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Astronomer Salary and Wage Information

  Percentile 10% (Low) 50% (Median) 90% (High)
  Hourly Wage $21.44 $46.03 $70.01+
  Annual Wage $44,600 $95,700 $145,600
  • "10% (Low)" indicates that 10% of workers earned less and 90% earned more.
  • "50% (Median)" indicates that 50% of workers earned less and 50% earned more.
  • "90% (High)" indicates that 90% of workers earned less and 10% earned more.
  • "N/A" indicates that data is not available
* The annual salary and wage data presented above represents U.S. based workers with full-time employment and year-round schedules.

 Career Description
Astronomers Observe, research, and interpret celestial and astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge and apply such information to practical problems.
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