How much does Food and Drug Administration, HHS pay?

Food and Drug Administration, HHS has a median filed salary of $99,172 across 548 DOL filings, ranging from $87,693 to $106,668.

Does Food and Drug Administration, HHS pay above market?

Food and Drug Administration, HHS pays approximately 101.6% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Food and Drug Administration, HHS sponsor?

Food and Drug Administration, HHS files most often for: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Statisticians, Biological Scientists, All Other, Biochemists and Biophysicists, Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers.

Where does Food and Drug Administration, HHS hire?

Food and Drug Administration, HHS files most DOL cases in: Maryland (303 filings), Arkansas (53 filings), Massachusetts (46 filings), Missouri (3 filings), California (2 filings).

Food and Drug Administration, HHS Microbiologists Salary - DOL Verified Data

MD Approval Rate 75.2% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$79,864

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 412

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

75.2%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 10 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$68,809$79,864$79,864$92,145$96,970

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+80.3%

Food and Drug Administration, HHS pays 80.3% 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 - FY2024

Salaries by Job Title

34 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	158	$100,203	-0.4%	$92,145$92,145$100,203$106,012$106,012
Statisticians	124	$103,294	-0%	$95,217$95,217$103,294$109,900$109,900
Biological Scientists, All Other	54	$82,359	-11.8%	$68,809$68,809$82,359$100,904$100,904
Biochemists and Biophysicists	53	$92,360	-10.9%	$79,864$79,864$92,360$98,916$98,916
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	29	$95,033	-11.1%	$89,924$89,924$95,033$99,905$99,905
19-1042.00	29	$104,473	N/A	$84,655$84,655$104,473$106,823$106,823
15-2041.00	19	$118,064	N/A	$107,548$107,548$118,064$120,972$120,972
Microbiologists	10	$79,864	-8.6%	$79,864$79,864$79,864$92,145$92,145
19-1021.00	9	$85,809	N/A	$82,655$82,655$85,809$117,962$117,962
17-2031.00	8	$109,508	N/A	$102,663$102,663$109,508$109,508$109,508
19-1029.00	5	$98,901	N/A	$87,198$87,198$98,901$110,603$110,603
15-1199	4	$90,350	N/A	$90,350$90,350$90,350$109,807$109,807
15-2041.01	4	$96,229	N/A	$82,009$82,009$96,229$107,803$107,803
Chemical Engineers	4	$95,149	-21.9%	$87,693$87,693$95,149$98,153$98,153
Life Scientists, All Other	4	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemists	4	$71,099	-15.5%	$61,234$61,234$71,099$92,145$92,145
15-1035	3	$74,872	N/A	$62,467$62,467$74,872$77,368$77,368
15-1111.00	2	$111,480	N/A	$109,598$109,598$111,480$113,362$113,362
Mathematicians	2	$84,391	-30.7%	$67,801$67,801$84,391$100,981$100,981
15-2021.00	2	$100,727	N/A	$92,091$92,091$100,727$109,362$109,362
Operations Research Analysts	2	$90,360	-1%	$81,548$81,548$90,360$99,172$99,172
Environmental Engineers	2	$90,350	-13.3%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	2	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1022.00	2	$103,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2031.00	2	$102,663	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3099.00	2	$93,638	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1111	2	$100,576	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2144	1	$84,325	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1012.00	1	$102,663	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.02	1	$66,805	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Epidemiologists	1	$97,936	+16.6%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Physical Scientists, All Other	1	$74,872	-36.5%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	1	$103,435	+3.1%	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1099.99	1	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Microbiologists at Food and Drug Administration, HHS

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Nov 2018	$96,970	$40,726	-	SILVER SPRING MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$96,970	$52,250	-	SILVER SPRING MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$92,145	$48,194	-	SILVER SPRING MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$73,380	$58,210	-	JEFFERSON AR	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$79,864	$47,861	-	BETHESDA MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$68,809	$38,834	-	JEFFERSON AR	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$89,033	$38,605	-	COLLEGE PARK MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$79,864	$37,149	-	COLLEGE PARK MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$79,864	$37,149	-	COLLEGE PARK MD	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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