DOL Verified Employer

Cornell University - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 1,691 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$55,336
27 DOL filings
NY Approval Rate 93.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$55,336
Certified filings
DOL Filings
27
Certified: 1,587
Unique Job Titles
167
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
93.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 27 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$52,429$53,664$55,336$64,962$150,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+3.1%

Cornell University pays close to 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 134 $48,216 -48.3%
$43,692$43,692$48,216$52,500$52,500
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 63 $62,500 -18.8%
$53,630$53,630$62,500$72,925$72,925
Soil and Plant Scientists 56 $50,002 -30%
$44,982$44,982$50,002$53,196$53,196
Materials Scientists 50 $47,484 -54.4%
$45,000$45,000$47,484$53,373$53,373
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 48 $102,918 -3%
$98,384$98,384$102,918$112,000$112,000
Veterinarians 40 $36,000 -71.3%
$35,200$35,200$36,000$37,620$37,620
Chemists 38 $47,476 -43.6%
$43,500$43,500$47,476$50,004$50,004
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $180,000 +85.1%
$160,000$160,000$180,000$220,000$220,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $110,850 +14.6%
$106,300$106,300$110,850$119,275$119,275
25-1021.00 34 $133,000 N/A
$123,000$123,000$133,000$138,000$138,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $115,000 +8.9%
$105,000$105,000$115,000$130,778$130,778
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $85,255 -16%
$81,245$81,245$85,255$106,080$106,080
25-1011.00 30 $209,000 N/A
$196,000$196,000$209,000$230,000$230,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $139,000 +15.9%
$122,300$122,300$139,000$160,000$160,000
Microbiologists 29 $48,742 -44.2%
$42,000$42,000$48,742$51,355$51,355
Physicists 27 $55,336 -66.7%
$53,664$53,664$55,336$64,962$64,962
19-1013.00 26 $56,750 N/A
$54,835$54,835$56,750$66,000$66,000
19-1021.00 25 $61,800 N/A
$55,632$55,632$61,800$68,314$68,314
19-2012.00 25 $70,980 N/A
$61,714$61,714$70,980$79,893$79,893
Economists 25 $56,552 -51%
$47,268$47,268$56,552$85,280$85,280
25-1071.00 25 $124,800 N/A
$100,000$100,000$124,800$150,000$150,000
25-1032.00 24 $135,000 N/A
$118,000$118,000$135,000$148,574$148,574
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $103,973 +31%
$89,927$89,927$103,973$110,316$110,316
25-1042.00 23 $113,000 N/A
$102,500$102,500$113,000$130,000$130,000
25-1063.00 23 $150,000 N/A
$110,000$110,000$150,000$150,535$150,535
19-1029.02 22 $66,226 N/A
$57,900$57,900$66,226$72,925$72,925
19-1029.00 21 $59,466 N/A
$55,000$55,000$59,466$65,765$65,765
29-1131.00 20 $51,000 N/A
$47,000$47,000$51,000$51,000$51,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19 $50,004 -51.8%
$39,500$39,500$50,004$54,872$54,872
25-1031.00 19 $89,610 N/A
$81,245$81,245$89,610$134,014$134,014
15-1111 19 $68,000 N/A
$63,000$63,000$68,000$70,297$70,297
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $98,410 +17.9%
$92,812$92,812$98,410$105,000$105,000
19-2031.00 17 $56,484 N/A
$53,760$53,760$56,484$59,000$59,000
Physical Scientists, All Other 17 $50,000 -57.6%
$47,000$47,000$50,000$74,905$74,905
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17 $53,581 -49.9%
$49,000$49,000$53,581$65,146$65,146
17-2031.00 17 $64,146 N/A
$60,000$60,000$64,146$75,480$75,480
19-2032.00 14 $58,302 N/A
$54,000$54,000$58,302$65,000$65,000
25-1124.00 14 $65,500 N/A
$61,800$61,800$65,500$93,000$93,000
Engineers, All Other 14 $60,000 -49%
$49,400$49,400$60,000$65,354$65,354
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 13 $60,000 -17.7%
$40,632$40,632$60,000$66,000$66,000
Food Scientists and Technologists 12 $53,227 -37.6%
$47,476$47,476$53,227$63,000$63,000
19-3011.00 12 $88,904 N/A
$71,540$71,540$88,904$108,555$108,555
17-2074 12 $52,000 N/A
$42,341$42,341$52,000$65,000$65,000
Life Scientists, All Other 11 $45,550 -48.1%
$41,100$41,100$45,550$60,944$60,944
Astronomers 11 $64,593 -51.1%
$61,301$61,301$64,593$67,933$67,933
25-1041.00 11 $104,973 N/A
$99,000$99,000$104,973$123,242$123,242
19-1022.00 10 $60,780 N/A
$59,760$59,760$60,780$64,356$64,356
25-1123.00 10 $48,950 N/A
$42,931$42,931$48,950$55,000$55,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 10 $110,907 +6.7%
$83,408$83,408$110,907$130,000$130,000
19-1023.00 9 $55,016 N/A
$54,840$54,840$55,016$67,200$67,200

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at Cornell University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2019 $70,040 $53,560 - Ithaca NE N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $68,000 $53,872 - Ithaca NE N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $64,962 $53,872 - Ithaca NE N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $78,000 $68,099 - Ithaca NE N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $53,872 $53,872 - Ithaca NE N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $60,000 $53,872 - Ithaca NE N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $60,000 $53,872 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $55,037 $53,872 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $55,037 $53,872 - ITHACA NY N/A Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2018 $53,664 $53,664 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $53,664 $53,664 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $53,664 $53,664 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $53,664 $53,664 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $53,664 $53,664 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $59,000 $53,664 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2017 $55,336 $53,664 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2017 $80,000 $67,995 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $54,000 $53,664 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2017 $54,001 $53,373 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
May 2017 $59,000 $57,366 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $61,200 $53,373 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $52,429 $52,291 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $53,000 $52,291 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $53,000 $52,291 - ITHACA NY N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2012 $150,000 $120,453 - ITHACA 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.