DOL Verified Employer

The University of Alabama - Chemists

Government-verified salary data from 647 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$43,789
9 DOL filings
AL Approval Rate 77.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$43,789
Certified filings
DOL Filings
9
Certified: 502
Unique Job Titles
140
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
77.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 9 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$38,771$40,373$43,789$46,717$47,476
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+12.1%

The University of Alabama pays 12.1% 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
25-1032.00 54 $97,745 N/A
$95,950$95,950$97,745$105,000$105,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 44 $95,000 -10.5%
$85,288$85,288$95,000$95,000$95,000
25-1011.00 21 $149,617 N/A
$145,000$145,000$149,617$210,000$210,000
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $67,000 -7.1%
$63,000$63,000$67,000$67,667$67,667
25-1022.00 19 $74,800 N/A
$60,000$60,000$74,800$82,000$82,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $70,000 -11.8%
$58,000$58,000$70,000$72,000$72,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $135,000 +38.8%
$126,579$126,579$135,000$180,000$180,000
25-1081.00 15 $70,192 N/A
$70,000$70,000$70,192$73,827$73,827
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $70,000 -33.7%
$63,534$63,534$70,000$75,000$75,000
25-1122.00 13 $72,000 N/A
$68,300$68,300$72,000$72,000$72,000
Statisticians 13 $55,403 -46.4%
$44,460$44,460$55,403$57,799$57,799
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $67,000 -31.2%
$61,800$61,800$67,000$68,599$68,599
25-1054.00 11 $81,842 N/A
$75,000$75,000$81,842$135,000$135,000
29-1062 11 $80,000 N/A
$51,492$51,492$80,000$80,000$80,000
15-1035 11 $60,091 N/A
$58,968$58,968$60,091$73,549$73,549
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $40,629 -47.2%
$39,550$39,550$40,629$43,720$43,720
25-1124.00 10 $52,200 N/A
$50,000$50,000$52,200$53,910$53,910
Chemists 9 $43,789 -48%
$40,373$40,373$43,789$46,717$46,717
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $110,001 +13.8%
$93,500$93,500$110,001$125,001$125,001
Physicists 9 $47,476 -71.5%
$46,259$46,259$47,476$48,000$48,000
25-1121.00 8 $61,563 N/A
$53,150$53,150$61,563$62,810$62,810
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $63,394 -18.5%
$57,000$57,000$63,394$65,000$65,000
17-2053 8 $46,602 N/A
$45,000$45,000$46,602$95,000$95,000
Materials Scientists 7 $47,429 -54.5%
$41,330$41,330$47,429$48,500$48,500
19-3092.00 7 $70,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$70,000$75,000$75,000
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $66,500 -14%
$66,500$66,500$66,500$70,000$70,000
29-1199 7 $58,244 N/A
$44,700$44,700$58,244$80,000$80,000
17-2053.00 7 $75,000 N/A
$59,530$59,530$75,000$90,000$90,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $68,000 -28.2%
$68,000$68,000$68,000$82,500$82,500
25-1071.00 6 $65,966 N/A
$54,246$54,246$65,966$66,000$66,000
25-1192.00 6 $75,452 N/A
$75,000$75,000$75,452$75,500$75,500
Coaches and Scouts 6 $50,000 +8.9%
$50,000$50,000$50,000$51,000$51,000
25-1065.00 5 $75,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1066.00 5 $74,049 N/A
$72,790$72,790$74,049$78,000$78,000
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $59,900 -23.3%
$58,500$58,500$59,900$61,300$61,300
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $69,527 -8.4%
$67,000$67,000$69,527$69,553$69,553
15-1022 5 $60,274 N/A
$56,358$56,358$60,274$64,189$64,189
15-1034 5 $62,296 N/A
$54,246$54,246$62,296$70,000$70,000
15-2041.00 5 $61,659 N/A
$54,120$54,120$61,659$63,319$63,319
19-2042.00 4 $62,500 N/A
$60,000$60,000$62,500$65,000$65,000
Economists 4 $73,332 -36.5%
$72,000$72,000$73,332$74,615$74,615
19-3011.00 4 $54,922 N/A
$47,070$47,070$54,922$125,000$125,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $67,090 -19.6%
$67,000$67,000$67,090$67,180$67,180
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $58,000 -32.7%
$39,240$39,240$58,000$69,000$69,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $115,000 -4.2%
$86,000$86,000$115,000$120,000$120,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $69,500 -13.5%
$60,000$60,000$69,500$72,775$72,775
25-1082.00 4 $68,300 N/A
$67,000$67,000$68,300$73,000$73,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $59,306 -27.2%
$56,600$56,600$59,306$62,012$62,012
25-1125.00 4 $72,075 N/A
$71,000$71,000$72,075$73,150$73,150
Instructional Coordinators 4 $48,204 -35.5%
$41,400$41,400$48,204$49,857$49,857

Individual DOL Filings for Chemists at The University of Alabama

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Nov 2018 $47,476 $38,813 - TUSCALOOSA AL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $47,464 $38,813 - TUSCALOOSA AL N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2016 $42,224 $39,062 - TUSCALOOSA AL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $45,354 $40,373 - TUSCALOOSA AL N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $40,373 $40,373 - TUSCALOOSA AL N/A Certified LCA
May 2014 $42,224 $38,771 - TUSCALOOSA AL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $38,771 $38,771 - TUSCALOOSA AL N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2011 $46,717 $44,346 - TUSCALOOSA AL 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.