DOL Verified Employer

The University of Chicago Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 2,668 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$62,400
2,668 DOL filings
IL Approval Rate 82.5% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$62,400
Certified filings
DOL Filings
2,668
Certified: 2,201
Unique Job Titles
256
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
82.5%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 2,668 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$18,800$50,000$62,400$82,416$501,191
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+31.4%

The University of Chicago pays 31.4% 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
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 311 $49,000 -51.3%
$44,340$44,340$49,000$56,583$56,583
Biological Scientists, All Other 172 $54,858 -41.2%
$48,256$48,256$54,858$70,000$70,000
19-1042.00 122 $66,813 N/A
$59,592$59,592$66,813$78,000$78,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 119 $49,000 -52.7%
$43,840$43,840$49,000$54,254$54,254
Biological Technicians 75 $35,992 -30.8%
$33,712$33,712$35,992$42,432$42,432
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 73 $41,420 -47.8%
$36,300$36,300$41,420$50,000$50,000
19-1029.01 68 $80,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$80,000$94,095$94,095
Physicists 63 $59,500 -64.2%
$55,000$55,000$59,500$64,000$64,000
Economists 54 $61,500 -46.7%
$48,000$48,000$61,500$80,000$80,000
15-1199 52 $92,000 N/A
$77,000$77,000$92,000$100,000$100,000
19-1021.00 50 $61,429 N/A
$53,760$53,760$61,429$71,532$71,532
Chemists 50 $48,000 -43%
$44,880$44,880$48,000$50,000$50,000
19-3011.00 50 $63,000 N/A
$62,067$62,067$63,000$80,000$80,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $77,570 -35.4%
$40,000$40,000$77,570$90,000$90,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $48,949 -36.4%
$43,480$43,480$48,949$57,000$57,000
Statisticians 43 $65,000 -37.1%
$60,000$60,000$65,000$73,151$73,151
19-2012.00 38 $64,000 N/A
$59,862$59,862$64,000$72,000$72,000
15-2051.00 37 $82,400 N/A
$74,838$74,838$82,400$84,872$84,872
19-4021.00 34 $48,048 N/A
$45,614$45,614$48,048$56,583$56,583
19-2031.00 29 $60,000 N/A
$54,500$54,500$60,000$62,000$62,000
25-1071.00 28 $160,000 N/A
$125,000$125,000$160,000$230,000$230,000
29-1069 27 $280,000 N/A
$175,000$175,000$280,000$310,000$310,000
Social Science Research Assistants 26 $50,500 -13%
$46,675$46,675$50,500$60,000$60,000
25-1124.00 26 $63,985 N/A
$59,884$59,884$63,985$69,646$69,646
15-1035 25 $80,000 N/A
$75,000$75,000$80,000$117,000$117,000
25-1022.00 25 $64,675 N/A
$55,200$55,200$64,675$90,000$90,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 24 $75,082 -27.8%
$60,000$60,000$75,082$83,000$83,000
11-9033.00 24 $75,000 N/A
$63,814$63,814$75,000$83,500$83,500
Microbiologists 23 $48,000 -45%
$44,340$44,340$48,000$50,000$50,000
25-1063.00 23 $123,965 N/A
$80,000$80,000$123,965$151,278$151,278
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $190,500 +95.9%
$186,000$186,000$190,500$200,000$200,000
15-1111 21 $75,000 N/A
$67,000$67,000$75,000$92,000$92,000
19-1022.00 17 $56,599 N/A
$52,000$52,000$56,599$61,884$61,884
19-1029.02 17 $58,796 N/A
$56,784$56,784$58,796$61,627$61,627
Materials Scientists 17 $50,981 -51.1%
$48,000$48,000$50,981$56,000$56,000
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $45,900 -45.6%
$40,000$40,000$45,900$74,069$74,069
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $145,237 +37.5%
$120,000$120,000$145,237$185,000$185,000
17-2041.00 16 $56,880 N/A
$54,540$54,540$56,880$58,000$58,000
29-1065 16 $194,365 N/A
$170,000$170,000$194,365$206,260$206,260
19-4061.00 15 $71,781 N/A
$52,192$52,192$71,781$83,751$83,751
15-1023 14 $78,239 N/A
$60,000$60,000$78,239$82,000$82,000
Astronomers 12 $76,632 -42%
$70,574$70,574$76,632$76,632$76,632
25-1011.00 12 $150,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Instructional Coordinators 12 $64,594 -13.6%
$60,000$60,000$64,594$71,000$71,000
11-9121.01 11 $65,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$65,000$71,500$71,500
15-1035.00 11 $98,726 N/A
$85,512$85,512$98,726$103,255$103,255
17-2131.00 11 $58,926 N/A
$56,722$56,722$58,926$61,428$61,428
15-2041.00 10 $89,250 N/A
$76,000$76,000$89,250$95,000$95,000
17-2031.00 10 $64,356 N/A
$61,008$61,008$64,356$95,000$95,000
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $39,740 -49.2%
$27,700$27,700$39,740$56,326$56,326

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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.