DOL Verified Employer

The Research Foundation for SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Materials Scientists

Government-verified salary data from 36 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$42,840
7 DOL filings
NY Approval Rate 91.7% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$42,840
Certified filings
DOL Filings
7
Certified: 33
Unique Job Titles
14
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
91.7%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 7 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$42,000$42,840$42,840$47,000$50,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+2.2%

The Research Foundation for SUNY Polytechnic Institute 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

FY2016 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

14 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Materials Scientists 7 $42,840 -58.9%
$42,840$42,840$42,840$47,000$47,000
19-2032.00 6 $50,000 N/A
$48,000$48,000$50,000$50,000$50,000
17-2144.00 5 $143,083 N/A
$122,325$122,325$143,083$187,117$187,117
17-2074.00 3 $126,797 N/A
$125,000$125,000$126,797$133,266$133,266
Materials Engineers 3 $125,625 +16%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2199.07 2 $140,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Scientists, All Other 2 $43,109 -53.8%
$42,682$42,682$43,109$43,536$43,536
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2 $49,738 -50.6%
$47,476$47,476$49,738$52,000$52,000
General and Operations Managers 1 $75,000 -27.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9199.10 1 $129,022 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1221.00 1 $65,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2041.00 1 $118,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2131.00 1 $122,455 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2144 1 $75,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Materials Scientists at The Research Foundation for SUNY Polytechnic Institute

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Oct 2016 $47,000 $42,286 - ALBANY NY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $50,000 $41,912 - ALBANY NY N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2016 $42,000 $41,912 - ALBANY NY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $50,000 $41,912 - ALBANY NY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $42,840 $41,912 - ALBANY NY N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2016 $42,840 $41,912 - ALBANY NY N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2016 $42,840 $41,912 - ALBANY NY N/A Certified LCA

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Hiring Locations

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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 2015 to 2025.