DOL Verified Employer

Texas A&M AgriLife Research - Agricultural Engineers

Government-verified salary data from 494 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$47,476
21 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 84.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$47,476
Certified filings
DOL Filings
21
Certified: 415
Unique Job Titles
75
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
84.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 21 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$40,000$41,000$47,476$52,707$76,176
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+27.3%

Texas A&M AgriLife Research pays 27.3% 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

FY2013 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Biological Scientists, All Other 64 $42,411 -54.6%
$38,700$38,700$42,411$48,925$48,925
Soil and Plant Scientists 52 $45,000 -37%
$38,438$38,438$45,000$60,000$60,000
19-1013.00 38 $50,000 N/A
$46,717$46,717$50,000$55,000$55,000
19-1029.00 28 $53,000 N/A
$46,999$46,999$53,000$60,000$60,000
Biological Technicians 23 $32,000 -38.5%
$29,416$29,416$32,000$36,500$36,500
19-1021.00 21 $53,250 N/A
$48,000$48,000$53,250$60,000$60,000
Agricultural Engineers 21 $47,476 -43.9%
$41,000$41,000$47,476$52,707$52,707
Microbiologists 19 $42,260 -51.6%
$33,600$33,600$42,260$60,000$60,000
19-4011 17 $39,305 N/A
$35,000$35,000$39,305$46,350$46,350
Biochemists and Biophysicists 16 $57,696 -44.3%
$48,000$48,000$57,696$60,000$60,000
Hydrologists 11 $53,955 -41.4%
$51,938$51,938$53,955$55,536$55,536
19-1029.02 10 $50,000 N/A
$50,000$50,000$50,000$51,250$51,250
Economists 10 $66,065 -42.8%
$58,491$58,491$66,065$73,950$73,950
19-1012.00 9 $50,000 N/A
$42,000$42,000$50,000$50,000$50,000
19-2043.00 9 $57,032 N/A
$52,104$52,104$57,032$59,717$59,717
17-2021.00 9 $60,000 N/A
$45,843$45,843$60,000$85,490$85,490
19-4021.00 8 $49,120 N/A
$41,725$41,725$49,120$53,499$53,499
19-1011.00 7 $55,000 N/A
$55,000$55,000$55,000$55,400$55,400
19-1029.03 7 $47,192 N/A
$46,779$46,779$47,192$56,000$56,000
19-1029.01 6 $60,000 N/A
$54,000$54,000$60,000$90,000$90,000
Life Scientists, All Other 6 $55,237 -37.1%
$45,000$45,000$55,237$59,176$59,176
Food Scientists and Technologists 4 $54,000 -36.7%
$34,362$34,362$54,000$60,000$60,000
19-1099.00 4 $41,409 N/A
$40,818$40,818$41,409$42,000$42,000
19-3011.00 4 $74,970 N/A
$72,000$72,000$74,970$100,000$100,000
19-3099.00 4 $60,000 N/A
$59,862$59,862$60,000$61,008$61,008
11-9121.00 4 $85,000 N/A
$85,000$85,000$85,000$300,000$300,000
Animal Scientists 3 $52,850 -33.2%
$41,800$41,800$52,850$63,900$63,900
19-1022.00 3 $50,000 N/A
$41,999$41,999$50,000$50,400$50,400
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3 $41,750 -58.5%
$34,600$34,600$41,750$48,900$48,900
Physicists 3 $76,000 -54.3%
$75,000$75,000$76,000$77,000$77,000
Chemists 3 $52,107 -38.1%
$40,461$40,461$52,107$52,280$52,280
19-3011.01 3 $79,310 N/A
$50,161$50,161$79,310$82,000$82,000
19-4011.01 3 $43,167 N/A
$38,334$38,334$43,167$48,000$48,000
Social Science Research Assistants 3 $42,498 -26.8%
$39,996$39,996$42,498$45,000$45,000
15-1034 3 $51,210 N/A
$49,816$49,816$51,210$59,000$59,000
Environmental Engineers 3 $50,400 -51.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2 $47,000 -20.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1023.00 2 $45,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.04 2 $51,240 N/A
$50,000$50,000$51,240$52,479$52,479
19-1042.00 2 $73,702 N/A
$50,000$50,000$73,702$97,403$97,403
19-2012.00 2 $64,808 N/A
$51,000$51,000$64,808$78,616$78,616
19-2031.00 2 $50,851 N/A
$40,102$40,102$50,851$61,600$61,600
19-2041.00 2 $62,500 N/A
$60,000$60,000$62,500$65,000$65,000
19-2099.01 2 $72,000 N/A
$59,000$59,000$72,000$85,000$85,000
19-4061.00 2 $48,000 N/A
$46,000$46,000$48,000$50,000$50,000
11-9033.00 2 $86,057 N/A
$72,114$72,114$86,057$100,000$100,000
11-9039.00 2 $83,429 N/A
$60,000$60,000$83,429$106,858$106,858
15-1034.00 2 $55,963 N/A
$55,536$55,536$55,963$56,389$56,389
17-2075 2 $70,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2199.00 2 $59,737 N/A
$57,054$57,054$59,737$62,419$62,419

Individual DOL Filings for Agricultural Engineers at Texas A&M AgriLife Research

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Apr 2022 $55,600 $54,725 II COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2019 $52,707 $52,707 - College Station TE N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $40,602 $34,299 - College Station TE N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $45,000 $34,299 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $57,000 $45,906 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $40,000 $32,178 - VERNON TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $40,000 $32,178 - VERNON TX N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $45,000 $32,178 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $48,000 $32,178 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
May 2017 $60,000 $31,658 - PECOS TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2017 $73,131 $56,139 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $48,000 $31,658 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $48,000 $31,658 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Denied LCA
Jun 2016 $47,476 $34,278 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2016 $41,000 $34,278 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2014 $48,485 $48,485 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $76,176 $65,166 - VERNON TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $76,176 $65,166 - VERNON TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2013 $40,269 $40,269 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $42,000 $40,269 - COLLEGE STATION TX 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 2011 to 2025.