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Southwest Research Institute Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 156 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$85,000
156 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 83.3% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$85,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
156
Certified: 130
Unique Job Titles
20
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
83.3%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 156 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$58,000$76,875$85,000$97,870$257,537
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+44.3%

Southwest Research Institute pays 44.3% 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

20 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
17-2144.00 40 $87,535 N/A
$80,000$80,000$87,535$93,104$93,104
Mechanical Engineers 37 $81,848 -20%
$75,949$75,949$81,848$90,929$90,929
Astronomers 26 $75,000 -43.3%
$70,000$70,000$75,000$81,306$81,306
17-2144 11 $101,336 N/A
$80,000$80,000$101,336$102,672$102,672
19-2011.00 9 $89,590 N/A
$80,000$80,000$89,590$114,950$114,950
19-2012.00 9 $102,164 N/A
$74,339$74,339$102,164$114,400$114,400
Physicists 4 $77,222 -53.6%
$74,443$74,443$77,222$80,000$80,000
Materials Engineers 3 $93,636 -13.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2143 3 $98,204 N/A
$96,408$96,408$98,204$100,000$100,000
Electrical Engineers 2 $80,311 -28.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2 $83,598 -34.5%
$77,000$77,000$83,598$90,196$90,196
19-2042.00 2 $80,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$80,000$90,000$90,000
17-2011.00 1 $80,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2041.00 1 $95,897 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2071.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2075 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2141.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2199.03 1 $100,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2031.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2043.00 1 $104,201 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
Southwest Research Institute predominantly files positions at experienced to fully competent wage levels.

Hiring Activity

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Hiring Locations

TX 95 CO 20 TE 12 MI 3

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.