DOL Verified Employer

The University of Texas at Austin Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 2,111 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$65,000
2,111 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 75.5% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$65,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
2,111
Certified: 1,594
Unique Job Titles
212
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
75.5%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 2,111 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$32,640$51,900$65,000$90,000$850,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+52.6%

The University of Texas at Austin pays 52.6% 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
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 121 $60,000 -39.5%
$57,600$57,600$60,000$77,000$77,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 106 $47,476 -49.1%
$42,000$42,000$47,476$53,500$53,500
Physicists 69 $48,900 -70.6%
$45,900$45,900$48,900$52,000$52,000
19-2042.00 68 $80,196 N/A
$65,000$65,000$80,196$96,000$96,000
Chemists 56 $41,200 -51%
$36,000$36,000$41,200$48,500$48,500
19-1029.02 48 $55,000 N/A
$52,680$52,680$55,000$61,884$61,884
15-1111 46 $75,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$75,000$89,000$89,000
Materials Scientists 44 $50,000 -52%
$47,277$47,277$50,000$51,500$51,500
Biochemists and Biophysicists 43 $45,000 -56.6%
$39,264$39,264$45,000$48,693$48,693
25-1032.00 41 $110,000 N/A
$100,000$100,000$110,000$120,000$120,000
19-1021.00 37 $57,141 N/A
$54,000$54,000$57,141$63,196$63,196
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 36 $50,000 -53.3%
$47,150$47,150$50,000$60,000$60,000
19-2012.00 34 $60,618 N/A
$54,000$54,000$60,618$66,300$66,300
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $93,000 -12.4%
$90,000$90,000$93,000$113,000$113,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $172,000 +76.8%
$152,717$152,717$172,000$215,000$215,000
19-1042.00 31 $65,767 N/A
$54,208$54,208$65,767$81,000$81,000
19-2032.00 30 $57,373 N/A
$50,878$50,878$57,373$65,000$65,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 29 $60,000 -24.4%
$50,000$50,000$60,000$145,000$145,000
Microbiologists 28 $47,476 -45.6%
$40,382$40,382$47,476$49,500$49,500
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 28 $45,011 -55.3%
$43,860$43,860$45,011$55,000$55,000
19-2031.00 27 $58,110 N/A
$51,273$51,273$58,110$64,296$64,296
25-1071.00 27 $222,500 N/A
$99,317$99,317$222,500$300,000$300,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $45,000 -41.6%
$37,200$37,200$45,000$53,000$53,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $104,000 +7.6%
$74,292$74,292$104,000$153,960$153,960
25-1011.00 23 $190,000 N/A
$183,000$183,000$190,000$226,000$226,000
25-1022.00 23 $100,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$100,000$110,000$110,000
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 22 $50,215 -50%
$45,000$45,000$50,215$62,037$62,037
25-1124.00 21 $54,000 N/A
$52,134$52,134$54,000$66,310$66,310
19-4061.00 20 $60,000 N/A
$57,000$57,000$60,000$80,000$80,000
Mathematicians 20 $61,800 -49.2%
$57,000$57,000$61,800$70,000$70,000
25-1121.00 19 $84,000 N/A
$76,500$76,500$84,000$87,000$87,000
Engineers, All Other 19 $45,250 -61.6%
$44,000$44,000$45,250$46,488$46,488
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $117,000 -2.5%
$110,250$110,250$117,000$135,000$135,000
17-2053 18 $59,900 N/A
$48,000$48,000$59,900$78,000$78,000
17-2031.00 17 $67,086 N/A
$57,000$57,000$67,086$71,885$71,885
25-1062.00 16 $89,596 N/A
$80,000$80,000$89,596$100,000$100,000
25-1021.00 15 $126,500 N/A
$122,500$122,500$126,500$132,824$132,824
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $67,048 -33.9%
$57,990$57,990$67,048$75,000$75,000
25-1042.00 15 $95,500 N/A
$83,500$83,500$95,500$105,000$105,000
19-2011.00 14 $70,000 N/A
$67,000$67,000$70,000$75,712$75,712
25-1063.00 14 $150,000 N/A
$135,000$135,000$150,000$235,000$235,000
15-2031.00 13 $78,000 N/A
$72,000$72,000$78,000$89,610$89,610
17-2053.00 13 $92,000 N/A
$84,885$84,885$92,000$114,024$114,024
Materials Engineers 13 $45,594 -57.9%
$42,800$42,800$45,594$48,165$48,165
Economists 12 $55,000 -52.4%
$55,000$55,000$55,000$60,000$60,000
19-3041.00 12 $54,101 N/A
$53,760$53,760$54,101$55,000$55,000
25-1051.00 12 $107,500 N/A
$95,000$95,000$107,500$115,200$115,200
25-1052.00 12 $61,438 N/A
$57,690$57,690$61,438$96,500$96,500
Chemical Engineers 12 $43,412 -64.4%
$42,800$42,800$43,412$52,000$52,000
17-2144.00 12 $58,000 N/A
$57,401$57,401$58,000$93,925$93,925

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
The University of Texas at Austin files more than half of its positions at the DOL minimum wage level (Level I). This may indicate systematic use of minimum-permitted wages for sponsored workers.

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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.