DOL Verified Employer

Auburn University - Soil and Plant Scientists

Government-verified salary data from 762 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$40,000
14 DOL filings
AL Approval Rate 81.1% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$40,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
14
Certified: 618
Unique Job Titles
123
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
81.1%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 14 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$35,620$36,700$40,000$43,638$85,490
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+11.9%

Auburn University pays 11.9% above 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
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 65 $85,000 -19.9%
$80,320$80,320$85,000$90,000$90,000
25-1022.00 37 $82,520 N/A
$57,270$57,270$82,520$90,000$90,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $115,000 +18.2%
$77,000$77,000$115,000$135,000$135,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 29 $75,490 -4.9%
$62,000$62,000$75,490$83,000$83,000
25-1032.00 25 $98,250 N/A
$94,000$94,000$98,250$100,000$100,000
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $74,710 -13.5%
$71,000$71,000$74,710$80,000$80,000
25-1041.00 21 $87,000 N/A
$80,000$80,000$87,000$88,420$88,420
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $110,000 +4.2%
$87,000$87,000$110,000$122,500$122,500
25-1011.00 18 $147,700 N/A
$81,000$81,000$147,700$168,069$168,069
25-1071.00 18 $135,000 N/A
$103,507$103,507$135,000$145,000$145,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $72,000 -13.7%
$57,537$57,537$72,000$72,000$72,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $67,500 -30.7%
$57,580$57,580$67,500$78,000$78,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $88,200 -26.5%
$85,000$85,000$88,200$94,800$94,800
Soil and Plant Scientists 14 $40,000 -44%
$36,700$36,700$40,000$43,638$43,638
Biological Scientists, All Other 14 $47,500 -49.1%
$42,840$42,840$47,500$50,000$50,000
19-1013.00 12 $60,760 N/A
$53,206$53,206$60,760$68,020$68,020
Biological Technicians 12 $34,455 -33.7%
$34,000$34,000$34,455$35,318$35,318
25-1021.00 12 $108,750 N/A
$73,312$73,312$108,750$115,000$115,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $70,000 -18.8%
$65,000$65,000$70,000$73,000$73,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $65,000 -16.5%
$65,000$65,000$65,000$71,250$71,250
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $36,000 -53.9%
$36,000$36,000$36,000$39,998$39,998
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $52,730 -31.5%
$51,610$51,610$52,730$61,500$61,500
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $69,000 -31.6%
$55,340$55,340$69,000$73,040$73,040
19-1021.00 9 $51,920 N/A
$48,000$48,000$51,920$62,878$62,878
Physicists 9 $49,992 -69.9%
$47,000$47,000$49,992$52,500$52,500
19-2012.00 9 $60,439 N/A
$56,500$56,500$60,439$70,000$70,000
Chemists 9 $47,490 -43.6%
$47,480$47,480$47,490$50,210$50,210
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $59,750 -41.1%
$54,500$54,500$59,750$61,500$61,500
25-1124.00 9 $60,250 N/A
$57,460$57,460$60,250$63,500$63,500
19-1011.00 8 $49,280 N/A
$43,846$43,846$49,280$55,000$55,000
25-1052.00 8 $79,000 N/A
$75,000$75,000$79,000$85,000$85,000
25-1192.00 8 $90,330 N/A
$73,000$73,000$90,330$108,170$108,170
Instructional Coordinators 8 $57,970 -22.4%
$47,570$47,570$57,970$93,000$93,000
25-1063.00 7 $91,505 N/A
$83,450$83,450$91,505$108,500$108,500
15-1111 6 $151,287 N/A
$125,000$125,000$151,287$162,573$162,573
Materials Engineers 6 $48,400 -55.3%
$47,700$47,700$48,400$49,100$49,100
Biochemists and Biophysicists 6 $47,480 -54.2%
$41,436$41,436$47,480$48,256$48,256
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 6 $41,920 -42.5%
$36,590$36,590$41,920$42,000$42,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 6 $45,000 -55.3%
$42,330$42,330$45,000$47,000$47,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $96,500 -0.2%
$94,000$94,000$96,500$106,000$106,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $62,500 -34%
$61,000$61,000$62,500$64,000$64,000
17-2131.00 5 $50,000 N/A
$48,526$48,526$50,000$58,000$58,000
Physical Scientists, All Other 5 $41,665 -64.7%
$41,330$41,330$41,665$42,000$42,000
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $75,000 -3%
$65,000$65,000$75,000$84,820$84,820
25-9021.00 5 $49,366 N/A
$45,547$45,547$49,366$85,000$85,000
Coaches and Scouts 5 $45,000 -2%
$42,000$42,000$45,000$70,000$70,000
17-2144.00 4 $70,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$70,000$80,000$80,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 4 $39,000 -51.3%
$35,173$35,173$39,000$50,000$50,000
19-4011 4 $45,000 N/A
$41,550$41,550$45,000$47,280$47,280
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $53,900 -46.8%
$49,480$49,480$53,900$75,000$75,000

Individual DOL Filings for Soil and Plant Scientists at Auburn University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
May 2024 $85,490 $60,029 - Auburn AL Doctorate Certified PERM
Mar 2017 $48,901 $48,901 - AUBURN UNIVERSITY AL N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2016 $39,957 $39,957 - AUBURN UNIVERSITY AL N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2016 $39,957 $39,957 - AUBURN AL N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Oct 2015 $40,000 $39,520 - AUBURN AL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2014 $43,638 $43,638 - AUBURN AL N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2013 $36,000 $35,734 - AUBURN AL N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $40,820 $34,632 - AUBURN AL N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2012 $40,000 $34,632 - AUBURN AL N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2012 $35,620 $34,632 - AUBURN AL N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $36,700 $33,592 - AUBURN AL N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $41,000 $33,592 - AUBURN AL N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $41,000 $33,592 - AUBURN AL N/A Withdrawn LCA

DOL data does not contain worker names. Only employer, salary, and job details are shown.

Hiring Activity

Full tracker →

Hiring Locations

AL 613 CA 2 FL 1 GA 1 MI 1

Education Requirements

From PERM filings
Job Search

Open Positions at Auburn University

Browse current openings and compare them against the government-filed salary data above.

Search on Indeed Search on ZipRecruiter
Advertising disclosure
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.