DOL Verified Employer

The Brookings Institution - Editors

Government-verified salary data from 103 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$150,000
2 DOL filings
DC Approval Rate 90.3% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$150,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
2
Certified: 93
Unique Job Titles
17
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
90.3%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 2 certified filings
Insufficient data for salary range.
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+76.5%

The Brookings Institution pays 76.5% 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

17 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Social Science Research Assistants 30 $43,000 -25.9%
$40,000$40,000$43,000$45,000$45,000
Economists 25 $56,992 -50.6%
$42,000$42,000$56,992$125,000$125,000
19-4061.00 14 $54,500 N/A
$48,000$48,000$54,500$63,500$63,500
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 11 $95,000 -5.3%
$74,277$74,277$95,000$116,189$116,189
19-3011.00 5 $168,059 N/A
$72,000$72,000$168,059$175,000$175,000
19-3099.00 4 $150,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3094.00 3 $205,900 N/A
$171,800$171,800$205,900$240,000$240,000
Editors 2 $150,000 +99.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Natural Sciences Managers 1 $50,000 -69%
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9121.00 1 $72,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Financial Specialists, All Other 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 1 $80,000 -0.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Psychologists, All Other 1 $171,800 +46.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3041.00 1 $74,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Geographers 1 $42,786 -56%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Political Scientists 1 $171,800 +23.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-3031.00 1 $62,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Editors at The Brookings Institution

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2016 $150,000 $83,117 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $150,000 $86,861 - WASHINGTON DC 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.