California Association for Research in Astronomy H-1B wage filings
Kamuela, HI. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
California Association for Research in Astronomy filed 12 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $115,000, 15.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs.
- Filings since FY2020
- 12
- Positions covered
- 12
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 9
- Worksite cities
- 1
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
California Association for Research in Astronomy made 12 filings across 5 fiscal years since 2020, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2020, with 4 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
California Association for Research in Astronomy by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 3 | $115,000 | n/a | $99,112 | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | 4 | $100,000 | n/a | $84,001 | +16.2% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Optics Scientist/Engineer | 2 | $115,000 | +16.4% | |
| Staff Astronomer | 2 | $85,000 | +15.5% | |
| Systems Engineer | 2 | $151,324 | +15.2% | |
| Adaptive Optics (AO) Scientist | 1 | $110,000 | +11.0% | |
| Instrument Engineer | 1 | $120,000 | +27.1% | |
| Mechanical Engineer | 1 | $117,000 | +12.3% | |
| Mechanical Engineer II | 1 | $117,000 | +2.6% | |
| Scientific Software Engineer | 1 | $100,000 | +37.8% | |
| Staff Astronomer I | 1 | $87,000 | +1.0% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Kamuela, HI | 12 | $115,000 |
By visa type: 10 H-1B, 2 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 9 certified, 3 certified and later withdrawn.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages California Association for Research in Astronomy attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.