How much does Brown University pay?

Brown University has a median filed salary of $66,317 across 850 DOL filings, ranging from $52,704 to $90,000.

Does Brown University pay above market?

Brown University pays approximately 29.4% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Brown University sponsor?

Brown University files most often for: Biological Scientists, All Other, Life Scientists, All Other, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Materials Engineers, Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary.

Where does Brown University hire?

Brown University files most DOL cases in: Rhode Island (612 filings), RH (56 filings), Illinois (2 filings), Pennsylvania (2 filings), Maryland (1 filings).

Brown University Biological Scientists, All Other Salary - DOL Verified Data

RI Approval Rate 79.2% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$53,353

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 673

Unique Job Titles

151

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

79.2%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 58 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$38,496$46,092$53,353$55,760$100,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+26.7%

Brown University pays 26.7% 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
Biological Scientists, All Other	58	$53,353	-42.8%	$46,092$46,092$53,353$55,760$55,760
Life Scientists, All Other	58	$48,776	-44.5%	$44,340$44,340$48,776$52,116$52,116
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	28	$57,782	-42.6%	$50,000$50,000$57,782$64,168$64,168
Materials Engineers	26	$44,626	-58.8%	$43,000$43,000$44,626$47,400$47,400
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	26	$64,000	-19.3%	$62,000$62,000$64,000$104,500$104,500
Statisticians	23	$68,069	-34.1%	$61,812$61,812$68,069$75,000$75,000
19-1029.02	18	$61,560	N/A	$56,880$56,880$61,560$68,000$68,000
Chemists	18	$44,756	-46.8%	$41,330$41,330$44,756$51,000$51,000
Mathematicians	16	$52,075	-57.2%	$47,476$47,476$52,075$56,000$56,000
25-1022.00	16	$115,000	N/A	$86,000$86,000$115,000$130,070$130,070
25-1021.00	15	$145,000	N/A	$135,000$135,000$145,000$145,071$145,071
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$94,245	-11.2%	$92,500$92,500$94,245$130,000$130,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$125,000	+4.2%	$98,000$98,000$125,000$130,000$130,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$93,745	+12.3%	$85,000$85,000$93,745$108,000$108,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$84,436	-20.1%	$77,168$77,168$84,436$96,000$96,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$65,500	-15%	$62,000$62,000$65,500$70,000$70,000
19-1099.00	13	$65,271	N/A	$53,460$53,460$65,271$74,263$74,263
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$82,302	-2.4%	$61,449$61,449$82,302$85,000$85,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	12	$59,981	-43.9%	$53,206$53,206$59,981$75,000$75,000
Biological Technicians	12	$44,720	-14%	$39,264$39,264$44,720$46,190$46,190
15-2041.01	11	$80,000	N/A	$72,701$72,701$80,000$98,000$98,000
19-1042.00	11	$76,891	N/A	$66,643$66,643$76,891$94,752$94,752
15-1111	10	$65,500	N/A	$57,900$57,900$65,500$70,635$70,635
Biochemists and Biophysicists	10	$50,442	-51.3%	$48,312$48,312$50,442$57,855$57,855
Physicists	10	$90,430	-45.6%	$53,040$53,040$90,430$134,992$134,992
19-2012.00	10	$65,166	N/A	$54,483$54,483$65,166$82,200$82,200
25-1063.00	10	$182,500	N/A	$156,000$156,000$182,500$190,000$190,000
17-2074	9	$43,050	N/A	$42,000$42,000$43,050$43,500$43,500
17-2144	8	$42,500	N/A	$42,000$42,000$42,500$43,000$43,000
25-1062.00	8	$78,500	N/A	$69,260$69,260$78,500$83,000$83,000
25-1071.00	8	$160,000	N/A	$132,631$132,631$160,000$220,000$220,000
13-2051.00	7	$90,737	N/A	$85,000$85,000$90,737$100,000$100,000
15-2021.00	7	$63,000	N/A	$58,740$58,740$63,000$65,000$65,000
19-1021.00	7	$64,786	N/A	$61,000$61,000$64,786$68,000$68,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$124,500	+28.8%	$111,000$111,000$124,500$131,325$131,325
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$160,000	+67.1%	$150,000$150,000$160,000$168,000$168,000
25-1124.00	7	$64,750	N/A	$58,000$58,000$64,750$85,000$85,000
11-2031	6	$112,769	N/A	$108,400$108,400$112,769$116,854$116,854
15-1252.00	6	$100,260	N/A	$85,000$85,000$100,260$108,941$108,941
17-2031.00	6	$78,500	N/A	$65,062$65,062$78,500$78,500$78,500
19-1041.00	6	$68,964	N/A	$58,608$58,608$68,964$90,000$90,000
19-2042.00	6	$59,592	N/A	$55,000$55,000$59,592$70,512$70,512
19-3099.00	6	$70,000	N/A	$61,428$61,428$70,000$80,000$80,000
Social Science Research Assistants	6	$40,000	-31.1%	$34,573$34,573$40,000$45,432$45,432
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$90,000	-7.6%	Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1054.00	6	$97,000	N/A	$84,000$84,000$97,000$100,000$100,000
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$81,000	+3.5%	$80,000$80,000$81,000$103,000$103,000
15-1111.00	5	$93,088	N/A	$75,000$75,000$93,088$111,176$111,176
15-2031.00	5	$82,229	N/A	$80,000$80,000$82,229$84,458$84,458
19-1029.01	5	$77,919	N/A	$75,837$75,837$77,919$80,000$80,000

Individual DOL Filings for Biological Scientists, All Other at Brown University

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Jul 2019	$56,375	$54,059	-	Providence RH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$60,900	$50,731	-	Providence RH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$60,900	$50,731	-	Providence RH	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
May 2019	$50,760	$42,120	-	Providence RH	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$56,880	$50,731	-	Providence RH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$44,842	$42,120	-	Providence RH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$55,000	$42,120	-	Providence RH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$54,000	$50,731	-	Providence RH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2018	$50,750	$50,731	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$60,000	$50,731	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$60,000	$50,731	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$45,000	$42,120	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$55,000	$50,731	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$60,000	$50,419	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$50,316	$42,016	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$53,000	$42,016	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2018	$53,000	$42,016	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$54,228	$49,379	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$50,419	$50,419	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$54,228	$41,829	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$53,706	$53,706	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$53,706	$53,706	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$53,706	$53,706	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$55,000	$53,706	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$55,000	$53,706	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2016	$48,901	$41,829	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$55,000	$41,829	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$51,899	$42,682	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$42,682	$42,682	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$51,899	$42,682	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2015	$48,192	$42,682	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$57,154	$50,586	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$59,000	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$65,000	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$65,000	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2013	$47,604	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2013	$56,929	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$46,092	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$41,000	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$55,760	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$49,138	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$49,500	$43,056	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2012	$44,340	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$100,000	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$41,000	$38,147	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$38,872	$38,872	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2012	$41,147	$29,702	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2012	$47,940	$29,702	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$45,000	$29,702	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$38,496	$29,702	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$55,760	$29,702	-	PROVIDENCE RI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$43,476	$29,702	-	PROVIDENCE RI	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.

Brown University - Biological Scientists, All Other