How much does SGS North America Inc. pay?

SGS North America Inc. has a median filed salary of $74,925 across 326 DOL filings, ranging from $60,605 to $91,562.

Does SGS North America Inc. pay above market?

SGS North America Inc. pays approximately 2.1% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does SGS North America Inc. sponsor?

SGS North America Inc. files most often for: Chemists, Engineers, All Other, Transportation Inspectors, Materials Engineers, 19-2031.00.

Where does SGS North America Inc. hire?

SGS North America Inc. files most DOL cases in: New Jersey (125 filings), Texas (51 filings), California (34 filings), Nebraska (23 filings), Georgia (18 filings).

SGS North America Inc. Chemists Salary - DOL Verified Data

NJ Approval Rate 89.3% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$63,898

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 291

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

89.3%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 52 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$49,046$59,613$63,898$78,707$102,294

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

0.0%

SGS North America Inc. pays close to 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
Chemists	52	$63,898	-24.1%	$59,613$59,613$63,898$78,707$78,707
Engineers, All Other	22	$66,706	-43.4%	$60,000$60,000$66,706$71,115$71,115
Transportation Inspectors	15	$54,413	-36.5%	$43,722$43,722$54,413$56,472$56,472
Materials Engineers	13	$67,144	-38%	$44,262$44,262$67,144$79,800$79,800
19-2031.00	13	$76,814	N/A	$63,357$63,357$76,814$79,518$79,518
Compliance Officers	11	$87,578	+11.7%	$75,000$75,000$87,578$95,000$95,000
13-1041.07	10	$80,766	N/A	$56,139$56,139$80,766$98,155$98,155
Electrical Engineers	8	$90,000	-19.6%	$85,675$85,675$90,000$98,550$98,550
Natural Sciences Managers	7	$97,417	-39.6%	$83,387$83,387$97,417$108,347$108,347
Chemical Engineers	7	$128,378	+5.4%	$79,146$79,146$128,378$132,621$132,621
17-2071.00	7	$71,053	N/A	$70,013$70,013$71,053$84,573$84,573
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	7	$90,803	-28.8%	$81,400$81,400$90,803$104,312$104,312
17-2111.00	7	$80,548	N/A	$70,907$70,907$80,548$90,189$90,189
Food Scientists and Technologists	7	$71,947	-15.7%	$65,000$65,000$71,947$80,579$80,579
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	6	$83,221	-24.1%	$76,500$76,500$83,221$87,277$87,277
17-2131.00	6	$82,243	N/A	$60,605$60,605$82,243$84,510$84,510
Microbiologists	6	$56,420	-35.4%	$47,000$47,000$56,420$62,317$62,317
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	6	$51,189	-14.9%	$43,763$43,763$51,189$55,000$55,000
11-9121.00	5	$114,681	N/A	$91,166$91,166$114,681$126,402$126,402
Accountants and Auditors	5	$74,627	-8.6%	$57,300$57,300$74,627$81,300$81,300
15-1132	5	$86,264	N/A	$67,038$67,038$86,264$100,027$100,027
Mechanical Engineers	5	$74,880	-26.8%	$61,693$61,693$74,880$78,312$78,312
Petroleum Engineers	5	$127,500	-9.8%	$86,778$86,778$127,500$135,283$135,283
Training and Development Specialists	4	$70,000	+6.3%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	4	$41,000	-47%	$41,000$41,000$41,000$52,291$52,291
19-1022.00	4	$65,000	N/A	$63,378$63,378$65,000$65,000$65,000
Sales Engineers	4	$105,872	-12.9%	$74,500$74,500$105,872$115,003$115,003
Chief Executives	3	$144,225	-30.1%	$142,875$142,875$144,225$145,575$145,575
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3	$87,986	-47.6%	$80,000$80,000$87,986$95,971$95,971
15-1121	3	$82,410	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199	3	$78,135	N/A	$58,302$58,302$78,135$97,968$97,968
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	3	$81,086	-24.2%	$61,000$61,000$81,086$101,171$101,171
17-2072.00	3	$112,798	N/A	$101,026$101,026$112,798$126,464$126,464
Chemical Technicians	3	$54,340	-6%	$31,200$31,200$54,340$58,233$58,233
Sales Managers	2	$84,360	-38.9%	$70,690$70,690$84,360$98,030$98,030
11-3051.01	2	$122,263	N/A	$84,760$84,760$122,263$159,765$159,765
11-9199.02	2	$104,603	N/A	$100,568$100,568$104,603$108,638$108,638
13-1041.01	2	$89,607	N/A	$85,946$85,946$89,607$93,267$93,267
13-1081.00	2	$78,281	N/A	$73,861$73,861$78,281$82,701$82,701
Management Analysts	2	$61,859	-38.9%	$58,718$58,718$61,859$65,000$65,000
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2	$35,500	-53.9%	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1132.00	2	$101,164	N/A	$85,306$85,306$101,164$117,021$117,021
15-1199.01	2	$74,932	N/A	$55,952$55,952$74,932$93,912$93,912
17-2111.03	2	$81,651	N/A	$68,224$68,224$81,651$95,077$95,077
Biochemists and Biophysicists	2	$76,075	-26.6%	$60,049$60,049$76,075$92,100$92,100
Biological Scientists, All Other	2	$77,439	-17%	$75,878$75,878$77,439$79,000$79,000
Biological Technicians	2	$31,720	-39%	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4091	2	$38,896	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
41-9031.00	2	$91,935	N/A	$78,144$78,144$91,935$105,726$105,726
53-6051.01	2	$76,794	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Chemists at SGS North America Inc.

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
May 2023	$97,198	$97,198	-	Fairfield NE	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2022	$58,843	$58,843	-	Fairfield NE	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Jul 2019	$94,744	$94,744	-	FAIRFIELD NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$93,496	$93,496	-	FAIRFIELD NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$63,898	$63,898	-	FAIRFIELD NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$63,898	$63,898	-	Fairfield NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$63,898	$63,898	-	FAIRFIELD NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$78,707	$78,707	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$78,707	$78,707	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$78,707	$78,707	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$63,898	$63,898	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$62,712	$62,712	-	THE WOODLANDS TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$59,613	$59,613	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$59,613	$59,613	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$73,200	$73,154	-	The Woodlands TX	Master's	Certified	PERM
Feb 2018	$62,130	$62,130	-	Beaumont TX	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Nov 2017	$87,298	$87,298	-	NEDERLAND TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$80,371	$80,371	-	DEER PARK TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$102,294	$102,294	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$50,000	$43,763	-	BEAUMONT TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$56,909	$56,909	-	DEER PARK TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$71,573	$71,573	-	Fairfield NJ	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2017	$59,000	$56,909	-	THE WOODLANDS TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$57,075	$57,075	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$62,400	$57,075	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$96,304	$96,304	-	Fairfield NJ	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2016	$80,517	$80,517	-	BEAUMONT TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$90,000	$80,517	-	BEAUMONT TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$71,100	$71,100	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$49,046	$49,046	-	BEAUMONT TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$59,966	$59,966	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$81,900	$72,717	-	DEER PARK TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$52,312	$52,312	-	BEAUMONT TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$52,308	$52,308	-	THE WOODLANDS TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$52,308	$52,308	-	BEAUMONT TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$60,000	$59,176	-	THE WOODLANDS TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$52,308	$52,308	-	BEAUMONT TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$65,566	$65,566	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$65,566	$65,566	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$61,402	$61,402	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$54,600	$51,511	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Denied	LCA
Sep 2012	$65,566	$65,566	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$65,566	$65,566	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$66,602	$66,602	-	FAIRFIELD NJ	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$81,900	$81,900	-	DEER PARK TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$81,900	$81,900	-	DEER PARK TX	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA

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Hiring Activity

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Filing volume has increased 44% from the prior year, indicating expanding sponsored hiring.

Hiring Locations

NJ 125 TX 51 CA 34 NE 23 GA 18 TE 9 MI 4 IL 4 AZ 3 SD 3 VA 3 AK 2 GE 2 PA 2 MD 1 DC 1 OR 1 LO 1 PE 1 IN 1 KS 1 LA 1

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.

SGS North America Inc. - Chemists