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Carnegie Mellon University Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 1,502 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$74,000
1,502 DOL filings
PA Approval Rate 85.4% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$74,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
1,502
Certified: 1,283
Unique Job Titles
176
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
85.4%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 1,502 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$35,000$60,000$74,000$100,000$445,723
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+65.7%

Carnegie Mellon University pays 65.7% 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 TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
15-1111 168 $69,340 N/A
$57,504$57,504$69,340$83,281$83,281
Physical Scientists, All Other 79 $46,330 -60.7%
$42,850$42,850$46,330$48,000$48,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 76 $106,750 +10.4%
$100,000$100,000$106,750$116,600$116,600
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 57 $82,000 -22.7%
$56,652$56,652$82,000$103,000$103,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 52 $165,000 +69.6%
$95,000$95,000$165,000$180,000$180,000
25-1021.00 51 $122,000 N/A
$112,360$112,360$122,000$135,000$135,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $90,000 +13.4%
$60,000$60,000$90,000$98,000$98,000
15-1111.00 38 $72,500 N/A
$65,000$65,000$72,500$80,000$80,000
19-2099.00 34 $56,894 N/A
$54,000$54,000$56,894$60,000$60,000
15-1037 32 $75,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$75,000$90,000$90,000
15-1252.00 29 $78,719 N/A
$70,000$70,000$78,719$97,814$97,814
15-1133 28 $84,150 N/A
$76,000$76,000$84,150$96,000$96,000
25-1032.00 24 $115,000 N/A
$105,575$105,575$115,000$126,000$126,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $135,000 +12.5%
$120,000$120,000$135,000$155,000$155,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $71,808 -10.5%
$66,500$66,500$71,808$125,000$125,000
25-1011.00 20 $173,500 N/A
$140,000$140,000$173,500$210,000$210,000
15-1023 20 $60,000 N/A
$50,000$50,000$60,000$68,305$68,305
17-2199.08 18 $89,393 N/A
$74,000$74,000$89,393$95,000$95,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 18 $45,884 -50.8%
$42,969$42,969$45,884$48,950$48,950
25-1022.00 16 $102,978 N/A
$65,000$65,000$102,978$112,000$112,000
25-1054.00 15 $95,750 N/A
$75,000$75,000$95,750$101,000$101,000
15-1034 15 $80,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$80,000$83,803$83,803
15-2021.00 15 $65,000 N/A
$60,505$60,505$65,000$68,523$68,523
Mathematicians 14 $60,504 -50.3%
$58,743$58,743$60,504$74,000$74,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $60,000 -22.1%
$57,200$57,200$60,000$62,500$62,500
Life Scientists, All Other 12 $49,000 -44.2%
$43,472$43,472$49,000$56,375$56,375
15-1133.00 12 $81,768 N/A
$70,000$70,000$81,768$99,635$99,635
15-1221.00 12 $104,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$104,000$120,840$120,840
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 11 $69,909 -10.9%
$52,910$52,910$69,909$87,000$87,000
Operations Research Analysts 11 $66,950 -26.7%
$65,000$65,000$66,950$73,542$73,542
Statisticians 11 $70,000 -32.2%
$60,000$60,000$70,000$71,680$71,680
Chemical Engineers 11 $50,000 -59%
$47,500$47,500$50,000$52,000$52,000
17-2074 11 $56,652 N/A
$55,000$55,000$56,652$80,000$80,000
17-2141.00 11 $60,000 N/A
$57,000$57,000$60,000$65,000$65,000
25-1063.00 10 $158,050 N/A
$130,000$130,000$158,050$165,240$165,240
25-1124.00 10 $76,752 N/A
$65,575$65,575$76,752$78,000$78,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 10 $61,500 -40.8%
$55,000$55,000$61,500$75,000$75,000
17-2144 10 $48,000 N/A
$45,000$45,000$48,000$51,250$51,250
25-1052.00 9 $94,760 N/A
$61,985$61,985$94,760$108,745$108,745
25-1121.00 9 $92,422 N/A
$71,400$71,400$92,422$125,891$125,891
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 9 $45,750 -36%
$44,588$44,588$45,750$48,470$48,470
17-2144.00 9 $52,890 N/A
$50,000$50,000$52,890$75,000$75,000
19-1029.00 8 $58,178 N/A
$46,800$46,800$58,178$60,000$60,000
25-1031.00 8 $80,000 N/A
$64,700$64,700$80,000$103,700$103,700
15-1131 8 $67,496 N/A
$46,000$46,000$67,496$70,000$70,000
Mechanical Engineers 8 $52,500 -48.7%
$47,500$47,500$52,500$55,000$55,000
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $77,000 -1.4%
$70,000$70,000$77,000$79,000$79,000
25-1126.00 7 $79,000 N/A
$72,500$72,500$79,000$90,000$90,000
15-1011.00 7 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 7 $48,046 -55.1%
$45,000$45,000$48,046$52,000$52,000

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
Carnegie Mellon University files more than half of its positions at the DOL minimum wage level (Level I). This may indicate systematic use of minimum-permitted wages for sponsored workers.

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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.