DOL Verified Employer

Illinois Institute of Technology - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 303 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$56,000
9 DOL filings
IL Approval Rate 84.8% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$56,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
9
Certified: 257
Unique Job Titles
96
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
84.8%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 9 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$48,216$51,000$56,000$56,472$61,074
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+19.7%

Illinois Institute of Technology pays 19.7% 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
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $63,001 -37.9%
$62,000$62,000$63,001$71,106$71,106
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $90,000 -15.2%
$85,000$85,000$90,000$90,000$90,000
Food Scientists and Technologists 14 $68,000 -20.3%
$54,060$54,060$68,000$77,253$77,253
Biochemists and Biophysicists 12 $67,500 -34.9%
$46,334$46,334$67,500$71,400$71,400
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $98,692 +2.1%
$92,000$92,000$98,692$112,500$112,500
17-2074 11 $65,000 N/A
$60,008$60,008$65,000$75,000$75,000
25-1021.00 11 $120,000 N/A
$92,025$92,025$120,000$120,000$120,000
15-1142 9 $74,021 N/A
$59,467$59,467$74,021$80,496$80,496
Physicists 9 $56,000 -66.3%
$51,000$51,000$56,000$56,472$56,472
15-1141 7 $85,600 N/A
$80,000$80,000$85,600$90,000$90,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $151,000 +55.2%
$140,000$140,000$151,000$160,000$160,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $65,894 -17%
$52,000$52,000$65,894$78,100$78,100
25-1011.00 6 $140,000 N/A
$97,989$97,989$140,000$170,000$170,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $81,151 -2.8%
$78,000$78,000$81,151$82,750$82,750
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $77,000 -1%
$69,000$69,000$77,000$77,000$77,000
Chemists 5 $43,168 -48.7%
$40,800$40,800$43,168$44,000$44,000
19-4061.00 5 $36,275 N/A
$36,257$36,257$36,275$36,275$36,275
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $66,300 -23.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-4021 4 $47,592 N/A
$46,659$46,659$47,592$54,000$54,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4 $102,000 -40.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1151 4 $51,190 N/A
$42,411$42,411$51,190$56,000$56,000
Chemical Engineers 4 $57,000 -53.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Electrical Engineers 4 $64,000 -42.8%
$43,000$43,000$64,000$70,000$70,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 4 $69,000 -26.1%
$68,000$68,000$69,000$70,000$70,000
21-1012.00 4 $55,000 N/A
$50,000$50,000$55,000$66,000$66,000
Lawyers 4 $100,506 -33.5%
$90,000$90,000$100,506$103,438$103,438
25-1032.00 3 $99,339 N/A
$92,492$92,492$99,339$110,000$110,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $84,000 -2.6%
$65,325$65,325$84,000$98,000$98,000
25-1052.00 3 $85,758 N/A
$71,515$71,515$85,758$100,000$100,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $71,216 -11.4%
$66,000$66,000$71,216$73,549$73,549
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $122,100 +56.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1034 3 $89,989 N/A
$80,000$80,000$89,989$89,989$89,989
15-1132.00 3 $75,000 N/A
$61,610$61,610$75,000$84,000$84,000
15-1299.08 3 $78,825 N/A
$72,649$72,649$78,825$85,000$85,000
19-1012.00 3 $59,583 N/A
$52,293$52,293$59,583$66,872$66,872
19-1021.00 3 $75,250 N/A
$70,500$70,500$75,250$80,000$80,000
19-2012.00 3 $80,000 N/A
$63,000$63,000$80,000$84,460$84,460
Biological Technicians 3 $38,542 -25.9%
$37,500$37,500$38,542$47,781$47,781
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $110,825 -7.6%
$110,000$110,000$110,825$111,650$111,650
25-1122.00 2 $81,112 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1126.00 2 $81,859 N/A
$71,718$71,718$81,859$92,000$92,000
11-9121.00 2 $81,288 N/A
$80,000$80,000$81,288$82,576$82,576
15-1111 2 $69,992 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1142.00 2 $91,853 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199 2 $75,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Mathematicians 2 $45,000 -63%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Materials Engineers 2 $43,000 -60.3%
$42,000$42,000$43,000$44,000$44,000
17-2141.00 2 $101,500 N/A
$78,000$78,000$101,500$125,000$125,000
21-1015.00 2 $55,500 N/A
$55,000$55,000$55,500$56,000$56,000
23-1011.00 2 $101,900 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at Illinois Institute of Technology

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Oct 2018 $61,074 $46,800 - CHICAGO IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $56,000 $46,800 - CHICAGO IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $48,216 $46,800 - CHICAGO IL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $56,000 $46,800 - CHICAGO IL N/A Certified LCA
May 2016 $55,200 $46,259 - CHICAGO IL N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2015 $56,472 $46,259 - CHICAGO IL N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2012 $51,000 $46,301 - CHICAGO IL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $85,093 $85,093 - ARGONNE IL N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2012 $85,093 $85,093 - ARGONNE IL N/A Withdrawn LCA

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Hiring Activity

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Hiring Locations

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Education Requirements

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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.