How much does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute pay?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a median filed salary of $56,100 across 738 DOL filings, ranging from $48,000 to $80,000.

Does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute pay above market?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute pays approximately 27.2% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute sponsor?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute files most often for: Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, Materials Scientists, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Biochemists and Biophysicists, 17-2144.

Where does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hire?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute files most DOL cases in: New York (552 filings), Nebraska (52 filings), California (3 filings), Massachusetts (1 filings), New Jersey (1 filings).

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary - DOL Verified Data

NY Approval Rate 82.5% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$84,060

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 609

Unique Job Titles

107

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

82.5%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 73 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$60,000$76,000$84,060$90,870$110,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+47.0%

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute pays 47.0% 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 Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	73	$84,060	-20.8%	$76,000$76,000$84,060$90,870$90,870
Materials Scientists	43	$47,125	-54.8%	$42,630$42,630$47,125$47,500$47,500
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	35	$43,738	-56.5%	$40,000$40,000$43,738$47,476$47,476
Biochemists and Biophysicists	32	$47,596	-54.1%	$43,950$43,950$47,596$50,000$50,000
17-2144	29	$50,000	N/A	$47,000$47,000$50,000$55,000$55,000
25-1032.00	28	$95,230	N/A	$80,750$80,750$95,230$106,500$106,500
Biological Scientists, All Other	25	$47,476	-49.1%	$41,500$41,500$47,476$50,000$50,000
Mathematicians	24	$50,000	-58.9%	$47,500$47,500$50,000$55,000$55,000
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	23	$90,000	-11.3%	$60,800$60,800$90,000$90,000$90,000
17-2074	17	$59,994	N/A	$50,000$50,000$59,994$66,664$66,664
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$127,500	+31.1%	$119,630$119,630$127,500$130,000$130,000
25-1021.00	17	$96,810	N/A	$73,120$73,120$96,810$125,000$125,000
15-1111	16	$57,783	N/A	$50,000$50,000$57,783$71,400$71,400
Chemical Engineers	16	$47,476	-61%	$40,000$40,000$47,476$47,750$47,750
Chemists	16	$47,500	-43.6%	$47,476$47,476$47,500$51,000$51,000
19-2032.00	14	$48,994	N/A	$48,750$48,750$48,994$55,500$55,500
Microbiologists	12	$47,476	-45.6%	$45,000$45,000$47,476$55,000$55,000
17-2041.00	11	$57,570	N/A	$53,760$53,760$57,570$58,656$58,656
19-1021.00	11	$52,973	N/A	$50,376$50,376$52,973$53,040$53,040
19-2031.00	11	$56,509	N/A	$50,965$50,965$56,509$59,550$59,550
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$94,375	-21.3%	$69,313$69,313$94,375$116,000$116,000
Athletic Trainers	11	$42,107	-30.1%	$38,372$38,372$42,107$47,476$47,476
Physicists	10	$62,000	-62.7%	$55,000$55,000$62,000$74,641$74,641
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	9	$47,500	-55.6%	$44,000$44,000$47,500$55,000$55,000
17-2131.00	9	$58,656	N/A	$55,000$55,000$58,656$58,656$58,656
17-2144.00	9	$62,500	N/A	$53,076$53,076$62,500$72,720$72,720
19-1029.02	9	$48,740	N/A	$46,000$46,000$48,740$52,973$52,973
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$84,000	-13.1%	$53,000$53,000$84,000$95,000$95,000
17-2031.00	8	$59,400	N/A	$55,000$55,000$59,400$77,000$77,000
17-2053	8	$48,225	N/A	$40,000$40,000$48,225$56,000$56,000
25-1011.00	8	$165,000	N/A	$137,710$137,710$165,000$170,000$170,000
Materials Engineers	7	$42,013	-61.2%	$40,000$40,000$42,013$42,025$42,025
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	7	$55,000	-44.6%	$51,000$51,000$55,000$55,000$55,000
25-1022.00	7	$72,765	N/A	$68,910$68,910$72,765$75,100$75,100
25-1031.00	6	$72,300	N/A	$72,300$72,300$72,300$92,570$92,570
25-1052.00	6	$63,730	N/A	$58,812$58,812$63,730$82,493$82,493
Coaches and Scouts	6	$64,210	+39.8%	$59,072$59,072$64,210$76,294$76,294
17-2071.00	5	$60,000	N/A	$60,000$60,000$60,000$85,000$85,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$165,000	+69.5%	$57,000$57,000$165,000$173,840$173,840
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$58,150	-27.5%	$50,000$50,000$58,150$58,150$58,150
15-1141	4	$91,703	N/A	$90,000$90,000$91,703$93,405$93,405
17-2074.00	4	$52,000	N/A	$51,000$51,000$52,000$82,768$82,768
19-1029.00	4	$48,900	N/A	$48,750$48,750$48,900$48,901$48,901
21-1012.00	4	$50,000	N/A	$50,000$50,000$50,000$63,860$63,860
15-1221.00	3	$63,500	N/A	$62,000$62,000$63,500$65,000$65,000
Mechanical Engineers	3	$80,000	-21.8%	$45,000$45,000$80,000$95,000$95,000
Engineers, All Other	3	$80,000	-32.1%	$47,237$47,237$80,000$95,000$95,000
19-1029.01	3	$60,500	N/A	$55,000$55,000$60,500$66,000$66,000
Astronomers	3	$49,307	-62.7%	$48,402$48,402$49,307$50,211$50,211
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	3	$50,000	-23.2%	$47,500$47,500$50,000$52,229$52,229

Individual DOL Filings for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Aug 2019	$95,000	$91,833	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$105,000	$93,107	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$75,440	$56,180	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$90,860	$56,180	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$90,000	$74,643	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$95,000	$93,107	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$94,070	$93,107	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$90,000	$56,180	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$100,000	$74,643	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$73,600	$56,180	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2018	$73,008	$56,160	-	Troy NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$73,000	$56,180	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$95,000	$74,643	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$73,000	$53,210	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2018	$73,000	$53,210	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$73,000	$53,210	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2017	$73,000	$53,210	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$93,000	$49,960	-	Troy NY	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Aug 2017	$93,000	$71,763	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$73,000	$53,210	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$90,870	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$91,420	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$80,000	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$90,870	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$110,000	$67,800	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$80,000	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$95,000	$67,800	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$74,460	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$76,000	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$96,220	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$73,000	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$93,000	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2016	$60,000	$49,960	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2016	$90,000	$57,190	-	Troy NY	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2016	$76,000	$57,190	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$76,000	$57,190	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$80,000	$57,190	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$85,000	$57,190	-	Troy NY	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2016	$90,000	$57,190	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$85,000	$57,190	-	Troy NY	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Dec 2015	$80,000	$57,190	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$72,000	$57,190	-	TROY NY	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2014	$85,000	$57,170	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$72,000	$57,170	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$85,000	$57,170	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$80,000	$76,480	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$87,000	$76,480	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$84,000	$76,480	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$84,060	$76,480	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2013	$84,000	$76,480	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$85,100	$74,780	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$84,000	$74,780	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$84,000	$74,780	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$84,000	$74,780	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2012	$84,000	$74,780	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2012	$84,000	$74,780	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2012	$105,872	$74,797	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$74,780	$74,780	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$85,530	$58,300	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$84,000	$58,300	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$84,000	$58,300	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$80,000	$58,300	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$83,000	$58,300	-	TROY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA

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NY 552 NE 52 CA 3 MA 1 NJ 1

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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.

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