DOL Verified Employer

The College of William and Mary - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 352 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$47,500
16 DOL filings
VA Approval Rate 77.3% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$47,500
Certified filings
DOL Filings
16
Certified: 272
Unique Job Titles
75
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
77.3%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 16 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$46,000$47,100$47,500$49,200$70,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+2.6%

The College of William and Mary 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

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
25-1021.00 36 $120,000 N/A
$108,000$108,000$120,000$127,000$127,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $41,500 -46.1%
$40,664$40,664$41,500$45,000$45,000
19-4061.00 20 $58,000 N/A
$44,000$44,000$58,000$61,000$61,000
Physicists 16 $47,500 -71.4%
$47,100$47,100$47,500$49,200$49,200
19-2012.00 16 $63,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$63,000$65,000$65,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $70,550 -11.1%
$48,000$48,000$70,550$80,000$80,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $61,000 -25.2%
$50,400$50,400$61,000$82,400$82,400
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $97,000 +0.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $85,000 -10.2%
$55,000$55,000$85,000$85,592$85,592
25-1124.00 11 $45,000 N/A
$41,500$41,500$45,000$54,896$54,896
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $102,000 -15%
$98,000$98,000$102,000$104,707$104,707
25-1063.00 10 $105,060 N/A
$82,123$82,123$105,060$115,000$115,000
25-1065.00 8 $82,933 N/A
$60,000$60,000$82,933$95,000$95,000
15-1052 7 $76,170 N/A
$73,800$73,800$76,170$76,170$76,170
Coaches and Scouts 7 $35,170 -23.4%
$29,100$29,100$35,170$39,340$39,340
Geographers 6 $65,000 -33.1%
$60,000$60,000$65,000$70,000$70,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 5 $87,344 -16%
$80,000$80,000$87,344$98,085$98,085
13-1161.00 5 $56,830 N/A
$50,000$50,000$56,830$58,660$58,660
Operations Research Analysts 5 $62,750 -31.3%
$49,141$49,141$62,750$63,000$63,000
25-1022.00 5 $72,000 N/A
$54,000$54,000$72,000$90,000$90,000
25-1053.00 5 $75,856 N/A
$68,000$68,000$75,856$95,000$95,000
15-1199 4 $63,654 N/A
$61,500$61,500$63,654$63,654$63,654
Statisticians 4 $68,000 -34.2%
$64,000$64,000$68,000$68,000$68,000
Social Science Research Assistants 4 $55,440 -4.5%
$52,000$52,000$55,440$58,880$58,880
25-1054.00 4 $94,000 N/A
$59,084$59,084$94,000$96,000$96,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $57,500 -28.4%
$45,000$45,000$57,500$70,000$70,000
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $104,000 -17.9%
$65,000$65,000$104,000$128,000$128,000
27-2022.00 4 $44,500 N/A
$40,800$40,800$44,500$44,500$44,500
15-2041.00 3 $68,495 N/A
$66,950$66,950$68,495$70,040$70,040
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 3 $47,237 -41%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Technicians 3 $32,960 -36.6%
$32,000$32,000$32,960$35,150$35,150
25-1042.00 3 $82,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$82,000$110,000$110,000
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $52,450 -45.2%
$42,900$42,900$52,450$62,000$62,000
25-1061.00 3 $70,250 N/A
$68,000$68,000$70,250$72,500$72,500
25-1123.00 3 $64,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1125.00 3 $87,000 N/A
$82,400$82,400$87,000$88,000$88,000
29-9011.00 3 $47,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1199.05 2 $50,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1022 2 $60,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biochemists and Biophysicists 2 $49,141 -52.6%
$48,281$48,281$49,141$50,000$50,000
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 2 $50,400 -30.8%
$40,800$40,800$50,400$60,000$60,000
19-1023.00 2 $61,170 N/A
$59,774$59,774$61,170$62,565$62,565
19-2041.00 2 $58,887 N/A
$58,000$58,000$58,887$59,774$59,774
Survey Researchers 2 $55,000 -13.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
21-1012.00 2 $60,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $157,000 +61.4%
$154,000$154,000$157,000$160,000$160,000
25-1011.00 2 $160,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1051.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $54,000 -34.6%
$42,000$42,000$54,000$66,000$66,000
25-1071.00 2 $85,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at The College of William and Mary

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Nov 2018 $50,000 $46,800 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $70,000 $55,411 - SAN DIEGO CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $47,500 $46,072 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $53,560 $44,720 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $47,100 $46,259 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2016 $49,200 $46,259 - BATAVIA IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $46,000 $45,448 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
May 2014 $47,100 $47,008 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2013 $47,100 $47,008 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $47,100 $47,008 - BATAVIA IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $47,100 $47,008 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $47,500 $46,301 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $48,000 $46,301 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $48,000 $46,301 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Denied LCA
Jan 2013 $41,000 $46,301 - WILLIAMSBURG VA N/A Denied 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.