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Sanford Research Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 59 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$61,006
59 DOL filings
SD Approval Rate 74.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$61,006
Certified filings
DOL Filings
59
Certified: 44
Unique Job Titles
17
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
74.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 59 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$36,774$50,128$61,006$77,376$154,066
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+15.2%

Sanford Research pays 15.2% 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

FY2016 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

17 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 17 $53,518 -46.8%
$50,128$50,128$53,518$85,000$85,000
19-1042.00 12 $77,376 N/A
$64,002$64,002$77,376$98,696$98,696
Chemists 4 $61,006 -27.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4021.00 4 $37,440 N/A
$36,774$36,774$37,440$37,440$37,440
Social Science Research Assistants 3 $46,072 -20.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Exercise Physiologists 3 $49,504 -14.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1041.00 2 $64,480 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1053 2 $49,504 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2041.00 2 $70,387 N/A
$67,870$67,870$70,387$72,904$72,904
Statistical Assistants 2 $56,098 +9.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
43-9111.00 2 $59,675 N/A
$58,677$58,677$59,675$60,674$60,674
Natural Sciences Managers 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.01 1 $154,066 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Sociologists 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4099.01 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Wage Level Distribution

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Hiring Locations

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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 2015 to 2025.