DOL Verified Employer

Swarthmore College - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 110 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$56,368
1 DOL filings
PA Approval Rate 76.4% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$56,368
Certified filings
DOL Filings
1
Certified: 84
Unique Job Titles
24
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
76.4%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 1 certified filings
Insufficient data for salary range.
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
0.0%

Swarthmore College 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

24 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $55,000 -28.6%
$50,000$50,000$55,000$62,000$62,000
25-1124.00 17 $61,000 N/A
$55,562$55,562$61,000$70,000$70,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $74,000 -6.7%
$68,500$68,500$74,000$74,000$74,000
19-4061.00 5 $52,000 N/A
$52,000$52,000$52,000$58,906$58,906
25-1052.00 5 $96,500 N/A
$65,676$65,676$96,500$101,000$101,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $80,500 -17.3%
$58,260$58,260$80,500$80,500$80,500
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $79,099 -1.4%
$72,000$72,000$79,099$81,000$81,000
Social Science Research Assistants 4 $47,911 -17.5%
$43,822$43,822$47,911$52,000$52,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $82,000 -31.7%
$59,114$59,114$82,000$88,800$88,800
History Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $71,000 -12.9%
$70,000$70,000$71,000$72,000$72,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $95,000 -1.8%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $68,000 -35.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $81,000 -3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $70,000 -20.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1061.00 2 $82,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $80,000 -15.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1065.00 2 $93,000 N/A
$91,000$91,000$93,000$95,000$95,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $69,000 -14.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Physicists 1 $56,368 -66.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1021.00 1 $99,959 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $83,000 -3.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1054.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $85,000 -11.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1067.00 1 $80,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at Swarthmore College

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2016 $56,368 $56,368 - SWARTHMORE PA N/A Certified LCA

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Hiring Locations

PA 66 PE 16 DC 1 VA 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.