DOL Verified Employer

Buck Institute for Research on Aging - Biochemists and Biophysicists

Government-verified salary data from 75 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$47,450
15 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 84.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$47,450
Certified filings
DOL Filings
15
Certified: 63
Unique Job Titles
11
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
84.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 15 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$40,500$43,432$47,450$50,000$75,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+10.5%

Buck Institute for Research on Aging pays 10.5% 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

11 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Biochemists and Biophysicists 15 $47,450 -54.2%
$43,432$43,432$47,450$50,000$50,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 15 $51,238 -45.1%
$50,000$50,000$51,238$53,768$53,768
19-1042.00 13 $80,000 N/A
$68,000$68,000$80,000$90,000$90,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 11 $58,670 -41.7%
$53,535$53,535$58,670$70,000$70,000
Life Scientists, All Other 11 $50,502 -42.5%
$47,452$47,452$50,502$58,219$58,219
Biological Technicians 4 $50,003 -3.8%
$36,401$36,401$50,003$50,500$50,500
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $51,256 -51.5%
$51,251$51,251$51,256$51,260$51,260
19-1021.00 1 $60,590 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 1 $41,230 -43.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.00 1 $85,384 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
29-9799 1 $41,230 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Biochemists and Biophysicists at Buck Institute for Research on Aging

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Nov 2018 $60,000 $57,470 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2018 $50,000 $45,490 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $50,000 $45,490 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $75,000 $59,405 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2014 $42,500 $37,794 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2014 $48,397 $45,178 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2013 $43,432 $42,952 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2013 $44,340 $42,952 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2012 $47,450 $40,498 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $40,500 $40,498 - NOVATO CA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2011 $40,500 $40,498 - NOVATO CA N/A Denied LCA
Oct 2011 $47,150 $40,498 - NOVATO 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 2011 to 2025.