H-1BSalary Explorer

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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.

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

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Pay by job title

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle half
Software Engineer III6$89,991$80,782 – $104,006
Associate Scientist/Astronomy4$82,295$80,526 – $88,645
Assistant Scientist/Astronomy3$83,491$76,241 – $86,520
Project Director3$110,282$102,804 – $110,937
Assistant Scientist3$81,099$81,099 – $81,099
Scientist/Computer Science3$83,491$83,491 – $86,753
Electronics Engineer II2$68,991$68,991 – $68,991
Scientist/Research Engineer2$131,123$131,123 – $131,123
Scientist/Astronomy2$106,690$98,352 – $115,028
Software Engineer IV2$108,264$108,129 – $108,399
Broader Impacts Project Director1$101,878$101,878 – $101,878
Cosmic-AI Fellow1$63,232$63,232 – $63,232
Associate Scientist1$78,806$78,806 – $78,806
Associate Astronomer1$78,806$78,806 – $78,806
ALMA Director1$235,915$235,915 – $235,915
Associate Scientist/Research Engineer1$112,736$112,736 – $112,736
Electrical/Electronics Engineer III1$87,360$87,360 – $87,360
Project Manager ngVLA1$157,664$157,664 – $157,664
Engineering Group Lead, Information Systems1$107,994$107,994 – $107,994
Engineer Group Lead, Electronics1$119,829$119,829 – $119,829
Electronics Engineer III1$87,776$87,776 – $87,776
Deputy Division Head/Scientist1$90,015$90,015 – $90,015
RADIAL Project Director1$78,806$78,806 – $78,806
Software Engineer II1$81,640$81,640 – $81,640
Systems Engineer IV1$90,979$90,979 – $90,979

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Charlottesville, VA24$102,992$82,763 – $114,509
Socorro, NM12$83,491$80,526 – $90,015
Albuquerque, NM4$86,310$81,052 – $95,025
Green Bank, WV2$81,099$81,099 – $81,099
Alpharetta, GA1$81,390$81,390 – $81,390
Laurel, MD1$83,491$83,491 – $83,491
Magdalena, NM1$87,360$87,360 – $87,360

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20232$102,877
202418$88,662
202516$90,015
20269$83,491

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I4$73,898
Level II26$83,491
Level III2$99,684
Level IV13$112,736

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).