DOL Verified Employer

Brookhaven National Laboratory - 15-1133

Government-verified salary data from 1,763 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$95,000
13 DOL filings
NY Approval Rate 92.7% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$95,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
13
Certified: 1,635
Unique Job Titles
76
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
92.7%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 13 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$80,000$94,994$95,000$120,000$127,550
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
-8.7%

Brookhaven National Laboratory wages fall approximately 8.7% below the DOL minimum wage floor in a meaningful share of analyzed filings.

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
Physicists 523 $94,320 -43.3%
$67,000$67,000$94,320$111,910$111,910
Materials Scientists 197 $65,000 -37.6%
$61,500$61,500$65,000$86,000$86,000
19-2012.00 166 $114,975 N/A
$81,500$81,500$114,975$125,000$125,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 158 $63,326 -38.9%
$60,150$60,150$63,326$66,400$66,400
Chemists 59 $58,192 -30.9%
$55,000$55,000$58,192$97,500$97,500
19-2032.00 47 $80,000 N/A
$72,200$72,200$80,000$94,800$94,800
Electrical Engineers 43 $83,346 -25.5%
$74,984$74,984$83,346$94,500$94,500
Biological Scientists, All Other 38 $58,950 -36.8%
$55,000$55,000$58,950$65,582$65,582
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 38 $65,000 -18.8%
$57,803$57,803$65,000$80,600$80,600
15-1132 35 $87,984 N/A
$81,900$81,900$87,984$88,234$88,234
15-1035 28 $95,766 N/A
$85,000$85,000$95,766$100,000$100,000
Mechanical Engineers 27 $87,950 -14%
$82,350$82,350$87,950$115,000$115,000
15-1221.00 26 $120,000 N/A
$95,215$95,215$120,000$133,600$133,600
15-1111.00 24 $120,000 N/A
$112,750$112,750$120,000$124,550$124,550
15-1111 23 $110,000 N/A
$85,000$85,000$110,000$114,982$114,982
17-2144 22 $82,992 N/A
$74,470$74,470$82,992$98,000$98,000
Engineers, All Other 21 $81,000 -31.2%
$75,000$75,000$81,000$101,950$101,950
19-2031.00 20 $72,750 N/A
$69,650$69,650$72,750$82,000$82,000
19-2021.00 19 $105,000 N/A
$95,000$95,000$105,000$113,130$113,130
Physical Scientists, All Other 18 $60,341 -48.9%
$56,000$56,000$60,341$65,000$65,000
15-1199 15 $101,221 N/A
$98,342$98,342$101,221$104,550$104,550
15-1133 13 $95,000 N/A
$94,994$94,994$95,000$120,000$120,000
17-2074 13 $80,000 N/A
$73,520$73,520$80,000$80,000$80,000
17-2076.00 11 $109,000 N/A
$107,352$107,352$109,000$114,000$114,000
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 10 $103,000 +5.7%
$98,696$98,696$103,000$107,300$107,300
Soil and Plant Scientists 9 $55,616 -22.1%
$51,500$51,500$55,616$57,782$57,782
Nuclear Engineers 8 $100,197 -21.4%
$62,420$62,420$100,197$106,340$106,340
19-1029.00 8 $104,500 N/A
$80,250$80,250$104,500$104,500$104,500
17-2071.00 7 $91,455 N/A
$80,000$80,000$91,455$95,600$95,600
17-2074.00 7 $110,000 N/A
$100,000$100,000$110,000$110,000$110,000
17-2111.00 7 $135,000 N/A
$130,000$130,000$135,000$150,000$150,000
15-1121 6 $94,046 N/A
$68,000$68,000$94,046$98,093$98,093
19-2041.00 6 $73,075 N/A
$60,300$60,300$73,075$105,000$105,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers 5 $162,000 -3.4%
$162,000$162,000$162,000$171,683$171,683
Management Analysts 5 $128,003 +26.5%
$128,000$128,000$128,003$144,450$144,450
15-2041.00 5 $105,000 N/A
$85,000$85,000$105,000$105,000$105,000
Chemical Engineers 5 $65,187 -46.5%
$52,000$52,000$65,187$65,200$65,200
17-2144.00 5 $140,000 N/A
$135,000$135,000$140,000$148,000$148,000
19-1021.00 5 $78,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.04 5 $82,600 N/A
$79,514$79,514$82,600$85,000$85,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 5 $160,200 +59.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Public Relations Specialists 5 $71,500 +2.5%
$71,490$71,490$71,500$71,500$71,500
Natural Sciences Managers 4 $191,900 +19.1%
$183,997$183,997$191,900$199,800$199,800
Materials Engineers 4 $62,700 -42.1%
$56,560$56,560$62,700$62,700$62,700
15-1035.00 3 $106,400 N/A
$105,000$105,000$106,400$107,800$107,800
15-1053 3 $60,600 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1296.00 3 $99,299 N/A
$99,299$99,299$99,299$138,000$138,000
Environmental Engineers 3 $134,900 +29.5%
$129,700$129,700$134,900$140,100$140,100
17-2141.00 3 $75,490 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1020.01 3 $67,900 N/A
$52,520$52,520$67,900$70,100$70,100

Individual DOL Filings for 15-1133 at Brookhaven National Laboratory

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Apr 2018 $80,000 $67,400 - UPTON NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $95,000 $83,000 - UPTON NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $94,994 $82,992 - UPTON NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $95,000 $83,000 - UPTON NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $94,994 $82,992 - UPTON NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $95,000 $93,434 - UPTON NY N/A Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2014 $127,550 $116,800 - UPTON NY N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2011 $120,000 $112,100 - UPTON NY 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.