DOL Verified Employer

Research Foundation of CUNY - Microbiologists

Government-verified salary data from 643 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$47,244
12 DOL filings
NY Approval Rate 92.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$47,244
Certified filings
DOL Filings
12
Certified: 597
Unique Job Titles
156
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
92.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 12 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$36,289$42,624$47,244$56,000$84,240
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+30.2%

Research Foundation of CUNY pays 30.2% 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
Biochemists and Biophysicists 36 $46,842 -54.8%
$42,000$42,000$46,842$50,000$50,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 31 $49,089 -51.2%
$44,000$44,000$49,089$55,000$55,000
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 27 $55,000 -8.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Social Science Research Assistants 23 $54,000 -7%
$45,000$45,000$54,000$65,000$65,000
Instructional Coordinators 17 $48,599 -35%
$43,940$43,940$48,599$52,000$52,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 17 $46,000 -50.7%
$42,840$42,840$46,000$50,000$50,000
Physicists 17 $48,000 -71.1%
$45,000$45,000$48,000$53,040$53,040
Budget Analysts 13 $53,498 -39.2%
$51,534$51,534$53,498$56,723$56,723
19-2012.00 13 $79,101 N/A
$65,000$65,000$79,101$85,696$85,696
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 12 $53,000 -50.4%
$50,000$50,000$53,000$63,981$63,981
Microbiologists 12 $47,244 -45.9%
$42,624$42,624$47,244$56,000$56,000
Accountants and Auditors 11 $59,015 -27.8%
$53,830$53,830$59,015$60,778$60,778
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 11 $61,000 -23.8%
$54,080$54,080$61,000$68,000$68,000
19-4061.00 11 $56,771 N/A
$52,000$52,000$56,771$84,000$84,000
19-1021.00 10 $62,634 N/A
$60,000$60,000$62,634$68,557$68,557
Chemists 10 $44,925 -46.6%
$39,000$39,000$44,925$45,000$45,000
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 10 $39,000 -40.1%
$39,000$39,000$39,000$52,000$52,000
Social and Community Service Managers 9 $58,947 -24.7%
$57,179$57,179$58,947$62,400$62,400
Editors 8 $45,760 -39.2%
$45,611$45,611$45,760$45,760$45,760
Training and Development Specialists 8 $44,387 -32.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3031 8 $60,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 7 $67,600 +12.8%
$66,560$66,560$67,600$72,800$72,800
13-1199.05 7 $94,515 N/A
$80,000$80,000$94,515$95,550$95,550
15-1132 7 $96,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1141 7 $68,000 N/A
$58,000$58,000$68,000$74,676$74,676
Statisticians 7 $67,980 -34.2%
$65,000$65,000$67,980$71,000$71,000
15-2051.00 7 $81,390 N/A
$70,000$70,000$81,390$86,000$86,000
Public Relations Specialists 6 $48,154 -31%
$44,000$44,000$48,154$52,000$52,000
27-3041.00 6 $47,320 N/A
$47,320$47,320$47,320$57,008$57,008
15-1134 6 $100,000 N/A
$52,451$52,451$100,000$144,518$144,518
15-1242.00 6 $93,366 N/A
$87,409$87,409$93,366$95,514$95,514
17-2031.00 6 $85,665 N/A
$79,685$79,685$85,665$99,986$99,986
17-2053 6 $54,600 N/A
$50,000$50,000$54,600$60,000$60,000
19-1042.00 6 $68,034 N/A
$55,000$55,000$68,034$76,315$76,315
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 6 $42,910 -21.9%
$42,869$42,869$42,910$42,910$42,910
15-1131 5 $63,057 N/A
$53,000$53,000$63,057$65,545$65,545
Mathematicians 5 $41,734 -65.7%
$41,734$41,734$41,734$61,972$61,972
Operations Research Analysts 5 $62,500 -31.5%
$48,720$48,720$62,500$77,500$77,500
17-2081.00 5 $76,695 N/A
$68,942$68,942$76,695$83,200$83,200
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 5 $50,000 -31.4%
$42,000$42,000$50,000$50,000$50,000
Self-Enrichment Teachers 4 $78,000 +71.1%
$72,800$72,800$78,000$83,200$83,200
Coaches and Scouts 4 $50,378 +9.7%
$30,400$30,400$50,378$59,770$59,770
27-3031.00 4 $63,710 N/A
$58,864$58,864$63,710$68,557$68,557
Chief Executives 4 $171,426 -17%
$160,000$160,000$171,426$182,853$182,853
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 4 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2011.00 4 $64,979 N/A
$63,867$63,867$64,979$65,894$65,894
Chemical Engineers 4 $57,437 -52.9%
$45,000$45,000$57,437$60,000$60,000
19-1022.00 4 $65,000 N/A
$59,580$59,580$65,000$65,000$65,000
19-1041.00 4 $71,417 N/A
$60,466$60,466$71,417$74,277$74,277
19-2031.00 4 $63,383 N/A
$60,000$60,000$63,383$66,000$66,000

Individual DOL Filings for Microbiologists at Research Foundation of CUNY

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Jan 2018 $47,244 $36,476 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $65,000 $36,289 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2013 $56,000 $36,289 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $84,240 $39,104 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $36,289 $36,289 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2012 $49,000 $36,289 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $42,624 $36,289 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $36,300 $36,289 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $42,624 $36,289 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $50,000 $36,289 - NEW YORK NY N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2011 $42,769 $36,289 - NEW YORK 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.