DOL Verified Employer

Old Dominion University Research Foundation - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 94 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$55,000
15 DOL filings
VA Approval Rate 78.7% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$55,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
15
Certified: 74
Unique Job Titles
38
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
78.7%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 15 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$48,788$50,000$55,000$58,000$63,128
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+17.5%

Old Dominion University Research Foundation pays 17.5% 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

38 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Physicists 15 $55,000 -66.9%
$50,000$50,000$55,000$58,000$58,000
19-2012.00 7 $69,000 N/A
$61,500$61,500$69,000$82,000$82,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 6 $50,000 -53.3%
$45,000$45,000$50,000$50,000$50,000
Microbiologists 6 $42,000 -51.9%
$38,834$38,834$42,000$48,000$48,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 5 $47,250 -54.4%
$44,500$44,500$47,250$48,000$48,000
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 4 $33,155 -57%
$33,155$33,155$33,155$43,410$43,410
13-1151.00 3 $124,875 N/A
$108,000$108,000$124,875$141,750$141,750
15-1111 3 $54,829 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Electrical Engineers 3 $56,597 -49.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3 $42,000 -58.3%
$42,000$42,000$42,000$43,389$43,389
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $78,000 -26.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Mathematicians 2 $55,000 -54.8%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemical Engineers 2 $40,000 -67.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2063 2 $57,180 N/A
$56,597$56,597$57,180$57,762$57,762
17-2074 2 $50,395 N/A
$48,000$48,000$50,395$52,790$52,790
19-1022.00 2 $50,567 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemists 2 $46,602 -44.6%
$45,718$45,718$46,602$47,486$47,486
Materials Scientists 2 $47,250 -54.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Hydrologists 2 $45,000 -51.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Technicians 2 $32,000 -38.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Training and Development Specialists 1 $135,000 +105%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1034 1 $55,349 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1035 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1132 1 $50,482 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1134.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1251.00 1 $71,582 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1299.00 1 $55,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1299.05 1 $89,964 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1021.02 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 1 $42,000 -42.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Scientists, All Other 1 $47,000 -49.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1042.00 1 $55,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2041.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 1 $50,000 -49.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2042.00 1 $50,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1081.00 1 $52,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Nov-33 1 $34,757 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at Old Dominion University Research Foundation

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2019 $58,000 $51,584 - NEWPORT NEWS VI N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2019 $58,000 $46,800 - NORFOLK VI N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2019 $58,000 $46,800 - NORFOLK VI N/A Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2018 $58,000 $46,800 - Norfolk VI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $57,000 $46,800 - NEWPORT NEWS VA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $55,000 $46,800 - NEWPORT NEWS VA N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $63,128 $63,128 - NORFOLK VA N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $63,128 $63,128 - NORFOLK VA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Oct 2015 $55,000 $46,259 - NEWPORT NEWS VA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $50,000 $45,448 - NEWPORT NEWS VA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $54,000 $47,008 - NEWPORT NEWS VA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $54,000 $47,008 - NEWPORT NEWS VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2013 $50,000 $47,008 - NORFOLK VA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $52,500 $46,509 - NORFOLK VA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2012 $48,788 $46,509 - NORFOLK VA 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.