How much does Michigan State University pay?

Michigan State University has a median filed salary of $71,400 across 2,287 DOL filings, ranging from $51,650 to $92,718.

Does Michigan State University pay above market?

Michigan State University pays approximately 42.5% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Michigan State University sponsor?

Michigan State University files most often for: Biochemists and Biophysicists, Physicists, Soil and Plant Scientists, Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary, 19-1013.00.

Where does Michigan State University hire?

Michigan State University files most DOL cases in: Michigan (1,622 filings), California (9 filings), Texas (3 filings), Arizona (2 filings), Missouri (1 filings).

Michigan State University Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary - DOL Verified Data

MI Approval Rate 72.0% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$142,500

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 1,647

Unique Job Titles

268

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

72.0%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 59 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$40,000$125,000$142,500$165,000$231,077

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+162.3%

Michigan State University pays 162.3% 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 Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Biochemists and Biophysicists	120	$44,779	-56.8%	$40,810$40,810$44,779$48,000$48,000
Physicists	91	$73,451	-55.8%	$61,620$61,620$73,451$86,000$86,000
Soil and Plant Scientists	70	$45,205	-36.7%	$40,560$40,560$45,205$48,434$48,434
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	66	$90,000	+13.4%	$67,000$67,000$90,000$91,000$91,000
19-1013.00	65	$52,943	N/A	$50,393$50,393$52,943$61,000$61,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	59	$142,500	+46.5%	$125,000$125,000$142,500$165,000$165,000
15-1034	57	$92,098	N/A	$75,673$75,673$92,098$108,171$108,171
19-2012.00	47	$90,000	N/A	$75,000$75,000$90,000$100,000$100,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	46	$95,000	-10.1%	$87,000$87,000$95,000$115,000$115,000
19-1021.00	43	$54,328	N/A	$50,000$50,000$54,328$63,852$63,852
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	42	$46,922	-53.4%	$41,870$41,870$46,922$60,000$60,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	42	$90,000	-15.2%	$81,250$81,250$90,000$92,000$92,000
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	41	$48,421	-25.7%	$45,215$45,215$48,421$56,000$56,000
25-1022.00	39	$90,997	N/A	$80,000$80,000$90,997$100,000$100,000
25-1071.00	36	$135,000	N/A	$130,000$130,000$135,000$145,000$145,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	36	$92,837	-4.7%	$90,000$90,000$92,837$110,000$110,000
25-1032.00	29	$97,450	N/A	$93,500$93,500$97,450$102,000$102,000
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$69,862	-3.1%	$65,000$65,000$69,862$75,000$75,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	26	$46,500	-39.6%	$40,800$40,800$46,500$53,818$53,818
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	26	$85,000	+1.9%	$80,000$80,000$85,000$92,500$92,500
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	26	$122,000	+1.7%	$95,000$95,000$122,000$127,599$127,599
19-1029.02	25	$67,081	N/A	$53,460$53,460$67,081$67,766$67,766
Statisticians	24	$58,802	-43.1%	$46,000$46,000$58,802$85,000$85,000
Veterinarians	23	$32,640	-74%	$32,640$32,640$32,640$91,666$91,666
15-1036	22	$90,000	N/A	$80,000$80,000$90,000$98,980$98,980
15-1052	22	$84,000	N/A	$69,317$69,317$84,000$90,900$90,900
19-2031.00	22	$58,011	N/A	$56,056$56,056$58,011$62,774$62,774
25-1011.00	20	$177,260	N/A	$159,650$159,650$177,260$190,000$190,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	19	$75,000	-3.6%	$72,000$72,000$75,000$88,000$88,000
Chemists	19	$47,238	-43.9%	$44,000$44,000$47,238$48,999$48,999
25-1021.00	19	$115,130	N/A	$96,876$96,876$115,130$125,000$125,000
25-1042.00	19	$91,000	N/A	$70,000$70,000$91,000$100,000$100,000
25-1054.00	19	$97,000	N/A	$82,000$82,000$97,000$104,000$104,000
Instructional Coordinators	18	$60,837	-18.6%	$51,500$51,500$60,837$75,000$75,000
Microbiologists	18	$47,500	-45.6%	$41,200$41,200$47,500$55,000$55,000
29-1069	17	$195,000	N/A	$153,272$153,272$195,000$300,000$300,000
19-4061.00	17	$60,000	N/A	$57,054$57,054$60,000$62,400$62,400
25-9031.00	16	$69,000	N/A	$60,507$60,507$69,000$80,000$80,000
17-2144	16	$54,542	N/A	$50,000$50,000$54,542$70,700$70,700
19-1042.00	16	$76,544	N/A	$60,878$60,878$76,544$95,000$95,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$99,000	+2.4%	$88,000$88,000$99,000$109,658$109,658
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$47,000	-40%	$39,902$39,902$47,000$50,000$50,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	14	$210,249	+102.2%	$109,533$109,533$210,249$270,000$270,000
15-1022	14	$61,000	N/A	$56,518$56,518$61,000$63,784$63,784
15-1142	13	$90,000	N/A	$82,000$82,000$90,000$104,394$104,394
19-1022.00	13	$64,584	N/A	$61,572$61,572$64,584$74,235$74,235
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	13	$51,542	-29.3%	$47,500$47,500$51,542$61,797$61,797
21-1012.00	13	$61,000	N/A	$57,595$57,595$61,000$72,675$72,675
15-1034.00	12	$95,402	N/A	$88,000$88,000$95,402$104,859$104,859
Economists	12	$70,879	-38.6%	$60,000$60,000$70,879$77,000$77,000

Individual DOL Filings for Business Teachers, Postsecondary at Michigan State University

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Jun 2024	$159,000	$55,860	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jan 2023	$159,650	$57,610	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
May 2022	$175,000	$45,250	-	EAST LANSING MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Oct 2021	$235,000	$45,250	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Aug 2021	$155,000	$45,250	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2021	$165,000	$55,540	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2020	$176,000	$55,540	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Oct 2019	$230,000	$95,157	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jul 2019	$100,000	$30,338	-	East Lansing MI	None	Certified	PERM
May 2019	$162,000	$102,507	-	East Lansing MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$165,000	$102,507	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$176,000	$102,507	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$230,000	$53,230	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$140,000	$50,010	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2017	$160,000	$50,010	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$140,000	$50,010	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$142,500	$50,010	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2017	$155,000	$50,010	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Mar 2017	$231,077	$50,010	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$135,300	$50,010	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$155,000	$47,454	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$137,500	$72,507	-	Lansing MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2016	$166,000	$50,010	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$142,000	$56,220	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2016	$40,000	$35,641	-	East Lansing MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2016	$155,000	$56,220	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$142,500	$56,220	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$88,001	$73,767	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$137,500	$91,313	-	LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2016	$200,000	$56,220	-	EAST LANSING MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jan 2016	$200,000	$56,220	-	EAST LANSING MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jan 2016	$210,000	$63,040	-	EAST LANSING MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2015	$125,000	$63,040	-	East Lansing MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jan 2015	$80,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Dec 2014	$197,000	$63,040	-	EAST LANSING MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2014	$140,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jul 2014	$101,338	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$205,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$140,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$200,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$200,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$125,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2014	$140,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$197,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$80,000	$54,330	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$115,000	$34,588	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$115,000	$64,650	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2013	$123,000	$64,650	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$140,000	$64,650	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$140,000	$58,030	-	EAST LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$70,175	$58,030	-	EAST LANSING MI	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.

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