DOL Verified Employer

The Ohio University - Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Government-verified salary data from 591 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$65,000
25 DOL filings
OH Approval Rate 81.4% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$65,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
25
Certified: 481
Unique Job Titles
131
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
81.4%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 25 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$40,000$61,560$65,000$72,740$77,915
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+97.5%

The Ohio University pays 97.5% 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

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $120,000 +23.4%
$92,000$92,000$120,000$131,140$131,140
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $65,000 -16.5%
$61,560$61,560$65,000$72,740$72,740
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $43,000 -45.1%
$42,141$42,141$43,000$47,000$47,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $84,000 -20.8%
$63,178$63,178$84,000$85,000$85,000
21-1012.00 16 $52,500 N/A
$51,242$51,242$52,500$58,366$58,366
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $65,000 -38.5%
$55,920$55,920$65,000$67,000$67,000
Instructional Coordinators 16 $55,499 -25.7%
$52,000$52,000$55,499$57,352$57,352
Chemists 13 $61,755 -26.6%
$46,200$46,200$61,755$66,770$66,770
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 12 $46,500 -28.6%
$44,408$44,408$46,500$51,353$51,353
25-1071.00 12 $78,000 N/A
$55,000$55,000$78,000$120,000$120,000
25-1122.00 12 $65,000 N/A
$62,000$62,000$65,000$75,000$75,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 11 $40,633 -56.5%
$38,688$38,688$40,633$44,595$44,595
25-1032.00 11 $95,000 N/A
$79,560$79,560$95,000$110,000$110,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 10 $48,026 -53.7%
$39,115$39,115$48,026$50,000$50,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $64,500 -18.7%
$42,200$42,200$64,500$69,000$69,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $54,134 -32.5%
$52,000$52,000$54,134$55,000$55,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $38,800 -49.6%
$37,610$37,610$38,800$45,791$45,791
15-1034 8 $80,593 N/A
$71,225$71,225$80,593$94,000$94,000
Operations Research Analysts 8 $54,641 -40.2%
$48,446$48,446$54,641$58,345$58,345
19-2032.00 8 $59,134 N/A
$48,838$48,838$59,134$61,000$61,000
25-1011.00 8 $90,000 N/A
$48,443$48,443$90,000$125,240$125,240
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $69,483 -26.6%
$65,060$65,060$69,483$80,000$80,000
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $61,000 -15.4%
$50,000$50,000$61,000$67,412$67,412
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $55,985 -26.2%
$55,000$55,000$55,985$64,000$64,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 7 $71,753 -31%
$56,347$56,347$71,753$78,525$78,525
15-1034.00 7 $67,768 N/A
$67,768$67,768$67,768$76,886$76,886
Materials Engineers 7 $49,447 -54.4%
$45,000$45,000$49,447$53,893$53,893
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $89,855 -25.1%
$85,000$85,000$89,855$89,946$89,946
Statisticians 6 $57,491 -44.4%
$54,539$54,539$57,491$60,000$60,000
Materials Scientists 6 $52,832 -49.3%
$50,747$50,747$52,832$56,000$56,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $70,000 -16.1%
$68,500$68,500$70,000$70,000$70,000
29-9091.00 6 $44,800 N/A
$34,890$34,890$44,800$45,000$45,000
11-9033.00 5 $66,681 N/A
$64,000$64,000$66,681$66,681$66,681
15-1052 5 $85,530 N/A
$78,270$78,270$85,530$86,353$86,353
15-1141 5 $82,139 N/A
$67,600$67,600$82,139$84,000$84,000
15-1199 5 $70,000 N/A
$52,000$52,000$70,000$84,000$84,000
19-1029.02 5 $50,000 N/A
$45,240$45,240$50,000$51,293$51,293
25-1022.00 5 $57,000 N/A
$55,690$55,690$57,000$57,000$57,000
25-1054.00 5 $81,500 N/A
$81,000$81,000$81,500$82,000$82,000
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $45,578 -45.9%
$42,727$42,727$45,578$46,336$46,336
25-1081.00 5 $62,750 N/A
$51,002$51,002$62,750$67,500$67,500
25-1121.00 5 $50,676 N/A
$48,942$48,942$50,676$51,938$51,938
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 4 $40,032 -62.6%
$34,171$34,171$40,032$52,244$52,244
17-2031.00 4 $51,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1021.00 4 $115,000 N/A
$83,000$83,000$115,000$117,000$117,000
25-1051.00 4 $65,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$65,000$65,000$65,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $72,000 -26.1%
$63,000$63,000$72,000$81,000$81,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $42,518 -47.1%
$18,574$18,574$42,518$43,035$43,035
History Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $54,750 -32.8%
$52,000$52,000$54,750$57,500$57,500
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $57,000 -27%
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary at The Ohio University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Jun 2024 $62,000 $49,780 - Athens OH Master's Certified PERM
Sep 2022 $62,000 $45,890 - Athens OH Master's Certified PERM
Apr 2021 $65,650 $36,020 - Athens OH Doctorate Certified PERM
Jul 2019 $63,945 $36,020 - Athens OK N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $63,945 $36,020 - Athens OH N/A Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2019 $72,740 $66,750 - Ironton OH N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $72,740 $66,750 - Ironton OH N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $77,915 $37,647 - ATHENS OH N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $65,000 $28,143 - ATHENS OH N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $72,740 $55,863 - IRONTON OH N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $76,000 $28,143 - ATHENS OH N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $57,727 $55,863 - IRONTON OH N/A Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2017 $76,000 $18,290 - Athens OH Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Jan 2017 $77,486 $18,290 - ATHENS OH N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2014 $61,560 $32,910 - ATHENS OH N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $65,530 $32,910 - ATHENS OH N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2013 $40,000 $32,910 - ATHENS OH N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $58,000 $32,910 - ATHENS OH N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $60,000 $35,790 - ATHENS OH N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $48,000 $36,470 - IRONTON OH 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.