DOL Verified Employer

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 1,932 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$72,348
1,932 DOL filings
NJ Approval Rate 87.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$72,348
Certified filings
DOL Filings
1,932
Certified: 1,693
Unique Job Titles
171
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
87.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 1,932 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$38,000$55,000$72,348$103,155$4,758,750
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+35.4%

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey pays 35.4% 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 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Biological Scientists, All Other 263 $48,445 -48.1%
$44,963$44,963$48,445$53,299$53,299
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 90 $150,000 +54.2%
$135,455$135,455$150,000$169,568$169,568
19-1042.00 73 $66,988 N/A
$59,994$59,994$66,988$78,000$78,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 68 $94,000 +12.6%
$81,127$81,127$94,000$117,000$117,000
19-1029.02 51 $68,816 N/A
$63,968$63,968$68,816$80,161$80,161
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 51 $90,500 +14.1%
$65,000$65,000$90,500$102,000$102,000
19-1029.00 47 $66,991 N/A
$56,156$56,156$66,991$74,987$74,987
Physicists 47 $51,000 -69.3%
$46,778$46,778$51,000$60,500$60,500
Biochemists and Biophysicists 44 $47,486 -54.2%
$42,552$42,552$47,486$56,000$56,000
25-1011.00 44 $155,368 N/A
$126,249$126,249$155,368$173,226$173,226
Chemists 42 $47,141 -44%
$40,600$40,600$47,141$64,594$64,594
25-1022.00 42 $106,000 N/A
$75,190$75,190$106,000$133,000$133,000
19-2012.00 37 $64,219 N/A
$51,063$51,063$64,219$74,156$74,156
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 36 $63,922 -36.5%
$55,000$55,000$63,922$81,774$81,774
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $99,000 -6.3%
$69,088$69,088$99,000$110,398$110,398
Electrical Engineers 34 $73,064 -34.7%
$63,750$63,750$73,064$93,000$93,000
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 31 $66,001 -12.1%
$62,000$62,000$66,001$74,000$74,000
25-1021.00 31 $130,815 N/A
$123,600$123,600$130,815$135,929$135,929
25-1071.00 29 $124,200 N/A
$101,977$101,977$124,200$140,416$140,416
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 29 $115,000 +18.9%
$104,034$104,034$115,000$121,200$121,200
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 28 $52,038 -51.3%
$48,390$48,390$52,038$60,500$60,500
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $92,922 -12.4%
$87,353$87,353$92,922$96,693$96,693
Microbiologists 26 $48,115 -44.9%
$44,963$44,963$48,115$52,250$52,250
25-1042.00 26 $117,353 N/A
$100,000$100,000$117,353$121,000$121,000
Civil Engineers 25 $75,540 -24.2%
$74,000$74,000$75,540$77,345$77,345
29-1069 24 $185,000 N/A
$68,170$68,170$185,000$232,000$232,000
19-1021.00 21 $62,326 N/A
$55,379$55,379$62,326$64,202$64,202
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $73,483 -4.6%
$61,786$61,786$73,483$75,378$75,378
29-1229.00 18 $218,997 N/A
$205,000$205,000$218,997$229,268$229,268
Statisticians 16 $69,020 -33.2%
$50,000$50,000$69,020$76,642$76,642
Mechanical Engineers 16 $45,500 -55.5%
$45,000$45,000$45,500$50,000$50,000
17-2031.00 15 $69,574 N/A
$50,000$50,000$69,574$70,917$70,917
Chemical Engineers 15 $44,680 -63.3%
$42,000$42,000$44,680$53,040$53,040
19-1022.00 15 $73,649 N/A
$72,348$72,348$73,649$82,694$82,694
25-1032.00 14 $103,749 N/A
$99,216$99,216$103,749$104,899$104,899
Materials Scientists 13 $45,000 -56.8%
$41,667$41,667$45,000$51,000$51,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $95,000 +10.2%
$84,000$84,000$95,000$101,869$101,869
25-1052.00 13 $106,090 N/A
$80,000$80,000$106,090$109,017$109,017
25-1124.00 12 $81,000 N/A
$74,000$74,000$81,000$86,000$86,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $133,449 +11.2%
$103,000$103,000$133,449$140,000$140,000
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $139,652 +10.3%
$130,000$130,000$139,652$149,304$149,304
Epidemiologists 11 $64,184 -23.6%
$53,107$53,107$64,184$92,000$92,000
25-1064.00 10 $96,000 N/A
$79,406$79,406$96,000$107,708$107,708
25-1069.00 10 $76,283 N/A
$70,584$70,584$76,283$89,610$89,610
Food Scientists and Technologists 10 $45,000 -47.3%
$40,500$40,500$45,000$45,000$45,000
19-2031.00 10 $72,000 N/A
$63,968$63,968$72,000$86,269$86,269
25-1063.00 9 $147,476 N/A
$147,000$147,000$147,476$147,952$147,952
29-1216.00 9 $237,077 N/A
$203,701$203,701$237,077$256,651$256,651
17-2041.00 9 $69,203 N/A
$69,203$69,203$69,203$82,110$82,110
25-1082.00 8 $103,444 N/A
$45,000$45,000$103,444$103,444$103,444

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey predominantly files positions at experienced to fully competent wage levels.

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Hiring Locations

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Education Requirements

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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.