DOL Verified Employer

Impossible Foods - Food Scientists and Technologists

Government-verified salary data from 103 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$74,610
26 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 67.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$74,610
Certified filings
DOL Filings
26
Certified: 69
Unique Job Titles
33
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
67.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 26 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$56,826$66,061$74,610$86,091$109,710
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+12.9%

Impossible Foods pays 12.9% 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

FY2015 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

33 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
19-1012.00 27 $103,854 N/A
$76,440$76,440$103,854$115,690$115,690
Food Scientists and Technologists 26 $74,610 -12.5%
$66,061$66,061$74,610$86,091$86,091
Industrial Engineers 5 $130,170 +28.7%
$116,542$116,542$130,170$134,250$134,250
13-1161.00 4 $111,446 N/A
$91,333$91,333$111,446$111,446$111,446
15-1199.08 4 $122,463 N/A
$103,771$103,771$122,463$122,463$122,463
Financial Managers 3 $193,461 +19.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1299.05 2 $177,175 N/A
$172,536$172,536$177,175$181,813$181,813
15-2031.00 2 $121,982 N/A
$116,917$116,917$121,982$127,046$127,046
Chemical Engineers 2 $93,600 -23.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2041.00 2 $155,106 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1021.00 2 $99,902 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2032.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4013.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3031.01 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Managers, All Other 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9199.04 1 $133,037 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1081.00 1 $97,365 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1082.00 1 $107,182 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Financial and Investment Analysts 1 $137,821 +36%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2051.00 1 $156,978 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1122 1 $147,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1133.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1212.00 1 $171,333 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2041.00 1 $148,949 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.01 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2112.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2131.00 1 $160,139 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2199.01 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2199.04 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Lawyers 1 $183,082 +21.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Food Scientists and Technologists at Impossible Foods

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
May 2023 $102,000 $101,171 - Redwood City CA Master's Certified PERM
May 2023 $146,000 $115,690 - Redwood City CA Doctorate Denied PERM
Apr 2023 $95,000 $86,674 - Redwood City CA Master's Certified PERM
Jan 2023 $101,171 $101,171 - Redwood City CA Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Jul 2022 $109,710 $86,674 - Redwood City CA Master's Certified PERM
Feb 2022 $125,000 $105,290 - Redwood City CA Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Apr 2020 $79,400 $59,883 - Redwood City CA Master's Certified PERM
Jun 2019 $103,147 $103,147 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $84,594 $84,594 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $66,061 $66,061 - Redwood City CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $66,061 $66,061 - Redwood City CA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $78,000 $47,507 - Redwood City CA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Sep 2018 $63,461 $63,461 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2018 $63,461 $63,461 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2018 $81,307 $81,307 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2018 $63,461 $63,461 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $75,670 $56,826 - Redwood City CA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Mar 2017 $56,826 $56,826 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $43,805 $43,805 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2016 $86,091 $86,091 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2016 $57,907 $57,907 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $71,989 $71,989 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $74,610 $74,610 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $57,907 $57,907 - REDWOOD CITY CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2015 $70,000 $60,216 - Redwood City CA Master's Certified PERM

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Hiring Locations

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Education Requirements

From PERM filings
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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 2015 to 2025.