DOL Verified Employer

Indiana University - Microbiologists

Government-verified salary data from 1,901 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$42,759
12 DOL filings
IN Approval Rate 64.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$42,759
Certified filings
DOL Filings
12
Certified: 1,217
Unique Job Titles
215
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
64.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 12 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$37,149$38,896$42,759$47,476$47,476
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+11.2%

Indiana University pays 11.2% 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
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 146 $153,000 +57.3%
$103,000$103,000$153,000$173,000$173,000
15-1034 113 $60,903 N/A
$57,500$57,500$60,903$68,099$68,099
Biochemists and Biophysicists 86 $47,446 -54.2%
$42,759$42,759$47,446$50,049$50,049
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 86 $93,000 -3.8%
$79,000$79,000$93,000$100,000$100,000
25-1011.00 77 $105,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$105,000$177,000$177,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 61 $52,000 -32.5%
$48,110$48,110$52,000$62,226$62,226
25-1021.00 51 $100,497 N/A
$79,773$79,773$100,497$120,000$120,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 48 $56,000 -29.4%
$48,577$48,577$56,000$78,000$78,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $105,000 -12.5%
$81,000$81,000$105,000$117,900$117,900
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 33 $48,909 -51.4%
$47,244$47,244$48,909$56,880$56,880
25-1071.00 31 $105,000 N/A
$102,378$102,378$105,000$129,277$129,277
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $80,000 -24.3%
$66,000$66,000$80,000$103,938$103,938
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 29 $73,008 -29.8%
$48,048$48,048$73,008$82,824$82,824
Chemists 28 $47,954 -43%
$40,800$40,800$47,954$59,363$59,363
25-1124.00 25 $53,000 N/A
$50,510$50,510$53,000$66,600$66,600
19-1021.00 23 $53,274 N/A
$48,000$48,000$53,274$63,666$63,666
Physicists 23 $48,900 -70.6%
$47,320$47,320$48,900$52,020$52,020
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $62,500 -34%
$60,000$60,000$62,500$95,000$95,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $54,782 -31.7%
$47,000$47,000$54,782$60,000$60,000
15-1036 22 $71,490 N/A
$67,808$67,808$71,490$80,000$80,000
15-1111 22 $61,767 N/A
$58,011$58,011$61,767$69,992$69,992
19-1042.00 21 $63,338 N/A
$52,000$52,000$63,338$70,000$70,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $53,500 -33.4%
$45,200$45,200$53,500$69,220$69,220
29-1069 21 $180,000 N/A
$170,000$170,000$180,000$223,528$223,528
15-1034.00 20 $72,170 N/A
$65,354$65,354$72,170$80,850$80,850
25-1063.00 19 $160,000 N/A
$115,000$115,000$160,000$165,000$165,000
19-2031.00 18 $56,000 N/A
$50,853$50,853$56,000$76,000$76,000
11-9033.00 18 $74,475 N/A
$59,467$59,467$74,475$82,826$82,826
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $68,066 -19.3%
$67,000$67,000$68,066$73,000$73,000
25-1121.00 17 $60,000 N/A
$53,000$53,000$60,000$66,300$66,300
25-1022.00 16 $57,500 N/A
$52,000$52,000$57,500$60,000$60,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $92,000 +10.2%
$53,000$53,000$92,000$95,000$95,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $66,040 -23.4%
$56,992$56,992$66,040$80,000$80,000
Statisticians 14 $61,982 -40%
$56,784$56,784$61,982$65,000$65,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $100,000 -5.8%
$100,000$100,000$100,000$101,000$101,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $66,253 -18.7%
$53,000$53,000$66,253$68,066$68,066
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $64,800 -17%
$60,000$60,000$64,800$71,500$71,500
15-1141 12 $74,339 N/A
$70,512$70,512$74,339$74,339$74,339
Microbiologists 12 $42,759 -51%
$38,896$38,896$42,759$47,476$47,476
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 12 $48,485 -51.1%
$47,154$47,154$48,485$65,000$65,000
25-1081.00 12 $66,700 N/A
$60,000$60,000$66,700$82,500$82,500
15-1252.00 11 $78,000 N/A
$70,473$70,473$78,000$83,430$83,430
Instructional Coordinators 11 $50,000 -33.1%
$50,000$50,000$50,000$51,000$51,000
15-1052 11 $55,540 N/A
$50,211$50,211$55,540$65,894$65,894
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $58,000 -19.6%
$50,000$50,000$58,000$72,000$72,000
25-1082.00 10 $95,000 N/A
$94,000$94,000$95,000$100,000$100,000
15-1035 10 $64,189 N/A
$58,709$58,709$64,189$81,874$81,874
15-1142 9 $62,423 N/A
$60,000$60,000$62,423$62,727$62,727
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $57,000 -24.9%
$55,000$55,000$57,000$72,000$72,000
15-1132.00 9 $66,498 N/A
$65,354$65,354$66,498$75,000$75,000

Individual DOL Filings for Microbiologists at Indiana University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Oct 2017 $47,476 $38,667 - BLOOMINGTON IN N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $47,476 $38,210 - BLOOMINGTON IN N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2016 $42,759 $38,210 - BLOOMINGTON IN N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2016 $46,125 $38,896 - Terre Haute IN Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2016 $38,896 $38,896 - BLOOMINGTON IN N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $38,896 $38,896 - BLOOMINGTON IN N/A Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2013 $38,605 $38,605 - BLOOMINGTON IN N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2013 $44,054 $38,605 - BLOOMINGTON IN N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2013 $44,054 $36,067 - BLOOMINGTON IN N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2012 $61,881 $37,149 - Indianapolis IN N/A Certified-Expired PERM
Jan 2012 $37,149 $37,149 - BLOOMINGTON IN 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.