Astronomy
Data received June 2026 • FT/PT status not provided. Hire dates are most recent hire date.
Full-time employees
64
Median pay
$37,634
Average pay
$64,807
Astronomy
Employees by pay range
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Employees
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| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abunemeh, Henna | Grad Teach Assistant | $31,476 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Adamow, Monika | Academic Hourly | $38,467 | Feb. 19, 2025 |
| Agrawal, Aadya | Grad Res Assistant | $32,582 | Aug. 16, 2023 |
| Bare, Rebecca S | Office Support Associate | $27,372 | April 8, 2013 |
| Barrow, Kirk S | Assistant Prof | $116,917 | Aug. 16, 2022 |
| Berres, Aidan | Grad Res Assistant | $31,200 | Aug. 16, 2022 |
| Brendal, Brockton Stanley | Grad Res Assistant | $37,969 | Sept. 18, 2018 |
| Connolly, Anissa R | Xh Baa (Lu) | $21,479 | Jan. 24, 2025 |
| Conroy, Nicholas Selfridge | Predoc Fellow | $39,939 | Aug. 16, 2021 |
| Dike, Veronica Jane | Postdoc Res Assoc | $44,413 | Oct. 1, 2023 |
| Dong, Jiayin | Assistant Prof | $32,667 | Aug. 16, 2025 |
| Dunne, Bryan C | Teaching Assistant Prof | $109,077 | Jan. 1, 2004 |
| Earl, Nicholas Michael | Grad Res Assistant | $29,504 | Aug. 16, 2020 |
| Fields, Brian David | Prof | $161,556 | Aug. 21, 1998 |
| Fourkas, Austen Christopher | Grad Res Assistant | $32,028 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Franco, Daniel | Office Support Specialist | $45,227 | Aug. 8, 2023 |
| French, Katheryn Decker | Assistant Prof | $138,991 | Aug. 16, 2020 |
| Fu, Jianyang | Grad Res Assistant | $30,327 | Feb. 23, 2016 |
| Gammie, Charles Forbes | Prof | $214,060 | Jan. 6, 1999 |
| Green, Alex | Predoc Fellow | $37,300 | Aug. 16, 2020 |
| Gross, Arran Connor | Postdoc Res Assoc | $60,479 | Sept. 1, 2022 |
| Hinkle, Jason | Postdoc Res Assoc | $28,250 | Sept. 1, 2025 |
| Hulsey, Spencer Bailee | Grad Teach Assistant | $34,133 | Aug. 16, 2023 |
| Jiang, Yuanzhe | Vst Scholar | $28,186 | Sept. 4, 2024 |
| Kemball, Athol J | Prof | $156,911 | Oct. 10, 2003 |
| Kim, Seon Woo | Grad Teach Assistant | $23,533 | Aug. 24, 2022 |
| Krishnan, Achintya | Grad Teaching Assistant | $28,936 | May 16, 2023 |
| Li, Junyao | Postdoc Res Assoc | $62,865 | Sept. 1, 2022 |
| Lin, Shurui | Grad Res Assistant | $31,300 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Liu, Xin | Prof | $175,732 | Aug. 16, 2015 |
| Looney, Leslie W | Prof | $191,004 | Oct. 21, 2002 |
| McCauley, Darby Nicole | Grad Teach Assistant | $29,485 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Merz, Grant | Grad Res Assistant | $33,488 | Aug. 16, 2021 |
| Messmer, Erica Catherine | Grad Res Assistant | $24,486 | Aug. 16, 2022 |
| Mondal, Samaresh | Postdoc Res Assoc | $56,522 | Jan. 7, 2025 |
| Mor, Dana | Grants & Contracts Assoc | $53,557 | Oct. 23, 2023 |
| Morrison, Sean Stephen | Postdoc Res Assoc | $62,094 | June 16, 2021 |
| Mouschovias, Telemachos Ch | Prof | $149,931 | Aug. 21, 1977 |
| Murphey, Chauncey Tanner | Grad Res Assistant | $31,200 | Aug. 16, 2023 |
| Narayan, Gautham | Assoc Prof | $143,609 | Aug. 16, 2019 |
| O'Brien, John | Postdoc Res Assoc | $65,492 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Perkins, Haille Marie Lynn | Grad Res Assistant | $33,056 | Aug. 16, 2022 |
| Phadke, Kedar Anil | Postdoc Assoc 12Mo | $61,213 | May 16, 2024 |
| Rau, Shiau Jie | Grad Res Assistant | $31,652 | Aug. 16, 2022 |
| Ricker, Paul Milton | Prof | $179,423 | Aug. 21, 2002 |
| Rodriguez-Bueno, Janiris Altagracia | Grad Res Assistant | $25,871 | Aug. 16, 2023 |
| Shen, Yue | Prof | $197,429 | Aug. 16, 2015 |
| Shepherd, Margaret Anne | Grad Teach Assistant | $28,613 | Aug. 16, 2023 |
| Sokolovskii, Kirill | Postdoc Res Assoc | $48,925 | Oct. 6, 2022 |
| Starecheski, Sara Rosalia | Academic Hourly | $23,790 | Aug. 17, 2023 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.