DOL Verified Employer

Lehigh University - Materials Scientists

Government-verified salary data from 339 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$45,000
9 DOL filings
PA Approval Rate 76.7% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$45,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
9
Certified: 260
Unique Job Titles
82
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
76.7%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 9 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$42,000$42,000$45,000$64,900$64,900
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+8.9%

Lehigh University pays close to 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 29 $140,000 +43.9%
$135,000$135,000$140,000$152,000$152,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $90,660 -14.6%
$90,000$90,000$90,660$95,000$95,000
25-1032.00 21 $102,500 N/A
$90,000$90,000$102,500$110,000$110,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $70,000 -11.8%
$70,000$70,000$70,000$71,800$71,800
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $90,000 -6.9%
$74,000$74,000$90,000$95,000$95,000
25-1011.00 13 $130,000 N/A
$108,150$108,150$130,000$167,000$167,000
25-1021.00 11 $111,000 N/A
$75,927$75,927$111,000$121,000$121,000
25-1022.00 11 $75,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$75,000$83,000$83,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 9 $40,810 -60.6%
$40,810$40,810$40,810$41,400$41,400
Materials Scientists 9 $45,000 -56.8%
$42,000$42,000$45,000$64,900$64,900
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $63,395 -47.2%
$54,500$54,500$63,395$70,800$70,800
17-2144 7 $49,109 N/A
$47,000$47,000$49,109$50,752$50,752
25-1063.00 6 $101,500 N/A
$100,000$100,000$101,500$157,590$157,590
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $71,000 -8.7%
$60,000$60,000$71,000$72,000$72,000
Mathematicians 6 $44,689 -63.3%
$40,290$40,290$44,689$48,485$48,485
19-2031.00 6 $54,180 N/A
$51,875$51,875$54,180$56,484$56,484
25-1071.00 5 $100,000 N/A
$79,000$79,000$100,000$103,000$103,000
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $65,000 -16.7%
$60,000$60,000$65,000$65,000$65,000
Coaches and Scouts 5 $27,810 -39.4%
$24,960$24,960$27,810$29,120$29,120
17-2053 5 $51,803 N/A
$51,002$51,002$51,803$52,603$52,603
Physicists 5 $57,491 -65.4%
$54,000$54,000$57,491$61,860$61,860
Chemical Technicians 5 $43,000 -25.6%
$42,000$42,000$43,000$45,000$45,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $50,000 -35.1%
$21,630$21,630$50,000$70,000$70,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $71,680 -12.1%
$60,000$60,000$71,680$76,460$76,460
25-9031.00 4 $58,530 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2041.00 4 $53,758 N/A
$52,704$52,704$53,758$75,000$75,000
Environmental Engineers 4 $50,000 -52%
$48,984$48,984$50,000$50,000$50,000
25-1054.00 4 $93,000 N/A
$64,000$64,000$93,000$93,000$93,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $103,850 +9.7%
$67,700$67,700$103,850$140,000$140,000
25-1081.00 3 $78,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199 3 $66,477 N/A
$55,307$55,307$66,477$81,661$81,661
17-2051.00 3 $58,915 N/A
$40,800$40,800$58,915$77,030$77,030
17-2074 3 $43,000 N/A
$40,000$40,000$43,000$43,000$43,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $70,000 -18.8%
$62,010$62,010$70,000$75,000$75,000
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $72,658 -17.2%
$70,000$70,000$72,658$75,317$75,317
25-1066.00 2 $64,890 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $69,143 -16.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $65,825 -8.7%
$60,000$60,000$65,825$71,650$71,650
25-1124.00 2 $57,210 N/A
$56,000$56,000$57,210$58,420$58,420
25-1126.00 2 $71,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$71,000$72,000$72,000
Graphic Designers 2 $49,000 -20.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1052 2 $56,400 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199.00 2 $83,304 N/A
$65,894$65,894$83,304$100,714$100,714
17-2031.00 2 $54,500 N/A
$54,000$54,000$54,500$55,000$55,000
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2 $45,675 -28.9%
$45,000$45,000$45,675$46,350$46,350
19-1021.00 2 $52,770 N/A
$50,000$50,000$52,770$55,540$55,540
19-1029.01 2 $58,500 N/A
$57,000$57,000$58,500$60,000$60,000
19-1042.00 2 $55,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemists 2 $43,855 -47.9%
$37,710$37,710$43,855$50,000$50,000
19-2032.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Materials Scientists at Lehigh University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2019 $45,000 $40,768 - Bethlehem PE N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $67,000 $56,534 - BETHLEHEM PA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2012 $64,900 $54,870 - BETHLEHEM PA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2012 $42,000 $41,246 - BETHLEHEM PA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2011 $43,000 $41,246 - BETHLEHEM PA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA

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Hiring Locations

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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.