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Atmospheric and Space Scientists: H-1B salaries and wage levels

211certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$100,000median offer
$77k to $115kmiddle half of offers
29%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

What employers offer

211 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$50k to $60k: 1 LCA$60k to $70k: 32 LCAs$70k to $80k: 28 LCAs$80k to $90k: 20 LCAs$90k to $100k: 24 LCAs$100k to $110k: 30 LCAs$110k to $120k: 29 LCAs$120k to $130k: 17 LCAs$130k to $140k: 10 LCAs$140k to $150k: 9 LCAs$150k to $160k: 4 LCAs$160k to $170k: 2 LCAs$190k to $200k: 1 LCA$200k to $210k: 2 LCAs$260k to $270k: 1 LCA$270k to $280k: 1 LCA $50k to $60k: 1 LCA$60k to $70k: 32 LCAs$70k to $80k: 28 LCAs$80k to $90k: 20 LCAs$90k to $100k: 24 LCAs$100k to $110k: 30 LCAs$110k to $120k: 29 LCAs$120k to $130k: 17 LCAs$130k to $140k: 10 LCAs$140k to $150k: 9 LCAs$150k to $160k: 4 LCAs$160k to $170k: 2 LCAs$190k to $200k: 1 LCA$200k to $210k: 2 LCAs$260k to $270k: 1 LCA$270k to $280k: 1 LCA
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs

Lottery entries

7 new-employment LCAs
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 29%14%29%29% 7
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

155 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$99,500 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research 40 $101,006
2 Battelle Memorial Institute 19 $118,338
3 University of Colorado 12 $90,084
4 University of Maryland College Park 12 $107,214
5 University of California, San Diego 10 $117,446
6 Brookhaven National Laboratory 9 $113,110
7 University of California, Los Angeles 7 $79,881
8 California Institute of Technology 6 $117,036
9 University of Michigan 6 $72,394
10 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC 5 $128,916
11 Columbia University 4 $73,190
12 The Trustees of Princeton University 4 $67,000
13 George Mason University 3 $77,522
14 Mississippi State University 3 $67,000
15 Research Foundation for the State University of New York 3 $71,400
16 Universities Space Research Association 3 $113,568
17 University of Alaska 3 $120,661
18 University of California, Davis 3 $80,800
19 University Of Miami 3 $98,280
20 University of Oklahoma 3 $76,942
21 University of Wisconsin System 3 $76,484
All other employers 50 –