DOL Verified Employer

Clemson University - Materials Scientists

Government-verified salary data from 869 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$56,208
8 DOL filings
SC Approval Rate 85.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$56,208
Certified filings
DOL Filings
8
Certified: 744
Unique Job Titles
190
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
85.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 8 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$41,455$42,400$56,208$60,000$87,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+32.9%

Clemson University pays 32.9% 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
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 63 $83,333 -21.5%
$75,000$75,000$83,333$89,000$89,000
25-1032.00 41 $94,000 N/A
$81,492$81,492$94,000$103,000$103,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $76,500 -3.6%
$75,480$75,480$76,500$81,000$81,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $131,644 +35.3%
$119,000$119,000$131,644$140,000$140,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $91,390 -5.5%
$77,127$77,127$91,390$106,000$106,000
25-1022.00 26 $79,955 N/A
$50,000$50,000$79,955$87,000$87,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 17 $41,829 -59.6%
$40,000$40,000$41,829$47,500$47,500
Chemists 14 $41,714 -50.4%
$41,000$41,000$41,714$42,182$42,182
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $64,000 -36.9%
$63,000$63,000$64,000$66,080$66,080
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $56,000 -27.3%
$53,144$53,144$56,000$59,000$59,000
15-1199 13 $48,000 N/A
$44,679$44,679$48,000$56,364$56,364
19-1013.00 12 $60,000 N/A
$48,000$48,000$60,000$62,270$62,270
Biological Scientists, All Other 12 $48,000 -48.6%
$40,000$40,000$48,000$52,500$52,500
Coaches and Scouts 12 $43,500 -5.3%
$37,000$37,000$43,500$43,500$43,500
17-2144 11 $48,500 N/A
$38,210$38,210$48,500$55,000$55,000
25-1021.00 11 $121,000 N/A
$106,000$106,000$121,000$124,600$124,600
Industrial Engineers 10 $57,500 -43.2%
$55,000$55,000$57,500$75,000$75,000
25-1011.00 10 $164,784 N/A
$125,000$125,000$164,784$180,000$180,000
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $76,500 -11.4%
$75,000$75,000$76,500$88,000$88,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $110,000 -8.3%
$110,000$110,000$110,000$115,000$115,000
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 10 $54,000 -31.2%
$48,000$48,000$54,000$75,000$75,000
Mechanical Engineers 9 $61,250 -40.1%
$49,109$49,109$61,250$62,500$62,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9 $122,000 -28.7%
$115,000$115,000$122,000$122,000$122,000
15-1111 9 $69,992 N/A
$60,000$60,000$69,992$77,950$77,950
Soil and Plant Scientists 8 $39,885 -44.2%
$35,000$35,000$39,885$40,804$40,804
Materials Scientists 8 $56,208 -46%
$42,400$42,400$56,208$60,000$60,000
19-2032.00 8 $55,000 N/A
$50,000$50,000$55,000$63,000$63,000
25-1199.00 8 $50,000 N/A
$40,000$40,000$50,000$65,000$65,000
19-1029.00 7 $55,890 N/A
$45,250$45,250$55,890$61,569$61,569
25-1042.00 7 $90,000 N/A
$88,000$88,000$90,000$92,000$92,000
25-1063.00 7 $129,282 N/A
$128,000$128,000$129,282$130,563$130,563
25-1066.00 7 $52,500 N/A
$50,000$50,000$52,500$67,221$67,221
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $54,125 -30.7%
$49,250$49,250$54,125$59,000$59,000
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 7 $45,000 -30.4%
$32,363$32,363$45,000$50,000$50,000
Museum Technicians and Conservators 7 $40,714 -14.2%
$40,000$40,000$40,714$53,062$53,062
15-1132 7 $65,538 N/A
$59,134$59,134$65,538$70,491$70,491
19-2012.00 6 $70,578 N/A
$60,000$60,000$70,578$71,157$71,157
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $86,000 +3%
$75,000$75,000$86,000$86,000$86,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $65,000 -24.6%
$56,191$56,191$65,000$65,000$65,000
25-1052.00 6 $69,665 N/A
$68,425$68,425$69,665$75,996$75,996
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $111,240 +14.3%
$76,000$76,000$111,240$117,153$117,153
Instructional Coordinators 6 $51,000 -31.8%
$50,000$50,000$51,000$56,000$56,000
Electrical Engineers 5 $80,500 -28.1%
$60,000$60,000$80,500$95,000$95,000
17-2074.00 5 $65,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$65,000$75,000$75,000
Food Scientists and Technologists 5 $40,800 -52.2%
$40,800$40,800$40,800$42,000$42,000
19-1029.03 5 $73,500 N/A
$70,000$70,000$73,500$80,000$80,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 5 $41,600 -58.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Physicists 5 $47,070 -71.7%
$46,301$46,301$47,070$70,000$70,000
25-1054.00 5 $86,500 N/A
$83,000$83,000$86,500$90,000$90,000
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $68,000 -17.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Materials Scientists at Clemson University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
May 2019 $55,000 $52,562 - Clemson SO N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $41,455 $41,309 - CLEMSON SC N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $60,000 $53,373 - ANDERSON SC N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $60,000 $42,286 - ANDERSON SC N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2015 $87,000 $86,965 - Anderson SO Doctorate Certified PERM
May 2014 $45,000 $42,099 - CLEMSON SC N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $42,400 $41,246 - CLEMSON SC N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2011 $57,415 $54,870 - CLEMSON SC 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.