How much does The Florida State University pay?

The Florida State University has a median filed salary of $75,000 across 1,070 DOL filings, ranging from $55,000 to $90,000.

Does The Florida State University pay above market?

The Florida State University pays approximately 43.9% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does The Florida State University sponsor?

The Florida State University files most often for: Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, Biochemists and Biophysicists, Physicists, Chemists, 15-1034.

Where does The Florida State University hire?

The Florida State University files most DOL cases in: Florida (796 filings), Tennessee (3 filings), Texas (2 filings), California (2 filings), Washington (1 filings).

The Florida State University Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary - DOL Verified Data

FL Approval Rate 75.6% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$85,062

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 809

Unique Job Titles

173

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

75.6%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 47 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$61,940$78,000$85,062$92,000$100,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+26.2%

The Florida State University pays 26.2% 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

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	47	$85,062	-19.8%	$78,000$78,000$85,062$92,000$92,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists	45	$44,096	-57.5%	$40,000$40,000$44,096$50,000$50,000
Physicists	45	$67,709	-59.3%	$53,000$53,000$67,709$80,000$80,000
Chemists	35	$46,330	-44.9%	$40,000$40,000$46,330$58,000$58,000
15-1034	33	$75,000	N/A	$65,000$65,000$75,000$81,189$81,189
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	32	$85,935	+8.3%	$82,092$82,092$85,935$91,714$91,714
25-1022.00	28	$90,840	N/A	$85,686$85,686$90,840$102,832$102,832
Biological Scientists, All Other	27	$47,658	-48.9%	$44,500$44,500$47,658$50,000$50,000
25-1042.00	19	$86,000	N/A	$84,000$84,000$86,000$90,000$90,000
25-1021.00	18	$124,287	N/A	$110,877$110,877$124,287$132,993$132,993
19-2012.00	17	$78,780	N/A	$65,000$65,000$78,780$82,000$82,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$140,000	+43.9%	$105,000$105,000$140,000$175,000$175,000
25-1011.00	17	$159,403	N/A	$97,500$97,500$159,403$230,000$230,000
25-1032.00	17	$99,500	N/A	$88,704$88,704$99,500$105,000$105,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$102,324	+5.8%	$93,000$93,000$102,324$109,041$109,041
19-1029.00	13	$57,990	N/A	$49,000$49,000$57,990$60,000$60,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$88,038	-9.6%	$83,324$83,324$88,038$92,696$92,696
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$73,000	+1.3%	$69,000$69,000$73,000$77,311$77,311
25-1054.00	12	$98,668	N/A	$94,830$94,830$98,668$107,743$107,743
25-1066.00	12	$84,048	N/A	$78,500$78,500$84,048$91,500$91,500
Materials Scientists	11	$53,000	-49.1%	$50,000$50,000$53,000$53,000$53,000
25-1121.00	11	$77,039	N/A	$73,500$73,500$77,039$86,000$86,000
19-1021.00	10	$57,500	N/A	$55,000$55,000$57,500$58,000$58,000
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	10	$51,126	-47.5%	$42,890$42,890$51,126$51,667$51,667
19-2031.00	10	$60,000	N/A	$47,659$47,659$60,000$92,851$92,851
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	10	$52,015	-47.6%	$50,000$50,000$52,015$59,343$59,343
Biological Technicians	10	$33,280	-36%	$32,240$32,240$33,280$39,270$39,270
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$83,743	-2.9%	$80,317$80,317$83,743$114,754$114,754
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$106,240	-11.5%	$100,158$100,158$106,240$108,361$108,361
25-1065.00	10	$93,271	N/A	$89,828$89,828$93,271$96,082$96,082
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$77,792	-3.2%	$69,000$69,000$77,792$78,584$78,584
25-1081.00	10	$83,000	N/A	$75,000$75,000$83,000$86,318$86,318
17-2074	9	$55,000	N/A	$52,000$52,000$55,000$55,000$55,000
Food Scientists and Technologists	9	$34,320	-59.8%	$34,320$34,320$34,320$34,452$34,452
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	9	$53,554	-46.8%	$51,324$51,324$53,554$85,000$85,000
25-1051.00	9	$66,282	N/A	$65,000$65,000$66,282$89,600$89,600
25-1063.00	9	$138,200	N/A	$138,200$138,200$138,200$149,523$149,523
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$60,000	-25.2%	$54,000$54,000$60,000$63,122$63,122
Curators	9	$57,658	-6.7%	$51,600$51,600$57,658$60,000$60,000
15-1052	8	$107,935	N/A	$96,940$96,940$107,935$114,000$114,000
15-2041.00	8	$60,000	N/A	$60,000$60,000$60,000$79,750$79,750
17-2074.00	8	$76,500	N/A	$75,000$75,000$76,500$78,000$78,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$87,761	+5.2%	$79,905$79,905$87,761$105,000$105,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$48,860	-36.6%	$48,710$48,710$48,860$66,416$66,416
Mathematicians	7	$48,984	-59.7%	$47,658$47,658$48,984$52,500$52,500
17-2144.00	7	$65,000	N/A	$52,000$52,000$65,000$65,000$65,000
19-1029.02	7	$61,000	N/A	$54,500$54,500$61,000$70,000$70,000
19-2042.00	7	$52,125	N/A	$49,629$49,629$52,125$54,579$54,579
History Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$90,000	+10.4%	$87,500$87,500$90,000$118,820$118,820
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$73,000	-3.8%	$59,758$59,758$73,000$73,000$73,000

Individual DOL Filings for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at The Florida State University

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Aug 2019	$92,000	$67,390	-	Tallahassee FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$92,000	$67,390	-	Tallahassee FL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2018	$79,685	$65,520	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$85,125	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$85,125	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2018	$85,000	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$85,000	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2018	$100,000	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$97,500	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$100,000	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$92,000	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$90,000	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$100,000	N/A	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Denied	LCA
Apr 2018	$100,000	N/A	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2018	$93,000	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$91,000	$68,730	-	PANAMA CITY FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$75,712	$68,723	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$86,573	$68,730	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$70,000	$62,890	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2017	$95,000	$62,890	-	PANAMA CITY FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$68,250	$62,890	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$79,997	$62,899	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$79,997	$62,899	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2016	$92,000	$54,970	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$92,000	$69,630	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$88,000	$66,990	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$64,071	$58,865	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$64,071	$58,865	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2013	$64,071	$58,865	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2013	$64,071	$58,865	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$64,071	$58,865	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Denied	LCA
Nov 2013	$64,071	$58,865	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Denied	LCA
Nov 2013	$64,071	$58,865	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Denied	LCA
Jun 2013	$81,000	$61,940	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$82,077	$82,077	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$78,000	$61,940	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$61,940	$61,940	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$61,940	$61,940	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2012	$79,900	$61,940	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$79,900	$61,940	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$72,000	$57,990	-	TALLAHASSEE FL	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.

The Florida State University - Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary