Employer record no. 6550
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
US DOL LCA disclosure data, FY2020 to FY2026
Total LCA filings
67
Certified
47
Denied
0
FY2025 filings
7
Filings by fiscal year
* partial fiscal year; quarters still being published by DOL
Peer rank
#430 of 1,215 universities and research institutes by filings
The ledger
| Fiscal year | Filed | Certified | Denied | Avg offered wage | Avg prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 26 | 18 | 0 | $133,137 | $84,530 |
| FY2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $91,655 | $70,980 |
| FY2022 | 10 | 5 | 0 | $111,037 | $73,160 |
| FY2023 | 11 | 8 | 0 | $173,458 | $75,782 |
| FY2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $91,614 | $68,952 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 5 | 0 | $109,923 | $74,607 |
| FY2026 * | 5 | 3 | 0 | $110,133 | $90,705 |
What they file for
- astrophysicist$112,88425
- astronomer$92,5297
- astrophysicist (post-doctoral research fellow)$337,2586
- it specialist ( appsw)$88,2766
- physicist$102,6856
- it specialist (back office developer)$91,2464
- information technology specialist$86,2052
- it specialist ( appsw)(inet)$102,5172
Where
- cambridge, ma66
- tuscon, az1
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Certification rate 70.1%How these numbers are computed