DOL Verified Employer

Desert Research INstitute Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 31 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$75,304
31 DOL filings
NV Approval Rate 80.7% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$75,304
Certified filings
DOL Filings
31
Certified: 25
Unique Job Titles
12
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
80.7%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 31 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$48,000$56,000$75,304$85,000$118,353
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+20.2%

Desert Research INstitute pays 20.2% 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

12 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Hydrologists 6 $56,000 -39.2%
$50,000$50,000$56,000$58,460$58,460
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 5 $79,608 -19.8%
$48,000$48,000$79,608$93,456$93,456
19-2043.00 5 $74,029 N/A
$62,720$62,720$74,029$75,608$75,608
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 4 $81,536 -16.3%
$77,003$77,003$81,536$82,000$82,000
Environmental Engineers 2 $51,502 -50.6%
$50,004$50,004$51,502$53,000$53,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1042.00 2 $100,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1221.00 1 $99,784 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2042.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4061.00 1 $75,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-5011.00 1 $118,353 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
Desert Research INstitute predominantly files positions at experienced to fully competent wage levels.

Hiring Activity

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Hiring Locations

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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.