Astronomers
SOC Code: 19-2011-00
555
Petitions
93
Employers
$386,304
Avg. Salary
71.7%
Certified
Top Employers for Astronomers
| Employer | Petitions | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| AURA/Space Telescope Science Institute | 25 | $121,111 |
| Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii | 25 | $75,578 |
| University of Maryland College Park | 23 | $7,186,117 |
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory | 22 | $87,342 |
| Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy | 19 | $89,953 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 19 | $84,001 |
| California Institute of Technology | 18 | $88,646 |
| University of Colorado | 18 | $92,183 |
| The University of Arizona | 17 | $75,477 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | 16 | $99,931 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | 15 | $80,014 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 14 | $79,123 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 13 | $114,826 |
| University of Chicago | 13 | $81,288 |
| California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 12 | $112,232 |
| Harvard University | 11 | $73,442 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 11 | $93,297 |
| Northwestern University | 10 | $75,404 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 10 | $89,708 |
| SETI Institute | 9 | $93,819 |
By State
CA
91 petitions
$98,207
MD
84 petitions
$2,043,736
MA
55 petitions
$84,302
HI
45 petitions
$86,050
IL
44 petitions
$74,839
CO
33 petitions
$98,419
NY
33 petitions
$85,341
AZ
31 petitions
$78,741
NM
22 petitions
$88,433
NJ
15 petitions
$78,681
TX
14 petitions
$73,959
PA
12 petitions
$75,674
VA
12 petitions
$85,767
FL
8 petitions
$96,688
WA
8 petitions
$79,030
MI
7 petitions
$77,452
DC
5 petitions
$98,484
OH
5 petitions
$77,941
WI
5 petitions
$64,532
DE
4 petitions
$69,188