DOL Verified Employer

Nektar Therapeutics - Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Government-verified salary data from 71 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$114,158
2 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 90.1% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$114,158
Certified filings
DOL Filings
2
Certified: 64
Unique Job Titles
26
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
90.1%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 2 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$88,316$88,316$114,158$140,000$140,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+15.9%

Nektar Therapeutics pays 15.9% 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

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

26 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Statisticians 13 $144,900 +40.3%
$129,106$129,106$144,900$157,216$157,216
Chemists 8 $99,175 +17.9%
$77,272$77,272$99,175$109,400$109,400
15-2041.01 6 $125,965 N/A
$113,534$113,534$125,965$156,499$156,499
19-2031.00 6 $113,717 N/A
$103,314$103,314$113,717$121,623$121,623
Biochemists and Biophysicists 5 $93,000 -10.3%
$92,057$92,057$93,000$135,111$135,111
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4 $125,247 +24.5%
$101,317$101,317$125,247$127,275$127,275
Natural Sciences Managers 3 $148,144 -8.1%
$134,026$134,026$148,144$162,261$162,261
15-2041.02 3 $145,930 N/A
$139,235$139,235$145,930$152,625$152,625
Managers, All Other 2 $176,987 +29.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 2 $114,158 +6.7%
$88,316$88,316$114,158$140,000$140,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 2 $121,000 +29.7%
$102,000$102,000$121,000$140,000$140,000
19-1029.01 2 $118,500 N/A
$115,000$115,000$118,500$122,000$122,000
Materials Scientists 2 $79,966 -23.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3021.00 1 $237,162 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9199.01 1 $163,741 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1041.07 1 $159,985 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Accountants and Auditors 1 $121,600 +48.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1122.00 1 $163,377 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199.08 1 $163,377 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.02 1 $186,846 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2199.02 1 $113,048 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1021.00 1 $148,907 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Microbiologists 1 $57,782 -33.8%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.02 1 $87,610 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1042.00 1 $142,732 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Technicians 1 $82,718 +59.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers at Nektar Therapeutics

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2017 $88,316 $68,869 - HUNTSVILLE AL N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $140,000 $128,128 - SAN FRANCISCO CA 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.