DOL Verified Employer

Michigan State University - Economists

Government-verified salary data from 2,287 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$70,879
12 DOL filings
MI Approval Rate 72.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$70,879
Certified filings
DOL Filings
12
Certified: 1,647
Unique Job Titles
268
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
72.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 12 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$50,000$60,000$70,879$77,000$85,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+22.2%

Michigan State University pays 22.2% 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
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 Economists at Michigan State University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Apr 2019 $60,000 $56,451 - East Lansing MI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $50,000 $40,810 - EAST LANSING MI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $85,000 $58,011 - EAST LANSING MI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $85,000 $58,926 - EAST LANSING MI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $60,000 $58,926 - EAST LANSING MI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $75,255 $58,926 - EAST LANSING MI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2015 $70,000 $68,723 - East Lansing MI Doctorate Certified PERM
Feb 2014 $70,879 $55,141 - EAST LANSING MI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $101,000 $62,067 - EAST LANSING MI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2012 $77,000 $54,787 - 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.