DOL Verified Employer

Bay Area Environmental Research Institute - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 104 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$83,000
12 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 79.8% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$83,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
12
Certified: 83
Unique Job Titles
18
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
79.8%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 12 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$67,000$75,000$83,000$95,000$180,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+6.4%

Bay Area Environmental Research Institute 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

18 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Astronomers 29 $81,355 -38.5%
$75,000$75,000$81,355$98,000$98,000
19-2012.00 20 $88,150 N/A
$80,000$80,000$88,150$103,250$103,250
Physicists 12 $83,000 -50.1%
$75,000$75,000$83,000$95,000$95,000
Aerospace Engineers 7 $122,500 -9.1%
$110,000$110,000$122,500$135,000$135,000
19-2011.00 5 $93,951 N/A
$84,750$84,750$93,951$98,901$98,901
19-2021.00 4 $112,875 N/A
$112,875$112,875$112,875$120,000$120,000
Chemists 4 $71,200 -15.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2042.00 4 $100,250 N/A
$88,000$88,000$100,250$110,000$110,000
Hydrologists 4 $67,000 -27.2%
$50,000$50,000$67,000$74,500$74,500
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 3 $83,678 -14.1%
$80,000$80,000$83,678$110,000$110,000
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 3 $87,000 -12.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Geographers 2 $78,850 -18.9%
$76,350$76,350$78,850$81,350$81,350
17-2071.00 2 $131,588 N/A
$98,175$98,175$131,588$165,000$165,000
Physical Scientists, All Other 1 $85,000 -27.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2099.01 1 $88,400 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2021.00 1 $125,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2011.00 1 $100,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Microbiologists 1 $73,866 -15.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at Bay Area Environmental Research Institute

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Jun 2019 $86,000 $82,763 - Palo Alto CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $95,000 $82,763 - Palo Alto CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $67,000 $61,651 - Moffett Field CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $180,000 $158,933 - Palo Alto CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $90,000 $82,763 - Palo Alto CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2019 $80,000 $72,197 - Palo Alto CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $80,000 $72,197 - Palo Alto CA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $90,000 $82,763 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2018 $90,000 $82,763 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2017 $120,000 $105,040 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $120,000 $105,040 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2014 $75,000 $73,237 - MOFFETT FIELD CA 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 2012 to 2025.