DOL Verified Employer

California Institute of Technology - Economists

Government-verified salary data from 1,155 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$71,972
4 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 71.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$71,972
Certified filings
DOL Filings
4
Certified: 820
Unique Job Titles
142
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
71.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 4 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$49,920$49,920$71,972$73,944$75,421
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+40.0%

California Institute of Technology pays 40.0% 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 TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Physicists 86 $69,129 -58.4%
$62,000$62,000$69,129$85,000$85,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 84 $52,000 -49.8%
$45,802$45,802$52,000$55,000$55,000
19-2012.00 57 $76,903 N/A
$72,000$72,000$76,903$86,000$86,000
Chemists 57 $49,000 -41.8%
$42,000$42,000$49,000$55,296$55,296
19-1029.02 40 $70,264 N/A
$62,400$62,400$70,264$73,000$73,000
Astronomers 39 $70,000 -47%
$57,000$57,000$70,000$85,000$85,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 32 $47,500 -52.8%
$44,803$44,803$47,500$52,000$52,000
Materials Scientists 28 $55,474 -46.7%
$51,000$51,000$55,474$58,552$58,552
19-1029.00 24 $62,400 N/A
$58,240$58,240$62,400$62,400$62,400
Biological Technicians 24 $40,700 -21.7%
$36,400$36,400$40,700$41,600$41,600
19-2011.00 21 $81,413 N/A
$71,600$71,600$81,413$103,891$103,891
19-1021.00 20 $68,000 N/A
$66,000$66,000$68,000$72,723$72,723
Biological Scientists, All Other 20 $56,000 -40%
$49,400$49,400$56,000$61,862$61,862
19-1042.00 20 $74,263 N/A
$68,480$68,480$74,263$79,900$79,900
19-2042.00 20 $73,888 N/A
$70,512$70,512$73,888$89,250$89,250
Aerospace Engineers 19 $70,000 -48.1%
$65,000$65,000$70,000$82,222$82,222
Physical Scientists, All Other 19 $41,340 -65%
$41,330$41,330$41,340$67,000$67,000
Mathematicians 18 $66,934 -45%
$60,690$60,690$66,934$74,000$74,000
Microbiologists 18 $47,250 -45.9%
$43,758$43,758$47,250$51,000$51,000
Life Scientists, All Other 18 $40,000 -54.4%
$38,314$38,314$40,000$50,000$50,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $175,000 +120.5%
$129,000$129,000$175,000$205,000$205,000
19-2031.00 16 $62,400 N/A
$58,240$58,240$62,400$72,000$72,000
19-2032.00 16 $67,846 N/A
$60,413$60,413$67,846$80,000$80,000
17-2031.00 15 $68,000 N/A
$62,400$62,400$68,000$76,491$76,491
Chemical Engineers 15 $49,960 -59%
$45,115$45,115$49,960$66,625$66,625
17-2144 15 $53,500 N/A
$48,000$48,000$53,500$68,919$68,919
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 14 $56,500 -43.1%
$52,104$52,104$56,500$74,160$74,160
25-1022.00 14 $79,496 N/A
$73,500$73,500$79,496$230,000$230,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 12 $49,960 -53.3%
$47,476$47,476$49,960$50,148$50,148
17-2074 11 $57,500 N/A
$47,500$47,500$57,500$61,500$61,500
19-1029.03 10 $68,092 N/A
$62,400$62,400$68,092$71,300$71,300
19-2099.99 10 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.99 9 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2099.01 9 $75,000 N/A
$73,000$73,000$75,000$78,000$78,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $142,000 +45.9%
$141,000$141,000$142,000$160,000$160,000
17-2011.00 8 $94,000 N/A
$66,000$66,000$94,000$105,074$105,074
Engineers, All Other 8 $84,049 -28.6%
$75,000$75,000$84,049$97,375$97,375
19-1029.04 8 $74,000 N/A
$71,000$71,000$74,000$76,480$76,480
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 7 $60,008 -16.1%
$55,000$55,000$60,008$70,000$70,000
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $153,000 +50.9%
$146,000$146,000$153,000$160,000$160,000
25-1063.00 7 $167,500 N/A
$150,000$150,000$167,500$185,000$185,000
15-1023 6 $57,880 N/A
$39,624$39,624$57,880$70,000$70,000
15-1035 6 $58,438 N/A
$52,874$52,874$58,438$64,002$64,002
15-1111 6 $90,000 N/A
$76,461$76,461$90,000$90,000$90,000
15-2021.00 6 $77,250 N/A
$58,240$58,240$77,250$77,798$77,798
17-2076.00 6 $96,000 N/A
$92,746$92,746$96,000$99,700$99,700
19-1099.99 6 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Hydrologists 6 $68,952 -25.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4021.00 6 $61,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $200,000 +139.6%
$138,000$138,000$200,000$250,000$250,000

Individual DOL Filings for Economists at California Institute of Technology

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2019 $49,920 $49,254 - Pasadena CA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2017 $70,000 $44,054 - PASADENA CA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $75,421 $53,560 - PASADENA CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2011 $73,944 $53,602 - PASADENA 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.