DOL Verified Employer

Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 403 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$95,800
77 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 87.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$95,800
Certified filings
DOL Filings
77
Certified: 353
Unique Job Titles
43
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
87.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 77 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$58,000$72,744$95,800$108,000$169,013
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+55.6%

Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory pays 55.6% 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

43 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Physical Scientists, All Other 114 $72,828 -38.3%
$68,390$68,390$72,828$94,000$94,000
Physicists 77 $95,800 -42.4%
$72,744$72,744$95,800$108,000$108,000
19-2012.00 57 $91,500 N/A
$72,744$72,744$91,500$97,000$97,000
17-2076 34 $103,407 N/A
$88,000$88,000$103,407$107,000$107,000
17-2144 28 $88,000 N/A
$80,850$80,850$88,000$107,000$107,000
17-2076.00 11 $92,488 N/A
$92,000$92,000$92,488$92,488$92,488
15-1037 10 $108,904 N/A
$97,365$97,365$108,904$114,401$114,401
15-1035 8 $117,104 N/A
$85,000$85,000$117,104$117,104$117,104
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7 $119,371 -28.8%
$119,371$119,371$119,371$181,085$181,085
15-1142 7 $123,935 N/A
$119,766$119,766$123,935$126,318$126,318
17-2144.00 7 $119,932 N/A
$92,000$92,000$119,932$119,932$119,932
Engineers, All Other 3 $104,089 -11.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1037.00 3 $92,488 N/A
$92,000$92,000$92,488$92,488$92,488
17-2199.05 2 $138,102 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2199.07 2 $110,700 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Microbiologists 2 $71,356 -18.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2099.00 2 $72,744 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9041.00 2 $169,291 N/A
$130,104$130,104$169,291$208,478$208,478
15-1142.00 2 $139,464 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2073 2 $102,200 N/A
$95,800$95,800$102,200$108,600$108,600
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1 $58,000 -44%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1022.00 1 $74,752 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.01 1 $58,178 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemists 1 $90,000 +7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $165,000 +69.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
9041-11-01 1 $219,294 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Construction Managers 1 $126,402 +18.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Natural Sciences Managers 1 $119,330 -26%
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9121.00 1 $188,754 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Managers, All Other 1 $150,000 +9.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1035.00 1 $135,448 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1036.00 1 $138,587 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1111 1 $132,923 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1133.00 1 $92,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1141 1 $106,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1218 1 $110,700 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1247 1 $158,725 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Surveyors 1 $87,694 +20.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2052 1 $89,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2073.00 1 $103,500 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.
17-2143 1 $171,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2023 $95,800 $79,893 II Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2023 $120,000 $80,850 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2023 $58,000 $57,949 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2023 $97,000 $79,893 II Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2023 $95,800 $79,893 II Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2023 $58,000 $57,949 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2023 $58,000 $57,949 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2023 $95,800 $79,893 II Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2023 $58,000 $57,949 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2023 $110,700 $79,893 II Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2023 $61,589 $61,589 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2023 $105,000 $65,957 II Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2023 $110,700 $65,957 II Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2023 $95,800 $65,957 II Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2023 $110,700 $70,325 III Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2023 $95,800 $61,589 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2023 $61,589 $61,589 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2023 $95,800 $61,589 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2022 $110,700 $65,957 II Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2022 $128,750 $61,589 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2022 $169,013 $74,693 IV Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2022 $103,000 $61,589 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2022 $128,750 $61,589 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2022 $128,750 $61,589 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2022 $103,000 $61,589 I Pasadena CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2022 $80,869 $80,850 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2022 $128,750 $80,850 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2022 $103,407 $80,850 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2022 $111,259 $80,850 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2022 $128,170 $128,170 IV Meno Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2022 $103,407 $80,850 I Stanford CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2022 $111,259 $80,850 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2022 $128,750 $80,850 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2022 $108,000 $80,850 I Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2019 $72,744 $56,181 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2019 $92,955 $70,366 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2019 $72,744 $56,181 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2019 $123,479 $70,366 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2019 $72,744 $56,181 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2019 $72,744 $56,181 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $123,479 $56,181 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $72,744 $56,181 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $72,744 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $72,744 $56,181 - Menlo Park CA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2019 $70,092 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $107,000 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $72,744 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $100,209 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $70,092 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $100,218 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $123,479 $61,651 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $72,744 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $72,744 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $70,092 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $72,744 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $70,092 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $72,744 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $70,092 $51,085 - Stanford CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $99,861 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $72,744 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $72,744 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2019 $72,744 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2018 $97,290 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2018 $70,092 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2018 $97,290 $51,085 - Menlo Park CA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $70,092 $51,085 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $97,290 $51,085 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $97,290 $51,085 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $119,883 $61,651 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $119,883 $61,651 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $97,290 $51,085 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $67,920 $55,203 - LIVERMORE CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $67,920 $51,085 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $90,000 $62,837 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $90,000 $61,651 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $90,000 $61,651 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $90,000 $69,867 - LIVERMORE CA N/A Certified LCA

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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.