DOL Verified Employer

Brown University - Materials Scientists

Government-verified salary data from 850 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$52,491
3 DOL filings
RI Approval Rate 79.2% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$52,491
Certified filings
DOL Filings
3
Certified: 673
Unique Job Titles
151
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
79.2%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 3 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$50,981$50,981$52,491$54,000$54,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+2.0%

Brown University 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 TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary 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 Materials Scientists at Brown University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Jul 2019 $50,981 $50,981 - Providence RH N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $50,981 $50,981 - Providence RH N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2018 $54,000 $51,958 - PROVIDENCE RI N/A Certified LCA

DOL data does not contain worker names. Only employer, salary, and job details are shown.

Hiring Activity

Full tracker →

Hiring Locations

RI 612 RH 56 IL 2 PA 2 MD 1

Education Requirements

From PERM filings
Job Search

Open Positions at Brown University

Browse current openings and compare them against the government-filed salary data above.

Search on Indeed Search on ZipRecruiter
Advertising disclosure
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.