DOL Verified Employer

Georgetown University - Social Science Research Assistants

Government-verified salary data from 993 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$45,000
26 DOL filings
DC Approval Rate 70.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$45,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
26
Certified: 704
Unique Job Titles
166
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
70.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 26 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$36,621$40,498$45,000$51,634$86,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+17.5%

Georgetown University pays 17.5% 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 66 $55,000 -41.1%
$48,432$48,432$55,000$60,000$60,000
Biological Technicians 61 $37,918 -27.1%
$35,818$35,818$37,918$44,096$44,096
19-1042.00 49 $65,000 N/A
$57,582$57,582$65,000$74,088$74,088
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 37 $53,000 -47.3%
$48,432$48,432$53,000$59,000$59,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 36 $52,070 -49.8%
$46,350$46,350$52,070$62,000$62,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $176,200 +81.2%
$156,288$156,288$176,200$210,000$210,000
Statisticians 31 $62,000 -40%
$60,000$60,000$62,000$69,576$69,576
19-4021.00 31 $48,006 N/A
$44,054$44,054$48,006$61,205$61,205
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 26 $76,351 -26.6%
$58,000$58,000$76,351$90,000$90,000
Social Science Research Assistants 26 $45,000 -22.5%
$40,498$40,498$45,000$51,634$51,634
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $150,000 +25%
$135,000$135,000$150,000$173,000$173,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $50,000 -35.1%
$47,330$47,330$50,000$79,000$79,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $86,750 -8.4%
$82,500$82,500$86,750$88,000$88,000
15-1034 20 $86,975 N/A
$75,000$75,000$86,975$105,000$105,000
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $75,500 -40.4%
$70,000$70,000$75,500$96,000$96,000
19-4061.00 16 $76,232 N/A
$66,300$66,300$76,232$89,001$89,001
25-1065.00 12 $100,000 N/A
$95,000$95,000$100,000$110,000$110,000
25-1112.00 12 $106,764 N/A
$95,000$95,000$106,764$127,509$127,509
25-1124.00 12 $63,000 N/A
$63,000$63,000$63,000$82,000$82,000
13-2031.00 11 $83,125 N/A
$75,847$75,847$83,125$95,132$95,132
Physicists 11 $66,500 -60%
$55,000$55,000$66,500$72,571$72,571
25-1011.00 11 $200,000 N/A
$185,400$185,400$200,000$215,000$215,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $82,500 +1.2%
$77,000$77,000$82,500$82,500$82,500
25-1125.00 11 $74,000 N/A
$52,000$52,000$74,000$93,333$93,333
19-1021.00 10 $65,000 N/A
$57,456$57,456$65,000$90,000$90,000
25-1063.00 10 $160,000 N/A
$160,000$160,000$160,000$180,000$180,000
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $60,000 -23.3%
$60,000$60,000$60,000$61,148$61,148
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $69,500 -11%
$67,983$67,983$69,500$85,043$85,043
19-3094.00 9 $110,000 N/A
$84,000$84,000$110,000$113,300$113,300
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $133,845 +38.4%
$110,000$110,000$133,845$200,000$200,000
15-1141 8 $107,950 N/A
$64,168$64,168$107,950$115,798$115,798
19-1029.01 8 $60,390 N/A
$56,484$56,484$60,390$66,989$66,989
11-9033.00 7 $129,732 N/A
$122,596$122,596$129,732$144,939$144,939
Budget Analysts 7 $91,202 +3.7%
$87,000$87,000$91,202$104,853$104,853
15-1052 7 $90,000 N/A
$89,000$89,000$90,000$92,582$92,582
15-2041.00 7 $89,420 N/A
$75,000$75,000$89,420$103,840$103,840
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $84,428 +0.2%
$76,000$76,000$84,428$85,197$85,197
21-1012.00 6 $89,250 N/A
$68,500$68,500$89,250$110,000$110,000
25-1126.00 6 $79,967 N/A
$66,950$66,950$79,967$90,000$90,000
Instructional Coordinators 6 $55,000 -26.4%
$51,000$51,000$55,000$55,952$55,952
25-9031.00 6 $80,000 N/A
$70,089$70,089$80,000$82,600$82,600
Nov-33 6 $90,022 N/A
$77,500$77,500$90,022$90,022$90,022
15-1023 5 $67,733 N/A
$56,890$56,890$67,733$75,467$75,467
15-1035 5 $102,956 N/A
$96,387$96,387$102,956$105,726$105,726
15-1036 5 $116,542 N/A
$67,906$67,906$116,542$118,061$118,061
15-1199 5 $90,488 N/A
$60,000$60,000$90,488$120,975$120,975
19-1029.02 5 $54,540 N/A
$54,540$54,540$54,540$77,000$77,000
19-1041.00 5 $91,229 N/A
$62,000$62,000$91,229$95,000$95,000
19-2012.00 5 $65,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$65,000$92,400$92,400
19-3033.00 5 $100,786 N/A
$97,000$97,000$100,786$102,897$102,897

Individual DOL Filings for Social Science Research Assistants at Georgetown University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Dec 2022 $76,207 $36,483 - Washington DI Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2022 $77,782 $36,483 - Washington DI Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Jul 2019 $86,000 $53,373 - Washington DI N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2018 $39,000 $37,710 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $65,000 $37,710 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $65,000 $39,770 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $38,002 $25,563 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2016 $52,500 $39,770 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $41,000 $33,342 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $40,498 $33,342 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2014 $51,634 $42,994 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $45,467 $41,038 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $65,000 $62,192 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2013 $54,500 $50,731 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2013 $62,200 $50,731 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2013 $36,621 $26,998 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2013 $45,000 $38,875 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $45,000 $38,875 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $40,000 $26,998 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $45,000 $38,875 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2012 $48,000 $26,998 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $62,200 $62,192 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Denied LCA
Jun 2012 $48,277 $48,277 - WASHINGTON DC 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.