DOL Verified Employer

BASF Corporation - Materials Engineers

Government-verified salary data from 313 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$90,730
12 DOL filings
NJ Approval Rate 91.4% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$90,730
Certified filings
DOL Filings
12
Certified: 286
Unique Job Titles
77
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
91.4%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 12 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$80,000$81,600$90,730$95,460$110,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+14.9%

BASF Corporation pays 14.9% 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
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 Materials Engineers at BASF Corporation

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Feb 2022 $130,000 $104,562 - Fremont CA Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Aug 2019 $110,000 $91,749 - FREMONT CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $95,460 $91,645 - SOUTHFIELD MI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $86,000 $74,880 - WYANDOTTE MI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $95,460 $83,387 - SOUTHFIELD MI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $81,600 $78,707 - WYANDOTTE MI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $95,738 $94,682 - HILLSBORO OR N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $80,000 $78,562 - BEACHWOOD OH N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2012 $82,000 $72,176 - TARRYTOWN NY N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2012 $83,000 $72,176 - TARRYTOWN NY N/A Withdrawn 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.