DOL Verified Employer

Texas A&M AgriLife Research - Soil and Plant Scientists

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

Median Salary
$45,000
52 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 84.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$45,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
52
Certified: 415
Unique Job Titles
75
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
84.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 52 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$36,000$38,438$45,000$60,000$100,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+18.2%

Texas A&M AgriLife Research pays 18.2% 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 Soil and Plant Scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Apr 2025 $45,000 $18,408 I VERNON TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2024 $48,000 $18,491 I BUSHLAND TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2023 $48,000 $18,491 I Beaumont TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2023 $45,000 $18,491 I TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2022 $45,000 $23,546 I BEAUMONT TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2022 $76,000 $51,979 III AMARILLO TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2022 $43,000 $23,546 I BEAUMONT TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2022 $54,000 $23,483 I COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2022 $60,000 $55,203 III PULLMAN WA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2019 $54,000 $39,936 - College Station TE N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $57,916 $47,424 - Weslaco TE N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $41,200 $39,936 - College Station TE N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $40,000 $38,563 - College Station TE N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $64,680 $51,480 - Amarillo TE N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $100,000 $62,088 - College Station TE N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $37,000 $36,150 - UVALDE TX N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $44,000 $37,606 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $61,415 $48,277 - CORPUS CHRISTI TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $48,000 $37,606 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $85,000 $58,926 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $39,374 $37,606 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $45,946 $41,413 - BEAUMONT TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $66,951 $48,526 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $38,438 $38,438 - AMARILLO TX N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $42,000 $37,690 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2016 $36,000 $35,922 - VERNON TX N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $37,835 $37,835 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2016 $41,166 $37,690 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2014 $74,503 $41,038 - Vernon TE Doctorate Withdrawn PERM
Aug 2014 $50,000 $42,973 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $38,100 $38,064 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $38,064 $38,064 - VERNON TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $41,038 $41,038 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $38,064 $38,064 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2013 $38,064 $38,064 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2013 $38,064 $38,064 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2013 $43,136 $38,064 - AMARILLO TX N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2013 $70,986 $44,034 - WESLACO TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $75,000 $44,034 - OVERTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $38,064 $38,064 - COLLEGE STATION TX N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $37,419 $30,306 - TEMPLE TX N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2013 $36,000 $30,306 - BUSHLAND TX N/A Certified LCA

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Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
Texas A&M AgriLife Research files more than half of its positions at the DOL minimum wage level (Level I). This may indicate systematic use of minimum-permitted wages for sponsored workers.

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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.