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SETI Institute H-1B salaries
SETI Institute filed 13 certified H-1B applications between Dec 2023 and Nov 2025. Half of them paid more than $103,000 a year.
- Median salary offered
- $103,000
- Middle half earn
- $88,000 to $108,500
- Top 10% earn over
- $114,900
- Certified filings
- 13
Every filing
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Pay by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median | Middle half |
|---|
| Research Scientist | 5 | $108,500 | $106,000 – $108,500 |
| Aerospace Engineer | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 – $85,000 |
| Astronomer | 1 | $130,512 | $130,512 – $130,512 |
| Planetary Astronomer | 1 | $104,040 | $104,040 – $104,040 |
| Junior Staff Engineer | 1 | $88,000 | $88,000 – $88,000 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 – $70,000 |
| Research Scientist (Heliophysics) | 1 | $88,000 | $88,000 – $88,000 |
| Research Scientist/Principal Investigator | 1 | $103,000 | $103,000 – $103,000 |
| Staff Engineer | 1 | $100,313 | $100,313 – $100,313 |
Where they work
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
| City | Filings | Median | Middle half |
|---|
| Palo Alto, CA | 5 | $108,500 | $106,000 – $108,500 |
| Hat Creek, CA | 3 | $100,313 | $94,156 – $115,412 |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $96,020 | $92,010 – $100,030 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 – $70,000 |
| Moffett Field, CA | 1 | $103,000 | $103,000 – $103,000 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 – $85,000 |
By year
| Year filed | Filings | Median |
|---|
| 2023 | 1 | $88,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | $104,040 |
| 2025 | 7 | $100,313 |
By experience level
| Wage level | Filings | Median |
|---|
| Level I | 10 | $101,656 |
| Level II | 3 | $104,040 |
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).