DOL Verified Employer

Drexel University - Microbiologists

Government-verified salary data from 436 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$52,020
13 DOL filings
PA Approval Rate 80.1% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$52,020
Certified filings
DOL Filings
13
Certified: 349
Unique Job Titles
124
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
80.1%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 13 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$47,476$49,296$52,020$55,000$75,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+5.6%

Drexel 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
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $128,579 +32.2%
$120,000$120,000$128,579$142,100$142,100
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $145,000 +37.3%
$90,000$90,000$145,000$155,000$155,000
19-1042.00 14 $64,501 N/A
$62,630$62,630$64,501$71,061$71,061
25-1011.00 14 $178,000 N/A
$160,000$160,000$178,000$200,000$200,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $88,000 -17.1%
$73,584$73,584$88,000$100,000$100,000
25-1032.00 14 $90,000 N/A
$85,280$85,280$90,000$98,230$98,230
Microbiologists 13 $52,020 -40.4%
$49,296$49,296$52,020$55,000$55,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $87,750 -9.3%
$80,000$80,000$87,750$96,000$96,000
25-1021.00 13 $103,081 N/A
$100,000$100,000$103,081$105,000$105,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $55,000 -30.7%
$51,000$51,000$55,000$75,000$75,000
Statisticians 11 $65,710 -36.4%
$57,500$57,500$65,710$72,000$72,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 11 $50,184 -53.1%
$39,000$39,000$50,184$56,100$56,100
Biological Scientists, All Other 11 $45,000 -51.8%
$42,700$42,700$45,000$50,000$50,000
Materials Scientists 11 $44,000 -57.8%
$42,000$42,000$44,000$45,000$45,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 10 $50,158 -50.1%
$50,000$50,000$50,158$54,413$54,413
Biological Technicians 7 $37,160 -28.5%
$34,320$34,320$37,160$40,000$40,000
25-1022.00 7 $78,000 N/A
$70,583$70,583$78,000$89,610$89,610
25-1042.00 7 $93,000 N/A
$90,000$90,000$93,000$123,030$123,030
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $72,000 -10.4%
$58,000$58,000$72,000$74,909$74,909
15-1122 6 $76,000 N/A
$75,795$75,795$76,000$79,955$79,955
Chemical Engineers 6 $55,000 -54.9%
$45,000$45,000$55,000$62,000$62,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $117,172 -2.3%
$99,970$99,970$117,172$120,000$120,000
Materials Engineers 5 $42,750 -60.5%
$40,500$40,500$42,750$45,000$45,000
Psychologists, All Other 5 $48,000 -59.2%
$41,364$41,364$48,000$51,500$51,500
History Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $77,000 -5.5%
$53,220$53,220$77,000$99,098$99,098
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 4 $86,731 -16.6%
$63,461$63,461$86,731$110,000$110,000
15-2041.00 4 $64,747 N/A
$61,509$61,509$64,747$66,493$66,493
17-2131.00 4 $82,500 N/A
$69,763$69,763$82,500$90,000$90,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 4 $42,800 -58.7%
$38,000$38,000$42,800$50,000$50,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $60,000 -28.1%
$57,165$57,165$60,000$60,000$60,000
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $75,000 -6.2%
$65,000$65,000$75,000$86,674$86,674
25-1112.00 4 $65,000 N/A
$62,500$62,500$65,000$65,000$65,000
11-9033.00 3 $69,410 N/A
$63,461$63,461$69,410$110,000$110,000
13-2051.00 3 $94,349 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199 3 $53,650 N/A
$48,800$48,800$53,650$58,500$58,500
17-2144 3 $41,500 N/A
$35,000$35,000$41,500$48,000$48,000
Physicists 3 $47,960 -71.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2012.00 3 $63,316 N/A
$57,450$57,450$63,316$69,181$69,181
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $69,913 -28.2%
$55,825$55,825$69,913$84,000$84,000
25-1066.00 3 $60,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1071.00 3 $62,500 N/A
$62,500$62,500$62,500$88,000$88,000
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $48,190 -38.4%
$48,180$48,180$48,190$48,200$48,200
29-1069 3 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Financial Managers 2 $121,984 -24.6%
$120,000$120,000$121,984$123,968$123,968
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2 $41,000 -46.7%
$40,000$40,000$41,000$42,000$42,000
13-2011.00 2 $56,826 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Financial and Investment Analysts 2 $70,408 -30.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2041.00 2 $69,306 N/A
$65,000$65,000$69,306$73,611$73,611
17-2053 2 $62,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2074 2 $56,110 N/A
$50,000$50,000$56,110$62,220$62,220

Individual DOL Filings for Microbiologists at Drexel University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2019 $52,894 $52,894 - Philadelphia PE N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $49,296 $49,296 - Philadelphia PE N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $49,296 $49,296 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2017 $53,000 $38,210 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2017 $75,000 $38,210 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2017 $75,000 $38,210 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2017 $52,020 $38,210 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $55,000 $38,210 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $47,476 $38,210 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $41,200 $38,896 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2016 $61,800 $55,432 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $49,275 $49,275 - DOYLESTOWN PA 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.