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Companies hiring Astronomers in California: 85 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
18 employers had 85 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Astronomers (occupation code 19-2011) with a worksite in California, decided through June 12, 2026; the median offered wage is $90,000 a year.
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Employers hiring Astronomers in California
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, Big Pine | 24 | Staff Scientist; Scientist II; Scientist | $94,666 | $60,434 | May 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | 14 | Assistant Researcher; Postdoctoral Scholar Employee; Associate Researcher | $110,050 | $104,950 | June 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | Stanford, Menlo Park | 10 | Physical Science Research Scientist; Postdoctoral Research Affiliate; Research Associate “ Experimental | $82,498 | $60,507 | June 12, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 9 | Lecturer; Postdoctoral Scholar; Assistant Researcher | $95,481 | $95,481 | April 11, 2025 | dol.gov |
| SETI Institute | Mountain View, Hat Creek | 6 | Astronomer; Research Scientist (Heliophysics); Research Scientist/Principal Investigator | $103,520 | $70,574 | November 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Georgia State University | Mt. Wilson, Mt Wilson | 4 | Postdoctoral Research Associate; Research Scientist II | $73,840 | $63,565 | February 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 3 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $81,848 | $81,848 | February 17, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University Of California, San Diego | La Jolla | 3 | Assistant Project Scientist; Associate Project Scientist | $85,152 | $85,000 | June 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science | Pasadena | 2 | Postdoctoral Fellow; Fellow | $82,875 | $80,704 | June 10, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Bay Area Environmental Research Institute | Moffett Field, Palo Alto | 2 | Research Scientist | $96,923 | $79,696 | May 22, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy | Marina | 1 | Research Astronomer/Astrophysicist | $70,500 | $63,565 | March 10, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 1 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $75,000 | $75,000 | May 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| California State University, Northridge | Northridge | 1 | Postdoctoral Researcher | $66,564 | $63,232 | October 9, 2024 | dol.gov |
| The Ohio State University | Mountain View | 1 | Research Scientist | $100,008 | $60,362 | September 3, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field | 1 | Senior Scientist, Physical Sciences | $132,080 | $112,736 | April 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| TMT International Observatory, LLC | Pasadena | 1 | Science Instruments Assistant Project Manager | $130,000 | $112,736 | November 9, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | Livermore | 1 | Postdoctoral Research Staff | $108,840 | $104,208 | September 12, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network | Goleta | 1 | Postdoctoral Fellow | $70,000 | $60,362 | March 21, 2023 | dol.gov |
Updated June 12, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.