DOL Verified Employer

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 738 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$62,000
10 DOL filings
NY Approval Rate 82.5% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$62,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
10
Certified: 609
Unique Job Titles
107
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
82.5%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 10 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$53,373$55,000$62,000$74,641$80,400
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+15.1%

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute pays 15.1% 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 TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary 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 Physicists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Feb 2019 $55,000 $53,872 - Troy NE N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $59,000 $53,872 - TROY NY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $62,000 $53,664 - TROY NY N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $80,400 $53,664 - TROY NY N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $74,641 $67,995 - TROY NY N/A Certified LCA
May 2017 $66,914 $66,914 - TROY NY N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2016 $53,373 $53,373 - TROY NY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $65,354 $65,354 - TROY NY 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.