How much does BASF Corporation pay?

BASF Corporation has a median filed salary of $105,062 across 313 DOL filings, ranging from $87,508 to $125,000.

Does BASF Corporation pay above market?

BASF Corporation pays approximately 23.6% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does BASF Corporation sponsor?

BASF Corporation files most often for: Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Soil and Plant Scientists, 19-1013.00, 19-2031.00.

Where does BASF Corporation hire?

BASF Corporation files most DOL cases in: Michigan (60 filings), New Jersey (59 filings), California (25 filings), North Carolina (24 filings), Ohio (21 filings).

BASF Corporation Chemists Salary - DOL Verified Data

NJ Approval Rate 91.4% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$85,000

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 286

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

91.4%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 32 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$55,000$70,000$85,000$94,095$115,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+27.8%

BASF Corporation pays 27.8% 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 Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Chemists	32	$85,000	+1%	$70,000$70,000$85,000$94,095$94,095
Chemical Engineers	26	$90,867	-25.4%	$81,000$81,000$90,867$103,461$103,461
Soil and Plant Scientists	20	$86,103	+20.6%	$76,500$76,500$86,103$97,800$97,800
19-1013.00	19	$108,288	N/A	$91,215$91,215$108,288$147,235$147,235
19-2031.00	13	$125,681	N/A	$103,000$103,000$125,681$138,839$138,839
Materials Engineers	12	$90,730	-16.2%	$81,600$81,600$90,730$95,460$95,460
17-2041.00	10	$122,873	N/A	$121,528$121,528$122,873$141,325$141,325
Marketing Managers	9	$122,013	-24.2%	$114,046$114,046$122,013$125,000$125,000
Biological Scientists, All Other	8	$90,169	-3.4%	$77,400$77,400$90,169$95,000$95,000
Materials Scientists	7	$102,294	-1.8%	$80,000$80,000$102,294$123,000$123,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6	$148,963	-11.2%	$127,000$127,000$148,963$160,000$160,000
17-2141.00	6	$112,935	N/A	$111,086$111,086$112,935$117,960$117,960
Sales Engineers	6	$98,273	-19.1%	$95,411$95,411$98,273$99,000$99,000
11-2022.00	5	$181,146	N/A	$173,826$173,826$181,146$186,937$186,937
11-9041.00	5	$155,232	N/A	$155,232$155,232$155,232$169,369$169,369
13-1023.00	5	$133,105	N/A	$115,302$115,302$133,105$133,105$133,105
13-1041.00	5	$132,850	N/A	$132,850$132,850$132,850$136,148$136,148
Credit Analysts	5	$96,400	+19.1%	$95,500$95,500$96,400$103,264$103,264
15-1121	5	$110,062	N/A	$100,988$100,988$110,062$115,000$115,000
Electrical Engineers	5	$105,588	-5.7%	$87,500$87,500$105,588$121,210$121,210
17-2111.00	5	$114,219	N/A	$108,675$108,675$114,219$152,000$152,000
Logisticians	4	$84,973	+5.1%	$81,600$81,600$84,973$87,545$87,545
13-2051.00	4	$124,836	N/A	$118,976$118,976$124,836$131,357$131,357
15-1141	4	$124,842	N/A	$116,127$116,127$124,842$133,557$133,557
Civil Engineers	4	$86,748	-12.9%	$77,000$77,000$86,748$96,495$96,495
Environmental Engineers	4	$89,776	-13.8%	$83,000$83,000$89,776$96,052$96,052
Mechanical Engineers	4	$102,751	+0.4%	$90,000$90,000$102,751$107,888$107,888
13-1023	3	$106,000	N/A	$90,900$90,900$106,000$115,000$115,000
Compliance Officers	3	$100,048	+27.6%	$98,600$98,600$100,048$129,205$129,205
13-1111.00	3	$152,500	N/A	$140,000$140,000$152,500$165,000$165,000
Financial and Investment Analysts	3	$103,150	+1.8%	$90,000$90,000$103,150$116,300$116,300
Mathematicians	3	$139,661	+14.8%	$89,300$89,300$139,661$163,662$163,662
41-9031.00	3	$119,949	N/A	$82,000$82,000$119,949$134,342$134,342
Nov-21	3	$151,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
11-2021.00	2	$137,892	N/A	$124,662$124,662$137,892$151,122$151,122
Financial Managers	2	$111,603	-31%	$102,400$102,400$111,603$120,806$120,806
Natural Sciences Managers	2	$118,500	-26.5%	$95,000$95,000$118,500$142,000$142,000
11-9121.00	2	$122,738	N/A	$120,000$120,000$122,738$125,475$125,475
Managers, All Other	2	$163,662	+19.9%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	2	$95,500	+17.5%	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1143	2	$136,350	N/A	$135,000$135,000$136,350$137,700$137,700
15-2051.01	2	$105,616	N/A	$96,000$96,000$105,616$115,232$115,232
Industrial Engineers	2	$102,719	+1.6%	$97,000$97,000$102,719$108,438$108,438
Engineers, All Other	2	$87,000	-26.1%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Biochemists and Biophysicists	2	$82,400	-20.5%	Insufficient data for salary range.
11-1021.00	1	$105,329	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1	$110,928	-35.2%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Industrial Production Managers	1	$80,100	-34%	Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3051.00	1	$157,664	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3051.01	1	$140,816	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Chemists at BASF Corporation

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Mar 2019	$90,000	$87,651	-	Tarrytown NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$115,000	$90,563	-	Palmyra MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$91,817	$83,408	-	Southfield MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$95,625	$71,989	-	CHARLOTTE NC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$102,967	$86,445	-	TARRYTOWN NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$94,467	$86,445	-	ISELIN NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$94,095	$59,842	-	BEACHWOOD OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$68,020	$58,053	-	BEACHWOOD OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$81,600	$67,454	-	SOUTHFIELD MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$85,000	$77,126	-	CHARLOTTE NC	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$96,670	$96,304	-	UNION NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$100,450	$96,304	-	UNION NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$85,957	$65,582	-	ISELIN NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$64,300	$61,402	-	ISELIN NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$64,300	$55,307	-	BEACHWOOD OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$85,000	$61,402	-	ISELIN NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$78,500	$59,176	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$55,000	$53,414	-	BEACHWOOD OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$69,000	$59,342	-	ISELIN NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$83,000	$73,195	-	UNION NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$70,000	$56,971	-	TARRYTOWN NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$69,000	$60,403	-	ISELIN NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$89,990	$82,285	-	TARRYTOWN NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$90,000	$60,403	-	ISELIN NJ	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2011	$81,000	$60,403	-	ISELIN NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$81,000	$73,445	-	ISELIN NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA

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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.

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