DOL Verified Employer

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Government-verified salary data from 122 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$75,000
30 DOL filings
SD Approval Rate 78.7% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$75,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
30
Certified: 96
Unique Job Titles
21
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
78.7%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 30 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$70,000$72,000$75,000$80,456$177,046
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+29.1%

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology pays 29.1% 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

21 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $75,000 -29.3%
$72,000$72,000$75,000$80,456$80,456
25-1032.00 28 $88,500 N/A
$82,000$82,000$88,500$90,000$90,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $94,000 -2.8%
$93,895$93,895$94,000$95,634$95,634
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $77,974 -19.9%
$75,954$75,954$77,974$78,270$78,270
25-1054.00 8 $78,898 N/A
$75,000$75,000$78,898$81,958$81,958
19-2032.00 5 $75,000 N/A
$75,000$75,000$75,000$80,303$80,303
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $75,000 -26%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemical Engineers 4 $57,738 -52.6%
$47,476$47,476$57,738$68,000$68,000
25-1021.00 4 $90,000 N/A
$88,000$88,000$90,000$92,000$92,000
Materials Scientists 3 $66,220 -36.4%
$56,659$56,659$66,220$75,780$75,780
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 3 $60,720 -38.8%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1121.00 3 $58,588 N/A
$55,000$55,000$58,588$62,176$62,176
17-2131.00 2 $90,471 N/A
$83,000$83,000$90,471$97,941$97,941
Microbiologists 2 $57,687 -33.9%
$47,736$47,736$57,687$67,637$67,637
Physicists 2 $46,259 -72.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1126.00 2 $59,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Materials Engineers 1 $71,875 -33.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2151.00 1 $63,200 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.02 1 $68,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2012.00 1 $62,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1052.00 1 $71,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Oct 2023 $80,097 $63,520 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Aug 2022 $82,000 $62,570 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Withdrawn PERM
Jun 2022 $177,046 $62,570 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Certified PERM
Apr 2021 $75,000 $60,570 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Certified PERM
Feb 2021 $87,500 $64,130 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Aug 2019 $75,000 $64,130 - Rapid City SO N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2019 $87,500 $62,160 - RAPID CITY SO N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $75,740 $62,160 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Certified PERM
Mar 2019 $82,000 $62,160 - Rapid City SO N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $72,000 $62,160 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $84,000 $73,290 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $78,000 $61,010 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $80,456 $72,620 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $80,456 $67,173 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2018 $75,000 $61,010 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $74,016 $59,830 - Rapid City SD Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Jun 2016 $75,000 $58,090 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2016 $79,559 $58,090 - Rapid City SD Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2016 $72,000 $58,090 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2015 $74,675 $56,000 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Certified PERM
Mar 2015 $76,581 $56,000 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2015 $74,000 $56,000 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2014 $74,000 $57,480 - Rapid City SO Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Jan 2013 $72,000 $53,970 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $75,000 $53,970 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $72,000 $53,970 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $75,120 $75,120 - Rapid City SO N/A Certified-Expired PERM
May 2012 $70,000 $53,630 - RAPID CITY SD N/A Certified LCA

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Hiring Locations

SD 83 SO 13

Education Requirements

From PERM filings
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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 2012 to 2025.