT Specialist (Back Office Developer) | 2 | $104,754 | – |
| Astronomer | 1 | $121,159 | −4% |
| Electronics Engineer | 1 | $85,362 | −34% |
| Astrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow) | 1 | $80,328 | – |
| Information Technology Specialist | 1 | $63,705 | −24% |
| IT Specialist | 1 | $131,291 | +41% |
| IT Specialist (Applications Software - R&D) | 1 | $157,113 | – |
| Physicist | 1 | $101,514 | −21% |
Where they work
| Cambridge, MA | 16 | $103,717 |
By year
| 2023 | 3 | $93,175 |
| 2024 | 4 | $101,514 |
| 2025 | 7 | $107,064 |
| 2026 | 2 | $104,754 |
By experience level
| Level I | 10 | $102,616 |
| Level II | 1 | $101,375 |
| Level III | 4 | $113,744 |
| Level IV | 1 | $131,291 |
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).