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National Radio Astronomy Observatory H-1B Salaries 2026

17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at National Radio Astronomy Observatory, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $90,015.

$90,015Median salary
$83,49125th percentile
$107,99475th percentile
17Filings

National Radio Astronomy Observatory H-1B salaries by job title

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Scientist/Computer Science3$83,491$83,491 – $86,753
Project Director3$110,282$102,804 – $110,937
Software Engineer3$107,994$94,692 – $108,264
Scientist/Astronomy2$106,690$98,352 – $115,028
Electronics Engineer2$68,991$68,991 – $68,991
Assistant Scientist/Astronomy1$83,491$83,491 – $83,491
Associate Scientist/Astronomy1$83,491$83,491 – $83,491
Engineering Group Lead Information Systems1$107,994$107,994 – $107,994
Systems Engineer1$90,979$90,979 – $90,979

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Charlottesville, VA8$107,994
Socorro, NM6$86,753
Laurel, MD1$83,491
Alpharetta, GA1$81,390
Albuquerque, NM1$90,979

Wage levels

Level I0% · 0
Level II65% · 11
Level III6% · 1
Level IV29% · 5

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).

Median prevailing wage on these filings: $83,491.

Recent National Radio Astronomy Observatory H-1B filings

Latest 17 of 17 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.

CertifiedStartJob titleLocationSalaryLevel
2026-06-242026-08-01Project DirectorCharlottesville, VA$111,592
to $141,851		III
2026-06-092026-11-20Software Engineer IIIAlpharetta, GA$81,390
to $141,851		II
2026-04-132026-05-04Assistant Scientist/AstronomyLaurel, MD$83,491
to $124,184		II
2026-04-082026-10-01Electronics Engineer IICharlottesville, VA$68,991
to $124,184		II
2026-03-122026-08-01Project DirectorCharlottesville, VA$95,326
to $141,851		II
2026-03-052026-05-02Scientist/Computer ScienceSocorro, NM$83,491
to $124,184		II
2026-03-022026-08-01Project DirectorCharlottesville, VA$110,282
to $141,851		II
2026-02-242026-05-22Electronics Engineer IISocorro, NM$68,991
to $124,184		II
2026-02-042026-02-06Scientist/Computer ScienceCharlottesville, VA$83,491
to $141,851		II
2025-11-202026-02-21Scientist/AstronomyCharlottesville, VA$123,365
to $162,027		IV
2025-11-142026-04-10Scientist/Computer ScienceSocorro, NM$90,015
to $162,027		II
2025-11-142026-04-01Scientist/AstronomySocorro, NM$90,015
to $162,027		II
2025-09-222026-03-14Software Engineer IVSocorro, NM$108,534
to $162,027		IV
2025-09-102026-03-02Associate Scientist/AstronomySocorro, NM$83,491
to $141,851		II
2025-08-272026-01-06Software Engineer IVCharlottesville, VA$107,994
to $162,027		IV
2025-08-212026-02-13Engineering Group Lead, Information SystemsCharlottesville, VA$107,994
to $182,416		IV
2025-08-072026-01-03Systems Engineer IVAlbuquerque, NM$90,979
to $162,027		IV

Employer names as filed: National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.