DOL Verified Employer

Columbia University - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 3,744 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$76,900
32 DOL filings
NY Approval Rate 79.3% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$76,900
Certified filings
DOL Filings
32
Certified: 2,968
Unique Job Titles
276
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
79.3%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 32 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$53,373$64,000$76,900$101,852$204,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+24.0%

Columbia University pays 24.0% 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
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 Physicists at Columbia University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Jul 2019 $85,000 $65,270 - Irvington NE N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $64,200 $52,021 - New York NE N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $52,021 $52,021 - New York NE N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2019 $105,000 $62,005 - San Diego CA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $74,844 $65,166 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $65,166 $65,166 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $65,166 $65,166 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Oct 2018 $105,000 $62,005 - SAN DIEGO CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $55,000 $52,021 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $101,852 $65,166 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $76,900 $65,166 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $159,996 $65,160 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $54,000 $53,664 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2017 $64,000 $53,373 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2017 $64,000 $53,373 - NEW YORK NY N/A Withdrawn LCA
May 2017 $53,373 $53,373 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2016 $103,562 $66,914 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $66,000 $52,291 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2016 $66,000 $52,291 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2016 $92,000 $51,896 - SAN DIEGO CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $68,539 $65,354 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2014 $55,000 $48,984 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $55,000 $48,984 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $100,000 $91,582 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $84,240 $71,178 - SAN DIEGO CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2012 $92,700 $91,583 - PALISADES NY N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $64,000 $59,040 - PRINCETON NJ N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $66,000 $59,040 - PRINCETON NJ N/A Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2012 $204,000 $104,432 - 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.