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SETI Institute

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
50
FY2025 applications
6
FY2026 to 30 June
1
Programmes
LCA
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$103,000
Most common occupation
Astronomers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

SETI Institute appears in 50 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 6.

Applications by fiscal year — SETI Institute

36FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
36FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20082
FY20096
FY20103
FY20114
FY20121
FY20135
FY20141
FY20150
FY20160
FY20170
FY20182
FY20193
FY20204
FY20212
FY20222
FY20232
FY20246
FY20256
FY2026*1
Fiscal yearLCA
FY2026*1
FY20256
FY20246
FY20232
FY20222
FY20212
FY20204
FY20193
FY20182
FY20170
FY20160
FY20150
FY20141
FY20135
FY20121
FY20114
FY20103
FY20096
FY20082
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

SETI Institute: applications by worksite state

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1+1+1+1+1+
Data table
StateApplications
CA48
AZ1
NM1
Worksite states
  1. California48
  2. Arizona1
  3. New Mexico1
Worksite cities
  1. Mountain View, CA30
  2. Palo Alto, CA5
  3. Albuquerque, NM1
  4. Tucson, AZ1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Astronomers31
  2. Physicists5
  3. Software Developers2
  4. Aerospace Engineers1
  5. Public Relations Specialists1
  6. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health1
  7. Computer and Information Research Scientists1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Scientist22
  2. Postdoctoral Fellow3
  3. Research Associate3
  4. Planetary Astronomer3
  5. Astronomer2
  6. Archive Research Scientist1
  7. Ata Commissioning Scientist & Lead Analog System Engineer1
  8. Staff Engineer1

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $103,000; middle half $88,000 to $108,500 · median prevailing wage $78,853 (marker) · 13 applications.

$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k
$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I10
  2. Level II3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

35FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2013FY2014FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
35FY2009FY2011FY2014FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20094
FY20102
FY20115
FY20133
FY20141
FY20182
FY20194
FY20204
FY20212
FY20222
FY20232
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230020
FY20220020
FY20212000
FY20203010
FY20193010
FY20181010
FY20141000
FY20131020
FY20115000
FY20102000
FY20093010
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Jackson & Hertogs LLP24
  2. Jackson and Hertogs2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

SETI Institute has 50 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #3,555 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #21,098 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.00% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
3,555 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
21,098 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.00%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in California
12,087
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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