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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Employer · Massachusetts, United States

Employer address
Massachusetts, United States
Applications on record
383
FY2025 applications
20
FY2026 to 30 June
6
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$100,035
Most common occupation
Physicists
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

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory appears in 383 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 20.

Applications by fiscal year — Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

2039FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2039FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200812
FY200922
FY20109
FY201119
FY201225
FY201320
FY201425
FY201525
FY201622
FY201732
FY201819
FY201927
FY202039
FY202111
FY202217
FY202317
FY202416
FY202520
FY2026*6
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*60
FY2025200
FY2024160
FY2023170
FY2022170
FY2021110
FY2020381
FY2019270
FY2018190
FY2017311
FY2016220
FY2015250
FY2014250
FY2013191
FY2012250
FY2011190
FY201081
FY2009220
FY2008120
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).

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory: applications by worksite state

1+1+10+14+22+
1+1+10+14+22+
Data table
StateApplications
MA201
DC112
AZ22
MD15
NY14
VA10
FL7
MT1
HI1
Worksite states
  1. Massachusetts201
  2. District of Columbia112
  3. Arizona22
  4. Maryland15
  5. New York14
  6. Virginia10
  7. Florida7
  8. Montana1
  9. Hawaii1
Worksite cities
  1. Cambridge, MA200
  2. Washington, DC112
  3. New York City, NY14
  4. Front Royal, VA9
  5. Edgewater, MD8
  6. Fort Pierce, FL7
  7. Suitland, MD6
  8. Chantilly, VA1
  9. Malta, MT1
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. Physicists73
  2. Astronomers54
  3. Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists26
  4. Curators24
  5. Software Developers20
  6. Museum Technicians and Conservators17
  7. Financial and Investment Analysts11
  8. Computer and Information Systems Managers8
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Astrophysicist80
  2. Physicist30
  3. Astronomer26
  4. IT Specialist (appsw)22
  5. Biologist8
  6. IT Specialist ( Appsw)7
  7. Conservator6
  8. Investment Analyst6

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

Median $100,035; middle half $82,204 to $120,708 · median prevailing wage $68,453 (marker) · 42 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I14
  2. Level II13
  3. Level III10
  4. Level IV5
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)

713FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
713FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY202013
FY20213
FY20226
FY20232
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230020
FY20221050
FY20211020
FY20206070
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. Goss Associates, LLC34
  2. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP32
  3. Deutsch, Killea & Eapen Immigration Law Firm12
  4. Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP12
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Massachusetts

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory has 383 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #151 of 6,297 sponsoring employers in Massachusetts and #3,721 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.09% of the applications filed by employers based in Massachusetts.

Rank in Massachusetts
151 of 6,297
Rank in the United States
3,721 of 168,030
Share of Massachusetts's applications
0.09%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 712) in Massachusetts
8
Largest sponsoring employers in Massachusetts
  1. Virtusa Corporation13,005
  2. Randstad Technologies, LLC11,730
  3. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC11,656
  4. Patni Americas Inc.10,160
  5. NTT Data, Inc.9,000
  6. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.8,475
  7. The Mathworks, Inc.8,037
  8. Emc Corporation6,787
  9. Avco Consulting Inc6,325
  10. Harvard University6,206
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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