DOL Verified Employer

Colorado State University - 17-2074

Government-verified salary data from 719 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$69,200
11 DOL filings
CO Approval Rate 75.7% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$69,200
Certified filings
DOL Filings
11
Certified: 544
Unique Job Titles
129
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
75.7%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 11 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$61,090$65,000$69,200$72,000$100,800
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+13.3%

Colorado State University pays 13.3% 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
Soil and Plant Scientists 29 $49,504 -30.7%
$42,000$42,000$49,504$56,400$56,400
19-1013.00 29 $60,850 N/A
$56,400$56,400$60,850$70,000$70,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 28 $48,000 -53.7%
$41,777$41,777$48,000$50,000$50,000
Microbiologists 25 $52,950 -39.4%
$44,805$44,805$52,950$59,300$59,300
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $90,000 -15.2%
$76,000$76,000$90,000$93,000$93,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $95,000 -10.1%
$84,000$84,000$95,000$114,000$114,000
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 21 $60,500 -37.9%
$53,000$53,000$60,500$75,000$75,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $139,327 +43.2%
$90,000$90,000$139,327$150,000$150,000
25-1032.00 20 $100,000 N/A
$96,000$96,000$100,000$105,000$105,000
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 16 $47,450 -27.2%
$42,000$42,000$47,450$51,000$51,000
25-1071.00 15 $117,500 N/A
$96,000$96,000$117,500$135,000$135,000
19-1021.00 15 $55,270 N/A
$50,000$50,000$55,270$58,000$58,000
Physicists 14 $50,570 -69.6%
$48,000$48,000$50,570$54,579$54,579
Mathematicians 13 $68,000 -44.1%
$57,000$57,000$68,000$73,900$73,900
19-1022.00 13 $65,098 N/A
$63,222$63,222$65,098$82,400$82,400
25-1011.00 12 $110,000 N/A
$73,000$73,000$110,000$154,691$154,691
17-2053 12 $55,000 N/A
$50,000$50,000$55,000$55,557$55,557
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $105,000 +8.6%
$94,464$94,464$105,000$108,000$108,000
15-1034 11 $75,600 N/A
$57,110$57,110$75,600$81,407$81,407
17-2053.00 11 $50,000 N/A
$48,277$48,277$50,000$73,200$73,200
17-2074 11 $69,200 N/A
$65,000$65,000$69,200$72,000$72,000
25-1021.00 10 $133,000 N/A
$110,000$110,000$133,000$150,000$150,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $79,309 -0.1%
$73,000$73,000$79,309$86,255$86,255
25-1121.00 10 $55,935 N/A
$53,000$53,000$55,935$62,000$62,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $63,000 -19%
$59,000$59,000$63,000$63,500$63,500
21-1012.00 9 $54,250 N/A
$43,930$43,930$54,250$72,000$72,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 9 $51,500 -48.8%
$47,000$47,000$51,500$55,000$55,000
19-2012.00 9 $59,750 N/A
$58,000$58,000$59,750$84,000$84,000
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $80,000 -7.4%
$75,000$75,000$80,000$83,610$83,610
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $69,850 -19%
$42,170$42,170$69,850$81,535$81,535
25-1122.00 8 $69,100 N/A
$68,000$68,000$69,100$72,582$72,582
Statisticians 8 $65,300 -36.8%
$60,000$60,000$65,300$65,600$65,600
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 8 $55,000 -24.5%
$55,000$55,000$55,000$62,454$62,454
19-2021.00 8 $65,845 N/A
$59,821$59,821$65,845$73,000$73,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $60,000 -22.1%
$42,000$42,000$60,000$62,000$62,000
Veterinarians 7 $55,000 -56.2%
$46,072$46,072$55,000$60,000$60,000
29-1131.00 7 $64,356 N/A
$60,000$60,000$64,356$80,000$80,000
19-1011.00 7 $55,880 N/A
$49,000$49,000$55,880$58,000$58,000
25-1022.00 6 $94,000 N/A
$94,000$94,000$94,000$95,000$95,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $61,000 -23.9%
$42,667$42,667$61,000$62,000$62,000
15-1034.00 6 $85,000 N/A
$80,000$80,000$85,000$87,568$87,568
Chemists 6 $35,000 -58.4%
$33,000$33,000$35,000$35,000$35,000
19-2031.00 6 $58,325 N/A
$48,480$48,480$58,325$60,000$60,000
25-1041.00 5 $92,000 N/A
$85,000$85,000$92,000$93,600$93,600
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $88,500 +6%
$80,000$80,000$88,500$97,000$97,000
25-1054.00 5 $85,675 N/A
$60,000$60,000$85,675$91,350$91,350
15-2021.00 5 $74,300 N/A
$63,000$63,000$74,300$76,000$76,000
Agricultural Engineers 5 $55,018 -35%
$52,400$52,400$55,018$57,100$57,100
17-2074.00 5 $76,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$76,000$77,200$77,200
17-2144 5 $43,750 N/A
$39,264$39,264$43,750$47,500$47,500

Individual DOL Filings for 17-2074 at Colorado State University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2018 $72,000 $71,885 - FORT COLLINS CO N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2014 $65,125 $65,125 - Greeley CO Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Jun 2014 $69,200 $61,235 - COLLEGE PARK MD N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $100,800 $85,218 - FORT COLLINS CO N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2012 $61,090 $61,090 - GREELEY CO N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2011 $65,000 $61,090 - COLLEGE PARK MD N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Oct 2011 $65,000 $61,090 - COLLEGE PARK MD 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.