DOL Verified Employer

OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES - Microbiologists

Government-verified salary data from 506 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$81,536
18 DOL filings
TN Approval Rate 63.6% · most recent FY 2021
Median Salary
$81,536
Certified filings
DOL Filings
18
Certified: 322
Unique Job Titles
42
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
63.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 18 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$49,500$65,000$81,536$125,000$125,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+70.4%

OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES pays 70.4% 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 - FY2021

Salaries by Job Title

42 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Chemists 72 $51,516 -38.8%
$50,004$50,004$51,516$55,008$55,008
Physicists 71 $59,772 -64.1%
$53,808$53,808$59,772$63,696$63,696
Materials Scientists 62 $63,000 -39.5%
$55,620$55,620$63,000$65,004$65,004
Biological Scientists, All Other 38 $53,472 -42.7%
$51,420$51,420$53,472$55,008$55,008
15-1111 26 $62,004 N/A
$55,000$55,000$62,004$70,008$70,008
Soil and Plant Scientists 23 $53,628 -24.9%
$51,036$51,036$53,628$54,996$54,996
19-2012.00 20 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Microbiologists 18 $81,536 -6.6%
$65,000$65,000$81,536$125,000$125,000
Nuclear Engineers 15 $66,903 -47.5%
$58,860$58,860$66,903$70,044$70,044
Life Scientists, All Other 14 $52,008 -40.8%
$48,000$48,000$52,008$53,556$53,556
Biochemists and Biophysicists 12 $56,202 -45.8%
$49,500$49,500$56,202$62,532$62,532
Chemical Engineers 11 $55,008 -54.9%
$53,868$53,868$55,008$56,808$56,808
Environmental Engineers 11 $56,904 -45.4%
$48,972$48,972$56,904$67,428$67,428
Materials Engineers 11 $62,502 -42.3%
$58,500$58,500$62,502$63,708$63,708
17-2144 11 $66,168 N/A
$64,008$64,008$66,168$67,332$67,332
19-2031.00 11 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Geographers 11 $55,890 -42.5%
$50,928$50,928$55,890$57,768$57,768
17-2144.00 9 $74,526 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2032.00 8 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2053 7 $51,024 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 7 $48,336 -51.3%
$48,324$48,324$48,336$62,004$62,004
Mechanical Engineers 5 $64,800 -36.7%
$61,716$61,716$64,800$72,000$72,000
Mathematicians 4 $63,204 -48.1%
$62,400$62,400$63,204$64,008$64,008
17-2074 3 $59,436 N/A
$54,876$54,876$59,436$72,096$72,096
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 3 $79,040 -18.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1011.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 2 $97,885 -8.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1013.00 2 $107,807 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.02 2 $83,200 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2042.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1099.99 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1121 1 $72,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Electrical Engineers 1 $69,996 -37.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2074.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Industrial Engineers 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2161.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Engineers, All Other 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1022.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1 $44,533 -55.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1042.00 1 $80,621 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1099.00 1 $99,736 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Microbiologists at OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Aug 2019 $52,021 $40,726 - BETHESDA MA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $85,509 $57,886 - Silver Spring MA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $81,536 $57,886 - Silver Spring MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $79,450 $40,726 - BETHESDA MA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $83,013 $73,362 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2018 $83,013 $73,362 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $79,165 $73,362 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $50,502 $49,150 - BETHESDA MD N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $65,000 $49,150 - BETHESDA MD N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $125,000 $47,861 - BETHESDA MD N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2014 $125,000 $47,861 - BETHESDA MD N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $125,000 $47,861 - BETHESDA MD N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2013 $125,000 $38,605 - BETHESDA MD N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jan 2013 $125,000 $38,605 - BETHESDA MD N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $50,000 $45,594 - BETHESDA MD N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2012 $51,984 $37,149 - OAK RIDGE TN N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2011 $49,500 $37,149 - BETHESDA MD N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2011 $125,000 $37,149 - BETHESDA MD 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 2021.