DOL Verified Employer

The SPHERE Institute Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 489 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$72,301
489 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 93.3% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$72,301
Certified filings
DOL Filings
489
Certified: 456
Unique Job Titles
33
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
93.3%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 489 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$42,224$60,000$72,301$85,000$175,115
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+17.0%

The SPHERE Institute pays 17.0% 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

33 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
19-4061.00 188 $75,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$75,000$81,390$81,390
Social Science Research Assistants 142 $55,000 -5.2%
$50,000$50,000$55,000$70,000$70,000
Operations Research Analysts 56 $72,301 -20.8%
$63,814$63,814$72,301$85,862$85,862
15-1132 22 $96,606 N/A
$82,894$82,894$96,606$102,669$102,669
15-2041.00 14 $130,483 N/A
$97,906$97,906$130,483$151,154$151,154
Statisticians 8 $97,906 -5.2%
$81,349$81,349$97,906$100,506$100,506
15-1132.00 6 $125,466 N/A
$109,200$109,200$125,466$138,000$138,000
15-1199 4 $72,579 N/A
$57,678$57,678$72,579$75,000$75,000
15-1199.02 4 $104,208 N/A
$90,000$90,000$104,208$113,000$113,000
27-3042.00 4 $74,246 N/A
$70,304$70,304$74,246$76,648$76,648
Financial and Investment Analysts 3 $71,858 -29.1%
$70,000$70,000$71,858$73,715$73,715
15-1199.07 3 $72,696 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1299.08 3 $125,000 N/A
$115,066$115,066$125,000$131,685$131,685
15-2051.00 3 $126,256 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Statistical Assistants 3 $55,000 +6.9%
$55,000$55,000$55,000$60,000$60,000
13-1071.00 2 $78,624 N/A
$65,208$65,208$78,624$92,040$92,040
Accountants and Auditors 2 $69,235 -15.2%
$58,469$58,469$69,235$80,000$80,000
13-2031.00 2 $96,127 N/A
$94,203$94,203$96,127$98,051$98,051
15-1121.00 2 $104,021 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1122 2 $69,306 N/A
$66,747$66,747$69,306$71,864$71,864
15-1131 2 $68,734 N/A
$66,518$66,518$68,734$70,949$70,949
15-1199.01 2 $72,696 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1252.00 2 $161,419 N/A
$161,200$161,200$161,419$161,637$161,637
13-1111.00 1 $92,539 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2011.00 1 $65,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1133.00 1 $125,112 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1141 1 $123,240 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1212.00 1 $85,197 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1243.01 1 $128,023 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1253.00 1 $120,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1299.05 1 $96,096 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Economists 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-1024.00 1 $150,342 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
The SPHERE Institute predominantly files positions at experienced to fully competent wage levels.

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Hiring Locations

CA 361 DC 51 MA 7 DI 6 WA 6 TX 3 WI 3 PA 3 TN 2 NC 2 IL 2 MD 2 MN 1 MO 1 VA 1 NE 1 NJ 1 NO 1 NY 1 MI 1

Education Requirements

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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 2012 to 2025.