DOL Verified Employer

Alcon Research, LLC - Mechanical Engineers

Government-verified salary data from 490 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$81,307
42 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 91.4% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$81,307
Certified filings
DOL Filings
42
Certified: 448
Unique Job Titles
75
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
91.4%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 42 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$54,300$70,658$81,307$100,000$127,691
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
0.0%

Alcon Research, LLC pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Mechanical Engineers 42 $81,307 -20.5%
$70,658$70,658$81,307$100,000$100,000
17-2141.00 37 $102,856 N/A
$86,757$86,757$102,856$118,450$118,450
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 34 $89,541 -16.3%
$70,000$70,000$89,541$97,906$97,906
17-2031.00 33 $84,750 N/A
$59,613$59,613$84,750$116,688$116,688
15-1252.00 22 $102,019 N/A
$80,122$80,122$102,019$124,987$124,987
Industrial Engineers 21 $65,759 -35%
$60,320$60,320$65,759$76,190$76,190
15-1133 19 $116,376 N/A
$97,282$97,282$116,376$141,253$141,253
17-2071.00 18 $105,862 N/A
$78,562$78,562$105,862$137,405$137,405
17-2112.00 17 $85,696 N/A
$70,512$70,512$85,696$94,349$94,349
15-2051.00 14 $94,531 N/A
$85,467$85,467$94,531$118,893$118,893
19-2031.00 14 $72,291 N/A
$63,232$63,232$72,291$79,394$79,394
15-1132 10 $126,983 N/A
$114,899$114,899$126,983$138,965$138,965
15-1132.00 10 $139,818 N/A
$96,907$96,907$139,818$142,667$142,667
Electrical Engineers 10 $112,632 +0.7%
$102,600$102,600$112,632$128,045$128,045
Chemists 10 $73,309 -12.9%
$69,618$69,618$73,309$95,000$95,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 9 $103,673 +3.1%
$81,000$81,000$103,673$103,700$103,700
13-1041.07 8 $65,063 N/A
$59,654$59,654$65,063$72,634$72,634
15-1133.00 8 $99,632 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2031.00 8 $53,893 N/A
$45,594$45,594$53,893$58,510$58,510
Compliance Officers 7 $77,771 -0.8%
$56,867$56,867$77,771$85,030$85,030
Engineers, All Other 7 $91,873 -22%
$72,700$72,700$91,873$124,010$124,010
Industrial Production Managers 7 $93,039 -23.4%
$83,200$83,200$93,039$119,662$119,662
Statisticians 6 $85,000 -17.7%
$83,366$83,366$85,000$98,758$98,758
Materials Engineers 6 $59,675 -44.9%
$51,958$51,958$59,675$60,528$60,528
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 6 $49,662 -17.4%
$44,262$44,262$49,662$50,024$50,024
15-2041.00 5 $126,110 N/A
$118,310$118,310$126,110$140,962$140,962
17-2131.00 5 $80,101 N/A
$77,542$77,542$80,101$80,101$80,101
11-9041.00 4 $148,855 N/A
$124,292$124,292$148,855$150,592$150,592
Logisticians 4 $65,998 -18.4%
$65,541$65,541$65,998$66,789$66,789
13-1081.00 4 $50,617 N/A
$44,637$44,637$50,617$51,979$51,979
15-2041.01 4 $92,051 N/A
$66,539$66,539$92,051$99,403$99,403
17-2199.02 4 $106,912 N/A
$74,090$74,090$106,912$132,787$132,787
19-1021.00 4 $64,969 N/A
$45,386$45,386$64,969$67,662$67,662
Biological Technicians 4 $47,500 -8.7%
$45,000$45,000$47,500$50,000$50,000
11-9111.00 3 $131,000 N/A
$126,693$126,693$131,000$131,102$131,102
13-1082.00 3 $130,000 N/A
$83,970$83,970$130,000$130,000$130,000
15-1121 3 $76,843 N/A
$75,000$75,000$76,843$78,686$78,686
15-1253.00 3 $134,557 N/A
$120,432$120,432$134,557$134,992$134,992
Operations Research Analysts 3 $73,884 -19.1%
$55,000$55,000$73,884$92,768$92,768
17-2041.00 3 $72,467 N/A
$55,598$55,598$72,467$74,288$74,288
17-2112.03 3 $122,263 N/A
$113,984$113,984$122,263$130,541$130,541
17-2199.07 3 $86,278 N/A
$69,514$69,514$86,278$86,278$86,278
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3 $169,551 -1%
$167,003$167,003$169,551$172,099$172,099
Natural Sciences Managers 2 $118,581 -26.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9199.01 2 $132,686 N/A
$109,891$109,891$132,686$155,480$155,480
13-1081.01 2 $57,783 N/A
$51,979$51,979$57,783$63,586$63,586
15-1141 2 $105,964 N/A
$104,728$104,728$105,964$107,200$107,200
17-2112.02 2 $112,043 N/A
$76,086$76,086$112,043$148,000$148,000
17-2199.00 2 $104,749 N/A
$69,202$69,202$104,749$140,296$140,296
Biochemists and Biophysicists 2 $56,600 -45.4%
$43,600$43,600$56,600$69,600$69,600

Individual DOL Filings for Mechanical Engineers at Alcon Research, LLC

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
May 2024 $127,691 $127,691 - Lake Forest CA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Jul 2021 $68,994 $68,994 - Fort Worth TE Bachelor's Certified PERM
May 2019 $81,307 $81,307 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $81,307 $81,307 - Lake Forest CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $70,658 $70,658 - JOHN'S CREEK GE N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $70,658 $70,658 - JOHN'S CREEK GE N/A Withdrawn LCA
May 2019 $81,307 $81,307 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $81,307 $81,307 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $89,440 $89,440 - FORT WORTH TE N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $81,307 $81,307 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $86,278 $86,278 - Huntington WE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $107,410 $107,410 - Lake Forest CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $73,694 $73,694 - FORT WORTH TE N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $107,410 $107,410 - Lake Forest CA N/A Denied LCA
Feb 2019 $70,658 $70,658 - DULUTH GE N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2019 $89,440 $89,440 - FORT WORTH TE N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $118,789 $118,789 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $99,800 $99,800 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $122,902 $122,902 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $79,518 $79,518 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $65,520 $65,520 - HUNTINGTON WV N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $75,900 $75,900 - FORT WORTH TX N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2016 $100,300 $100,300 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $49,275 $49,275 - HUNTINGTON WV N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2016 $113,131 $113,131 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $71,323 $71,323 - JOHNS CREEK GA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2015 $100,000 $98,800 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2015 $97,000 $96,450 - LAKE FOREST CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $85,000 $76,315 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $60,000 $47,965 - HUNTINGTON WV N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2013 $57,100 $56,243 - DULUTH GA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $54,300 $54,205 - FORT WORTH TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2012 $65,000 $53,893 - FORT WORTH TX N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2011 $100,670 $100,651 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA

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Hiring Locations

CA 177 TX 152 GA 58 TE 30 WV 9 PA 8 GE 8 WE 2 NC 1 NJ 1 WA 1 MN 1

Education Requirements

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.