United States
Astronomers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$132,170
Astronomers in the United States earn a median of $132,170 a year, about $63.54 an hour.
Median
$132,170
per year
Hourly
$63.54
as published
Mean
$134,430
pulled up by top earners
Workers
1,560
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | State | $157,980 | +20% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $157,980 | +20% |
| California | State | $142,060 | +7% |
| Hawaii | State | $103,000 | -22% |
| Arizona | State | $125,480 | -5% |
| Massachusetts | State | $189,430 | +43% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $189,430 | +43% |
| Washington | State | $103,980 | -21% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $83,460 | -37% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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