Seti Institute — 25 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 6
- Filings · FY2025
- $100k
- Median base · FY2025
- Research Scientist
- Top role · 6 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 23 all-time
Seti Institute filed 6 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $100k and the middle 50% of offers between $88k and $106k. That is 2% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 25 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Research Scientist in California.
How much does Seti 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. $100k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Seti Institute's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2018 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −83% | $131k |
| FY2025 | 6 | 0% | $100k |
| FY2024 | 6 | +200% | $103k |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $70k |
| FY2022 | 2 | 0% | $109k |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0% | $85k |
| FY2020 | 2 | −33% | $63k |
| FY2019 | 3 | +200% | $100k |
| FY2018 | 1 | — | $103k |
Which wage levels does Seti Institute file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 8% of Seti 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 25 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I64.0%16
- Level II28.0%7
- Level IV8.0%2
What jobs does Seti Institute sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 6 | $106k |
| Planetary Astronomer | 3 | $103k |
| Astronomer | 2 | $104k |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 2 | $70k |
| Ata Commissioning Scientist & Lead Analog System Engineer | 1 | $100k |
| Aerospace Engineer | 1 | $85k |
| Postdoctoral Scholar: Astronomy | 1 | $63k |
| Radio Astronomy Postdoctoral Scholar | 1 | $63k |
| Research Scientist (Heliophysics) | 1 | $88k |
| Research Scientist/Principal Investigator | 1 | $103k |
Where does Seti Institute hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 23 | $103k |
| NM | 1 | $70k |
| AZ | 1 | $85k |
What has Seti Institute filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Seti Institute: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Astronomer | $130,512 |
| 2025 | Research Scientist (Heliophysics) | $88,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Engineer | $100,313 |
| 2025 | Aerospace Engineer | $85,000 |
| 2025 | Research Scientist | $116,500 |
| 2025 | Research Scientist | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Research Scientist | $106,000 |
| 2024 | Research Scientist | $108,500 |
| 2024 | Research Scientist/Principal Investigator | $103,000 |
| 2024 | Research Scientist | $108,500 |
| 2024 | Postdoctoral Fellow | $70,000 |
| 2024 | Planetary Astronomer | $104,040 |
| 2024 | Junior Staff Engineer | $88,000 |
| 2023 | Astronomer | $104,410 |
| 2023 | Postdoctoral Fellow | $70,000 |
| 2022 | Hcro Operations Manager | $109,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Director of Education and Outreach | $157,590 |
| 2021 | Planetary Astronomer | $84,531 |
| 2021 | Research Scientist | $84,531 |
| 2020 | Radio Astronomy Postdoctoral Scholar | $62,500 |
| 2020 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Impulsive Radio Transients | $65,000 |
| 2019 | Postdoctoral Scholar: Astronomy | $62,500 |
| 2019 | Ata Commissioning Scientist & Lead Analog System Engineer | $100,000 |
| 2019 | Director of Education and Public Outreach | $153,000 |
| 2018 | Planetary Astronomer | $103,000 |
Common questions about Seti Institute's H-1B filings
- How much does Seti Institute pay H-1B workers?
- Seti Institute's median certified H-1B base salary is $100k (FY2025), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Seti Institute sponsor?
- Seti Institute has 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Seti Institute sponsor for H-1B?
- Seti Institute's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Scientist, Planetary Astronomer, Astronomer, Postdoctoral Fellow.
- Where does Seti Institute hire H-1B workers?
- Seti Institute's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NM, AZ.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →