H-1B sponsorship profile: National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, National Radio Astronomy Observatory filed 55 Labor Condition Applications covering 55 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2026. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 96.4% (53 certified of 55 filed), a useful proxy for how cleanly their prevailing-wage attestations pass the Labor Department’s preliminary review before USCIS adjudication.

Compensation spread. Offered wages on National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s H-1B petitions range from $60,398 at the low end to $945,672 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $109,942. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Software Engineer III (5 petitions at $94,287 avg), followed by Associate Scientist/Astronomy and Assistant Scientist. H-1B salaries reported on LCAs must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for the role and worksite, so the spread also tracks wage-level geography and seniority.

Geographic footprint. National Radio Astronomy Observatory is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA under NAICS code 5417, and places H-1B workers across 4 states, most heavily in NM, VA, WV. Combined, these signals give a granular view of how one employer uses the H-1B program, volume, approval cleanliness, wage posture, and where the jobs actually sit on the map.

Where National Radio Astronomy Observatory ranks. By H-1B petition volume, National Radio Astronomy Observatory is #4,296 of 119,880 employers nationally and #180 of 3,399 employers headquartered in VA. Both ranks are computed live from the same underlying petition counts, not a separate estimate.