How much does Brookhaven National Laboratory pay?

Brookhaven National Laboratory has a median filed salary of $84,989 across 1,763 DOL filings, ranging from $65,000 to $109,595.

Does Brookhaven National Laboratory pay above market?

Brookhaven National Laboratory pays approximately 17.6% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Brookhaven National Laboratory sponsor?

Brookhaven National Laboratory files most often for: Physicists, Materials Scientists, 19-2012.00, Biochemists and Biophysicists, Chemists.

Where does Brookhaven National Laboratory hire?

Brookhaven National Laboratory files most DOL cases in: New York (1,545 filings), Nebraska (88 filings), District of Columbia (2 filings).

Brookhaven National Laboratory Chemists Salary - DOL Verified Data

NY Approval Rate 92.7% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$58,192

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 1,635

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

92.7%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 59 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$50,500$55,000$58,192$97,500$104,250

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+9.2%

Brookhaven National Laboratory 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

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary 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 Chemists at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Aug 2019	$67,300	$55,578	-	Upton NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$101,950	$65,707	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$101,941	$94,328	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$101,950	$94,328	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$101,941	$94,328	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2018	$101,950	$94,328	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2018	$98,500	$80,766	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$101,941	$95,181	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$101,950	$95,181	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$101,950	$92,000	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$101,941	$91,998	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$97,490	$85,987	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$97,500	$86,000	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$58,906	$55,702	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$58,900	$55,700	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2015	$58,885	$44,554	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$104,000	$85,696	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$104,000	$85,696	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2014	$104,250	$94,000	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$65,000	$60,600	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$57,500	$54,400	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$57,500	$52,700	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$57,491	$46,426	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$57,500	$54,400	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$57,500	$52,700	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Denied	LCA
Nov 2013	$60,500	$52,700	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$55,500	$52,700	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$60,486	$46,426	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$55,500	$52,700	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$55,494	$46,426	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$55,494	$46,426	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$57,220	$54,400	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$53,500	$50,100	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$54,590	$50,100	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$54,590	$50,100	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$57,220	$50,100	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$54,590	$50,100	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$53,000	$45,656	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$53,000	$45,656	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Denied	LCA
Nov 2012	$50,500	$45,656	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2012	$50,500	$50,100	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2012	$50,500	$45,656	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2012	$50,500	$50,100	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$53,000	$50,100	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$55,000	$50,500	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$52,020	$50,500	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$91,000	$87,200	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2012	$52,020	$50,500	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$60,600	$59,700	-	UPTON NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$50,500	$50,500	-	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.

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