DOL Verified Employer

Cepheid - Industrial Engineers

Government-verified salary data from 617 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$141,045
13 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 84.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$141,045
Certified filings
DOL Filings
13
Certified: 522
Unique Job Titles
99
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
84.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 13 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$106,000$107,000$141,045$142,979$144,248
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+37.2%

Cepheid pays 37.2% 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
17-2112.03 62 $127,808 N/A
$114,734$114,734$127,808$145,133$145,133
17-2031.00 41 $119,863 N/A
$110,000$110,000$119,863$139,383$139,383
17-2141.00 32 $135,000 N/A
$118,000$118,000$135,000$158,100$158,100
17-2112.00 31 $130,000 N/A
$120,000$120,000$130,000$146,474$146,474
17-2199.04 30 $120,000 N/A
$100,000$100,000$120,000$135,000$135,000
15-1132 25 $140,000 N/A
$109,242$109,242$140,000$152,880$152,880
15-1252.00 23 $154,986 N/A
$136,954$136,954$154,986$174,017$174,017
15-2031.00 20 $122,995 N/A
$108,826$108,826$122,995$151,655$151,655
15-1132.00 18 $142,779 N/A
$130,359$130,359$142,779$165,000$165,000
15-1133 16 $139,050 N/A
$112,000$112,000$139,050$170,872$170,872
17-2071.00 16 $148,016 N/A
$135,000$135,000$148,016$150,000$150,000
15-1121 15 $135,000 N/A
$126,690$126,690$135,000$140,000$140,000
17-2112.02 15 $130,799 N/A
$122,596$122,596$130,799$135,574$135,574
13-1041.07 14 $117,000 N/A
$111,780$111,780$117,000$127,974$127,974
Industrial Engineers 13 $141,045 +39.5%
$107,000$107,000$141,045$142,979$142,979
17-2199.02 13 $120,000 N/A
$115,000$115,000$120,000$128,000$128,000
15-1199.01 11 $120,000 N/A
$110,926$110,926$120,000$132,438$132,438
15-1253.00 11 $126,035 N/A
$117,110$117,110$126,035$135,000$135,000
15-1199 9 $155,440 N/A
$127,254$127,254$155,440$159,599$159,599
15-1199.02 9 $165,000 N/A
$159,599$159,599$165,000$170,000$170,000
13-1081.02 8 $127,000 N/A
$117,676$117,676$127,000$136,571$136,571
15-1133.00 8 $147,684 N/A
$135,646$135,646$147,684$156,246$156,246
11-3071.04 7 $145,730 N/A
$125,000$125,000$145,730$161,460$161,460
13-1111.00 7 $117,760 N/A
$106,672$106,672$117,760$196,167$196,167
11-2021.00 6 $168,860 N/A
$148,948$148,948$168,860$177,902$177,902
Mechanical Engineers 6 $125,000 +22.2%
$125,000$125,000$125,000$150,000$150,000
19-2031.00 6 $133,181 N/A
$120,000$120,000$133,181$164,329$164,329
13-1081.01 5 $132,500 N/A
$83,628$83,628$132,500$135,000$135,000
15-1121.00 5 $140,000 N/A
$140,000$140,000$140,000$145,000$145,000
15-1211.00 5 $206,274 N/A
$171,634$171,634$206,274$210,000$210,000
Engineers, All Other 5 $98,000 -16.8%
$86,275$86,275$98,000$105,000$105,000
19-1021.00 5 $120,000 N/A
$110,000$110,000$120,000$150,000$150,000
11-3051.01 4 $138,840 N/A
$130,472$130,472$138,840$179,746$179,746
Compliance Officers 4 $93,150 +18.8%
$75,962$75,962$93,150$93,150$93,150
13-1081.00 4 $154,277 N/A
$140,000$140,000$154,277$170,000$170,000
Management Analysts 4 $231,379 +128.7%
$76,000$76,000$231,379$232,419$232,419
15-1199.08 4 $118,661 N/A
$100,000$100,000$118,661$130,000$130,000
15-1299.08 4 $153,475 N/A
$125,538$125,538$153,475$176,950$176,950
Chemical Engineers 4 $135,000 +10.8%
$95,000$95,000$135,000$145,000$145,000
17-2131.00 4 $155,314 N/A
$117,310$117,310$155,314$155,314$155,314
Biochemists and Biophysicists 4 $82,500 -20.4%
$80,000$80,000$82,500$85,000$85,000
11-9199.04 3 $160,000 N/A
$150,000$150,000$160,000$170,000$170,000
13-1082.00 3 $107,530 N/A
$85,000$85,000$107,530$130,059$130,059
15-1199.00 3 $130,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Statisticians 3 $77,000 -25.5%
$65,229$65,229$77,000$115,000$115,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 3 $94,554 -11.6%
$91,800$91,800$94,554$125,000$125,000
Electrical Engineers 3 $97,970 -12.5%
$95,000$95,000$97,970$100,940$100,940
19-1042.00 3 $118,582 N/A
$115,690$115,690$118,582$150,000$150,000
Chemists 3 $141,943 +68.7%
$65,000$65,000$141,943$153,511$153,511
11-3051.00 2 $169,352 N/A
$161,583$161,583$169,352$177,120$177,120

Individual DOL Filings for Industrial Engineers at Cepheid

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Jul 2023 $144,248 $144,248 - Sunnyvale CA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Feb 2023 $144,248 $144,248 - Sunnyvale CA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Jan 2023 $144,248 $144,248 - Sunnyvale CA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Jul 2022 $142,979 $142,979 - Sunnyvale CA Bachelor's Certified PERM
May 2022 $142,979 $142,979 - Sunnyvale CA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Dec 2020 $150,000 $146,058 - Sunnyvale CA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Aug 2019 $107,000 $103,813 - SUNNYVALE CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $121,174 $101,733 - SUNNYVALE CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $141,045 $141,045 - SUNNYVALE CA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2016 $106,000 $96,866 - SUNNYVALE CA N/A Certified LCA

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Education Requirements

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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.