Astrophysicist, H-1B salary
What 35 H-1B filings report for “Astrophysicist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Astrophysicist?
$106k median H-1B base salary for an Astrophysicist, typically $83k to $123k, across 35 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Massachusetts31$107k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $106kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Smithsonian Institution35 filings$106k
Related titles in this family
42 filings carry “Astrophysicist” in the title, across 5 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Astrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)4 filings$76k
- 2Computational Astrophysicist1 filings$114k
- 3Post-Doctoral Associate (Astrophysicist)1 filings$68k
- 4Research Astronomer/Astrophysicist1 filings$71k
Figures are for the exact title “Astrophysicist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.