How much does Columbia University pay?

Columbia University has a median filed salary of $70,000 across 3,744 DOL filings, ranging from $55,618 to $98,000.

Does Columbia University pay above market?

Columbia University pays approximately 27.2% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Columbia University sponsor?

Columbia University files most often for: Biological Scientists, All Other, 19-1042.00, Life Scientists, All Other, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary.

Where does Columbia University hire?

Columbia University files most DOL cases in: New York (2,654 filings), Nebraska (295 filings), New Jersey (7 filings), California (7 filings), Virginia (1 filings).

Columbia University Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary - DOL Verified Data

NY Approval Rate 79.3% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$155,000

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 2,968

Unique Job Titles

276

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

79.3%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 60 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$82,416$126,000$155,000$180,000$235,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+63.3%

Columbia University pays 63.3% 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 Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Biological Scientists, All Other	608	$54,000	-42.1%	$49,000$49,000$54,000$59,850$59,850
19-1042.00	376	$69,061	N/A	$65,000$65,000$69,061$79,310$79,310
Life Scientists, All Other	238	$48,000	-45.3%	$42,975$42,975$48,000$52,268$52,268
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	108	$140,000	+32.6%	$90,218$90,218$140,000$200,000$200,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	107	$65,545	-14.9%	$55,000$55,000$65,545$70,000$70,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	92	$57,708	-42.6%	$53,000$53,000$57,708$75,471$75,471
19-1029.02	73	$71,875	N/A	$66,100$66,100$71,875$80,340$80,340
25-1071.00	68	$149,940	N/A	$108,200$108,200$149,940$305,000$305,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	68	$192,500	+97.9%	$177,000$177,000$192,500$216,300$216,300
19-1099.99	66	$47,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$155,000	+29.2%	$126,000$126,000$155,000$180,000$180,000
Statisticians	59	$65,935	-36.2%	$55,000$55,000$65,935$79,851$79,851
19-1029.01	57	$74,946	N/A	$66,950$66,950$74,946$84,872$84,872
19-2012.00	53	$68,611	N/A	$65,000$65,000$68,611$76,666$76,666
Biochemists and Biophysicists	51	$56,880	-45.1%	$52,000$52,000$56,880$60,674$60,674
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	46	$74,726	-24.7%	$65,000$65,000$74,726$82,368$82,368
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	42	$104,500	-1.5%	$98,000$98,000$104,500$113,000$113,000
19-1021.00	41	$68,500	N/A	$61,800$61,800$68,500$79,327$79,327
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	37	$93,455	+17.8%	$84,050$84,050$93,455$115,099$115,099
17-2031.00	32	$74,263	N/A	$66,100$66,100$74,263$84,000$84,000
Physicists	32	$76,900	-53.8%	$64,000$64,000$76,900$101,852$101,852
Chemists	32	$49,850	-40.8%	$45,000$45,000$49,850$55,000$55,000
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	32	$72,122	-28.1%	$54,325$54,325$72,122$94,000$94,000
25-1011.00	32	$222,839	N/A	$200,000$200,000$222,839$234,745$234,745
29-1069	31	$90,092	N/A	$75,684$75,684$90,092$205,000$205,000
25-1022.00	30	$95,250	N/A	$86,020$86,020$95,250$129,375$129,375
Biological Technicians	28	$42,201	-18.8%	$40,972$40,972$42,201$45,150$45,150
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	26	$105,336	+11.3%	$89,500$89,500$105,336$139,716$139,716
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	25	$81,900	-2.8%	$78,000$78,000$81,900$92,000$92,000
19-2031.00	25	$73,130	N/A	$61,568$61,568$73,130$75,000$75,000
25-1063.00	23	$171,210	N/A	$122,418$122,418$171,210$218,400$218,400
25-1124.00	22	$70,000	N/A	$61,800$61,800$70,000$75,000$75,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	22	$63,440	-40.7%	$55,020$55,020$63,440$77,000$77,000
25-1032.00	21	$112,900	N/A	$111,000$111,000$112,900$133,500$133,500
15-2041.01	21	$73,375	N/A	$67,753$67,753$73,375$84,872$84,872
19-1029.00	21	$68,050	N/A	$66,100$66,100$68,050$80,000$80,000
19-4021.00	21	$47,613	N/A	$46,226$46,226$47,613$51,958$51,958
15-2041.00	20	$72,000	N/A	$68,203$68,203$72,000$76,500$76,500
17-2074	20	$60,000	N/A	$56,333$56,333$60,000$66,000$66,000
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$174,306	+37.6%	$114,400$114,400$174,306$252,481$252,481
Physical Scientists, All Other	18	$50,000	-57.6%	$45,000$45,000$50,000$56,451$56,451
Environmental Engineers	17	$66,423	-36.2%	$57,574$57,574$66,423$72,765$72,765
29-1249.00	16	$150,000	N/A	$100,000$100,000$150,000$423,806$423,806
25-1042.00	15	$135,000	N/A	$120,000$120,000$135,000$165,000$165,000
21-1091.00	15	$72,948	N/A	$65,000$65,000$72,948$85,000$85,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$115,000	+18.9%	$110,000$110,000$115,000$120,000$120,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$122,500	+46.8%	$110,000$110,000$122,500$125,000$125,000
25-1065.00	13	$99,244	N/A	$96,817$96,817$99,244$100,000$100,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$80,640	-1.1%	$78,000$78,000$80,640$92,450$92,450
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$85,280	+9.3%	$75,000$75,000$85,280$94,275$94,275

Individual DOL Filings for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at Columbia University

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Apr 2024	$235,000	$78,150	-	New York NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2024	$225,000	$78,150	-	New York NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2021	$210,000	$66,710	-	New York NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2020	$175,000	$60,470	-	New York NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2019	$235,000	$96,487	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$180,000	$59,520	-	New York NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2019	$144,113	$96,487	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2019	$102,500	$96,487	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$144,113	$96,487	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$180,000	$96,487	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$231,531	$96,487	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$200,625	$59,520	-	New York NE	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2018	$189,000	$59,520	-	New York NE	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2018	$160,000	$61,940	-	New York NY	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Dec 2017	$141,288	$132,793	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$160,000	$97,367	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$160,000	$97,367	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Denied	LCA
Jun 2017	$175,000	$62,600	-	New York NY	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2017	$100,000	$62,600	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$160,000	$62,600	-	New York NY	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Mar 2017	$160,000	$62,600	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$133,900	$62,600	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$170,000	$62,600	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$170,000	$62,600	-	New York NY	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2016	$175,000	$95,907	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$180,000	$62,380	-	New York NY	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2016	$180,000	$94,900	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$175,000	$94,900	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$94,900	$94,900	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$160,000	$94,900	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$150,000	$62,380	-	New York NY	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2016	$150,000	$94,900	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$215,000	$94,900	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2015	$130,000	$71,040	-	New York NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2015	$87,000	$71,040	-	New York NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2014	$130,000	$69,940	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$130,000	$94,473	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$130,000	$94,473	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2014	$85,144	$82,664	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$82,664	$82,664	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$126,000	$83,703	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$87,000	$83,703	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$128,104	$103,617	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$212,747	$123,530	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2012	$93,600	$83,200	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2012	$130,000	$62,930	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jun 2012	$123,600	$62,930	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jun 2012	$130,000	$62,930	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jun 2012	$160,000	$62,930	-	New York NE	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2012	$82,416	$62,930	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$123,600	$82,517	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$130,000	$82,517	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$93,600	$83,200	-	NEW YORK NY	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.

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