Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

22 LCA Filings
$96K Avg Wage
$103K Median Wage
$64K – $121K Wage Range
7 Job Types
7 Years Active
$89K COL-Adjusted Avg Wage
The average wage of $96K is adjusted for cost of living in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area (RPP: 108.3). A national-average equivalent of $89K reflects real purchasing power. (BEA data)

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Top Job Titles

Job TitleFilingsAvg Annual Wage
Astrophysicist6$105,848
Physicist3$97,655
Astrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)3$77,548
IT Specialist (Back Office Developer)2$77,738
IT Specialist ( APPSW)(INET)2$102,517
Astronomer2$113,379
IT Specialist (Front-End Web Software Developer)1$114,916
Information Technology Specialist1$63,705
Information Technology Specialist 1$108,705
Electronics Engineer1$85,362

Top Work Locations

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CambridgeMA22

Wage Trend by Year

6 $110K 4 $104K 3 $97K 1 $91K 0 $84K Filings Avg Wage 2020: 2 filings 2021: 2 filings 2022: 1 filings 2023: 6 filings 2024: 4 filings 2025: 5 filings 2026: 2 filings 2020: $102,517 2021: $87,294 2022: $88,850 2023: $94,171 2024: $91,614 2025: $107,331 2026: $92,023 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
YearFilingsAvg Annual Wage
20202$102,517
20212$87,294
20221$88,850
20236$94,171
20244$91,614
20255$107,331
20262$92,023
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