DOL Verified Employer

Harvard University - History Teachers, Postsecondary

Government-verified salary data from 3,150 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$80,550
25 DOL filings
MA Approval Rate 75.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$80,550
Certified filings
DOL Filings
25
Certified: 2,382
Unique Job Titles
175
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
75.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 25 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$60,560$71,400$80,550$102,627$270,530
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+29.7%

Harvard University pays 29.7% 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 611 $51,120 -45.2%
$47,476$47,476$51,120$55,308$55,308
19-1029.00 310 $65,000 N/A
$57,866$57,866$65,000$76,000$76,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 256 $53,000 -47.3%
$47,484$47,484$53,000$60,000$60,000
Chemists 101 $47,476 -43.6%
$42,000$42,000$47,476$52,000$52,000
Physical Scientists, All Other 97 $54,500 -53.8%
$50,000$50,000$54,500$62,500$62,500
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 81 $260,500 +167.8%
$232,222$232,222$260,500$268,000$268,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 74 $66,900 -13.1%
$54,300$54,300$66,900$77,000$77,000
19-1021.00 63 $73,645 N/A
$64,000$64,000$73,645$82,400$82,400
19-2012.00 56 $68,800 N/A
$65,000$65,000$68,800$72,197$72,197
19-1042.00 51 $75,000 N/A
$67,500$67,500$75,000$96,720$96,720
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 51 $121,980 +15.5%
$114,000$114,000$121,980$160,014$160,014
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 50 $84,000 +5.9%
$71,032$71,032$84,000$117,400$117,400
25-1011.00 46 $303,250 N/A
$289,500$289,500$303,250$325,000$325,000
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $105,000 +3.5%
$88,200$88,200$105,000$115,000$115,000
19-1029.02 41 $71,742 N/A
$65,292$65,292$71,742$76,000$76,000
Statisticians 40 $66,770 -35.4%
$62,700$62,700$66,770$75,276$75,276
Biochemists and Biophysicists 39 $54,574 -47.4%
$48,610$48,610$54,574$58,140$58,140
25-1071.00 38 $139,075 N/A
$128,000$128,000$139,075$160,000$160,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $117,113 +40.3%
$87,000$87,000$117,113$130,000$130,000
25-1042.00 34 $84,392 N/A
$66,000$66,000$84,392$138,000$138,000
19-1029.03 33 $74,263 N/A
$63,036$63,036$74,263$78,000$78,000
25-1124.00 31 $83,000 N/A
$66,990$66,990$83,000$95,300$95,300
Life Scientists, All Other 28 $47,440 -46%
$45,000$45,000$47,440$50,000$50,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $170,000 +41.7%
$145,000$145,000$170,000$188,200$188,200
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 26 $74,469 -25.8%
$60,000$60,000$74,469$82,000$82,000
19-2031.00 25 $69,250 N/A
$57,300$57,300$69,250$79,082$79,082
History Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $80,550 -1.2%
$71,400$71,400$80,550$102,627$102,627
17-2031.00 25 $68,089 N/A
$59,163$59,163$68,089$77,500$77,500
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $109,900 +13.7%
$75,000$75,000$109,900$135,000$135,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $100,000 +5.6%
$90,000$90,000$100,000$112,875$112,875
Mathematicians 22 $55,500 -54.4%
$50,000$50,000$55,500$73,000$73,000
19-1029.01 22 $90,500 N/A
$70,000$70,000$90,500$152,000$152,000
25-1022.00 19 $132,542 N/A
$68,800$68,800$132,542$140,000$140,000
25-1063.00 19 $195,000 N/A
$100,412$100,412$195,000$225,000$225,000
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $75,000 -4.2%
$53,900$53,900$75,000$100,000$100,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $105,300 +8.2%
$90,000$90,000$105,300$113,000$113,000
19-2041.00 17 $64,504 N/A
$56,836$56,836$64,504$67,246$67,246
19-3011.00 17 $90,926 N/A
$87,235$87,235$90,926$105,122$105,122
15-1111 17 $63,000 N/A
$55,000$55,000$63,000$65,650$65,650
19-1041.00 16 $70,040 N/A
$65,000$65,000$70,040$75,000$75,000
Economists 15 $79,602 -31%
$62,000$62,000$79,602$103,189$103,189
19-2032.00 14 $58,137 N/A
$54,200$54,200$58,137$73,000$73,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 14 $134,722 +29.6%
$86,216$86,216$134,722$185,000$185,000
15-2041.00 14 $77,875 N/A
$76,523$76,523$77,875$90,950$90,950
Epidemiologists 13 $70,000 -16.7%
$59,821$59,821$70,000$82,285$82,285
19-2011.00 13 $75,000 N/A
$74,360$74,360$75,000$81,500$81,500
Physicists 13 $66,750 -59.9%
$55,000$55,000$66,750$70,000$70,000
Astronomers 12 $69,500 -47.4%
$65,000$65,000$69,500$70,000$70,000
25-1031.00 12 $107,000 N/A
$93,600$93,600$107,000$125,000$125,000
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 11 $60,055 -39.5%
$54,500$54,500$60,055$69,441$69,441

Individual DOL Filings for History Teachers, Postsecondary at Harvard University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Feb 2019 $77,000 $57,690 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2019 $77,000 $57,690 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $84,100 $57,690 - Cambridge MA Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2018 $270,530 $105,833 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $79,100 $60,680 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $87,000 $82,377 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $82,000 $60,270 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $64,895 $60,270 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
May 2016 $102,627 $66,976 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $63,936 $58,590 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2015 $75,000 $62,120 - Cambridge MA Other Certified PERM
Jul 2014 $71,400 $62,120 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
May 2014 $60,560 $60,560 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $77,000 $60,560 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2014 $107,200 $83,747 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $147,300 $106,933 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $68,000 $54,890 - Cambridge MA N/A Certified-Expired PERM
Mar 2012 $113,000 $71,217 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2012 $102,000 $71,217 - CAMBRIDGE MA 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.