How many H-1B workers does Aura Space Telescope Science Institute sponsor?

Aura Space Telescope Science Institute has 64 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).

Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?

No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.

What salary do these figures show?

The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.

What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?

The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.

Aura Space Telescope Science Institute H-1B Salaries 2026: $117k Median, 64 Filings

7
Filings · FY2025: $117k
Median base · FY2025: Assistant Astronomer
Top role · 11 all-time: MD
Top state · 64 all-time

Aura Space Telescope Science Institute filed 7 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 75% from the year before), with a median base salary of $117k and the middle 50% of offers between $110k and $138k. That is 38% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 64 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Assistant Astronomer in Maryland.

How much does Aura Space Telescope Science Institute pay H-1B workers?

Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $117k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

How has Aura Space Telescope Science Institute's H-1B hiring changed by year?

6 certified filings in FY2016 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.

Aura Space Telescope Science Institute certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Filings	vs prior FY	Median base	P25	P75
FY2026	5	−29%	$83k	$74k	$120k
FY2025	7	+75%	$117k	$110k	$138k
FY2024	4	−43%	$81k	$73k	$109k
FY2023	7	0%	$115k	$112k	$136k
FY2022	7	+133%	$119k	$103k	$210k
FY2021	3	−62%	$75k	$75k	$103k
FY2020	8	−11%	$101k	$95k	$103k
FY2019	9	+13%	$101k	$98k	$105k
FY2017	8	+33%	$93k	$64k	$94k
FY2016	6	—	$90k	$70k	$95k

Which wage levels does Aura Space Telescope Science Institute file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 76% of Aura Space Telescope Science Institute's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.

Share of 58 filings with a wage level · all years

19%

40%

36%

Level I19.0%11
Level II5.2%3
Level III39.7%23
Level IV36.2%21

What jobs does Aura Space Telescope Science Institute sponsor for H-1B?

The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.

Aura Space Telescope Science Institute most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job title	Filings	Median base	P25	P75
Assistant Astronomer	11	$111k	$103k	$115k
Support Scientist	9	$101k	$94k	$102k
Postdoctoral Fellow	8	$74k	$66k	$75k
Assistant Scientist	6	$95k	$91k	$105k
Esa/Aura Astronomer I	4	$112k	$110k	$113k
Associate Scientist	4	$119k	$115k	$136k
Jwst Niriss Instrument Scientist	2	$115k	$115k	$122k
Senior Research Astronomer	2	$210k	$210k	$210k
Esa/Aura Astronomer II	2	$115k	$115k	$120k
Research Instrument Analyst II	2	$60k	$60k	$66k

Where does Aura Space Telescope Science Institute hire H-1B workers?

Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.

6464Certified filings (log scale)

Aura Space Telescope Science Institute H-1B worksite states
State	Filings	Median base
MD	64	$103k

What has Aura Space Telescope Science Institute filed recently?

The 50 most recent of 64 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Aura Space Telescope Science Institute recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FY	Job title	Worksite	Level	Base salary
2026	Postdoctoral Fellow	Baltimore, MD	I	$74,258
2026	Postdoctoral Fellow	Baltimore, MD	I	$83,032
2026	Postdoctoral Fellow	Baltimore, MD	I	$74,258
2026	Associate Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	IV	$133,312
2026	Esa/Aura Astronomer II	Baltimore, MD	III	$120,443
2025	Post Doctoral Researcher	Baltimore, MD	II	$84,570
2025	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	IV	$133,561
2025	Associate Scientist	Baltimore, MD	IV	$138,160
2025	Principal Flight Ground Systems Engineer	Baltimore, MD	IV	$180,000
2025	Esa/Aura Scientist	Baltimore, MD	III	$110,451
2025	Esa/Aura Astronomer I	Baltimore, MD	III	$110,000
2025	Esa/Aura Astronomer I	Baltimore, MD	IV	$117,000
2024	Postdoctoral Fellow	Baltimore, MD	I	$72,804
2024	Senior Staff Scientist, Science Support	Baltimore, MD	III	$109,000
2024	Postdoctoral Fellow	Baltimore, MD	II	$81,404
2024	Instrument Scientist	Baltimore, MD	IV	$172,493
2023	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	IV	$115,000
2023	Esa/Aura Astronomer II	Baltimore, MD	IV	$115,000
2023	Stsci Scientist III	Baltimore, MD	IV	$139,593
2023	Esa/Aura Astronomer I	Baltimore, MD	III	$112,022
2023	Esa/Aura Astronomer I	Baltimore, MD	III	$113,224
2023	Associate Scientist	Baltimore, MD	IV	$135,603
2023	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	III	$112,022
2022	Astronomical Optical Staff Scientist II	Baltimore, MD	II	$84,171
2022	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	III	$112,000
2022	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	IV	$158,000
2022	Associate Scientist	Baltimore, MD	IV	$118,500
2022	Senior Research Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	IV	$210,000
2022	Esa/Aura Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	III	$103,041
2022	Senior Research Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	IV	$210,000
2021	Postdoctoral Fellow	Baltimore, MD	I	$74,793
2021	Staff Scientist II	Baltimore, MD	I	$75,000
2021	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	I	$103,000
2020	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	III	$103,000
2020	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	III	$100,000
2020	Support Scientist	Baltimore, MD	IV	$113,262
2020	Postdoctoral Fellow	Baltimore, MD	I	$66,024
2020	Support Scientist	Washington, MD	III	$94,999
2020	Support Scientist	Baltimore, MD	III	$101,956
2020	Associate Scientist	Baltimore, MD	IV	$114,999
2020	Support Scientist	Baltimore, MD	III	$101,324
2019	Assistant Scientist	Baltimore, MD	III	$104,742
2019	Systems Software Engineer	Baltimore, MD	IV	$98,000
2019	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	III	$95,000
2019	Assistant Scientist	Baltimore, MD	III	$98,911
2019	Assistant Scientist	Baltimore, MD	III	$104,817
2019	Assistant Astronomer	Baltimore, MD	IV	$103,000
2019	Support Scientist	Baltimore, MD	III	$101,069
2019	Jwst Niriss Instrument Scientist	Baltimore, MD	IV	$121,600
2019	Research Instrument Analyst II	Baltimore, MD	I	$66,226

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Common questions about Aura Space Telescope Science Institute's H-1B filings

How much does Aura Space Telescope Science Institute pay H-1B workers?: Aura Space Telescope Science Institute's median certified H-1B base salary is $117k (FY2025), from 7 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Aura Space Telescope Science Institute sponsor?: Aura Space Telescope Science Institute has 64 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
What jobs does Aura Space Telescope Science Institute sponsor for H-1B?: Aura Space Telescope Science Institute's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Astronomer, Support Scientist, Postdoctoral Fellow, Assistant Scientist.
Where does Aura Space Telescope Science Institute hire H-1B workers?: Aura Space Telescope Science Institute's top H-1B worksite states are MD.
Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?: No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
What salary do these figures show?: The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?: The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →

Aura Space Telescope Science Institute — 64 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)