Visa Wage Index

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

National Radio Astronomy Observatory made 12 filings covering 12 positions in this release. Across them it filed wages of a median of $90,015 a year.

Green-card sponsorship

National Radio Astronomy Observatory filed 5 permanent labour certifications between 2025-11-04 and 2026-05-13, of which 5 were certified. That is the step an employment-based green card starts with, so this employer does sponsor them.

What it filed, by role and place

OccupationWhereLevelWage yearFilings PositionsMedianPrevailing
Astronomers Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area Level II 2025-26 3 3 $90,015 $83,491
Astronomers Charlottesville, VA Level II 2025-26 1 1 $83,491 $83,491
Astronomers Charlottesville, VA Level IV 2025-26 1 1 $123,365 $123,365
Astronomers Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Level II 2025-26 1 1 $83,491 $83,491
Electrical Engineers, R&D Charlottesville, VA Level II 2025-26 1 1 $68,991 $68,078
Electrical Engineers, R&D Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area Level II 2025-26 1 1 $68,991 $68,078
Natural Sciences Managers Charlottesville, VA Level II 2025-26 1 1 $95,326 $95,326
Natural Sciences Managers Charlottesville, VA Level III 2025-26 1 1 $111,592 $111,592
Public Relations Managers Charlottesville, VA Level II 2025-26 1 1 $110,282 $110,282
Software Developers, R&D Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Level II 2025-26 1 1 $81,390 $81,390

A wage is shown against the prevailing wage for the library year the filing itself cites, not the year current today — measured against the wrong year, a correctly-filed wage reads as underpaid.

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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain), and the OFLC prevailing wage library. Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.