DOL Verified Employer

Northeastern University - Biochemists and Biophysicists

Government-verified salary data from 1,111 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$51,000
16 DOL filings
MA Approval Rate 77.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$51,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
16
Certified: 865
Unique Job Titles
174
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
77.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 16 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$47,445$47,500$51,000$59,230$100,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+7.5%

Northeastern 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 71 $149,010 +53.2%
$120,000$120,000$149,010$205,000$205,000
25-1011.00 68 $160,000 N/A
$128,000$128,000$160,000$218,225$218,225
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 65 $93,000 -12.4%
$81,557$81,557$93,000$98,000$98,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $108,326 +12%
$90,000$90,000$108,326$120,000$120,000
25-1021.00 48 $130,648 N/A
$110,000$110,000$130,648$146,750$146,750
25-1032.00 44 $105,000 N/A
$95,000$95,000$105,000$114,000$114,000
Chemists 35 $50,000 -40.6%
$42,500$42,500$50,000$57,210$57,210
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 28 $56,885 -43.5%
$45,000$45,000$56,885$59,921$59,921
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $82,000 +2.3%
$80,000$80,000$82,000$86,653$86,653
Operations Research Analysts 20 $68,352 -25.1%
$55,000$55,000$68,352$75,463$75,463
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $67,000 -15.6%
$55,120$55,120$67,000$86,500$86,500
15-1034 19 $115,000 N/A
$90,000$90,000$115,000$125,000$125,000
Physicists 18 $50,416 -69.7%
$49,500$49,500$50,416$65,000$65,000
25-1063.00 17 $137,400 N/A
$132,000$132,000$137,400$141,967$141,967
19-1021.00 17 $64,303 N/A
$59,108$59,108$64,303$70,000$70,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 17 $52,780 -43.5%
$48,690$48,690$52,780$61,853$61,853
15-1034.00 16 $115,000 N/A
$104,910$104,910$115,000$123,480$123,480
Biochemists and Biophysicists 16 $51,000 -50.8%
$47,500$47,500$51,000$59,230$59,230
19-2012.00 16 $64,646 N/A
$56,822$56,822$64,646$78,686$78,686
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $115,800 -3.5%
$110,000$110,000$115,800$117,000$117,000
15-1221.00 13 $115,752 N/A
$107,474$107,474$115,752$129,438$129,438
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $82,000 -22.4%
$78,000$78,000$82,000$120,000$120,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11 $62,080 -40.3%
$56,785$56,785$62,080$86,942$86,942
15-1142 11 $100,475 N/A
$90,000$90,000$100,475$106,038$106,038
17-2074.00 11 $68,000 N/A
$56,866$56,866$68,000$75,000$75,000
19-1029.01 11 $60,000 N/A
$53,460$53,460$60,000$99,084$99,084
25-1022.00 10 $114,500 N/A
$68,742$68,742$114,500$125,000$125,000
17-2074 10 $48,000 N/A
$47,500$47,500$48,000$61,963$61,963
Microbiologists 10 $48,950 -44%
$47,902$47,902$48,950$49,899$49,899
19-1042.00 9 $69,300 N/A
$66,082$66,082$69,300$77,834$77,834
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $71,346 -29.7%
$53,331$53,331$71,346$93,000$93,000
25-1031.00 8 $115,000 N/A
$104,000$104,000$115,000$115,000$115,000
25-1121.00 8 $68,904 N/A
$64,000$64,000$68,904$110,000$110,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $66,250 -14.9%
$60,000$60,000$66,250$78,148$78,148
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $61,662 -21.2%
$50,590$50,590$61,662$69,060$69,060
15-1052 8 $100,113 N/A
$76,280$76,280$100,113$105,400$105,400
19-2031.00 8 $79,541 N/A
$79,082$79,082$79,541$85,000$85,000
25-1052.00 7 $106,000 N/A
$100,000$100,000$106,000$110,000$110,000
15-1799 7 $65,187 N/A
$52,000$52,000$65,187$73,694$73,694
17-2053 7 $60,792 N/A
$38,745$38,745$60,792$71,330$71,330
17-2144 7 $49,250 N/A
$45,175$45,175$49,250$62,000$62,000
Materials Scientists 7 $41,246 -60.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3039.00 7 $70,000 N/A
$59,885$59,885$70,000$82,000$82,000
25-1065.00 6 $105,000 N/A
$85,000$85,000$105,000$114,000$114,000
15-1199 6 $83,023 N/A
$43,407$43,407$83,023$91,935$91,935
17-2031.00 6 $65,874 N/A
$60,000$60,000$65,874$130,166$130,166
25-1054.00 5 $110,000 N/A
$110,000$110,000$110,000$116,666$116,666
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $115,000 +43.2%
$85,634$85,634$115,000$170,000$170,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $119,500 +46.6%
$74,000$74,000$119,500$165,000$165,000
13-1111.00 5 $70,533 N/A
$70,000$70,000$70,533$73,500$73,500

Individual DOL Filings for Biochemists and Biophysicists at Northeastern University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Feb 2019 $48,000 $37,752 - Boston MA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $55,000 $39,790 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $51,765 $39,790 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
May 2017 $100,000 $65,915 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $47,500 $47,050 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2014 $48,318 $48,318 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2014 $48,318 $48,318 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2013 $63,000 $58,947 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $41,515 $41,515 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2013 $57,785 $51,161 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2013 $47,133 $47,133 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2013 $47,445 $47,445 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2013 $59,230 $58,469 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $47,445 $47,445 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2012 $47,133 $47,133 - BOSTON MA N/A Denied LCA
Nov 2011 $51,000 $50,487 - BOSTON MA 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.