DOL Verified Employer

Thermo Fisher Scientific - Chemists

Government-verified salary data from 1,890 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$75,659
40 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 91.5% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$75,659
Certified filings
DOL Filings
40
Certified: 1,730
Unique Job Titles
150
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
91.5%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 40 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$44,678$65,520$75,659$90,000$129,584
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+5.8%

Thermo Fisher Scientific 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

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
15-1132.00 168 $110,406 N/A
$94,765$94,765$110,406$120,578$120,578
15-1132 152 $102,648 N/A
$85,925$85,925$102,648$117,175$117,175
15-1252.00 117 $123,641 N/A
$111,322$111,322$123,641$146,328$146,328
15-1121 96 $94,016 N/A
$78,603$78,603$94,016$108,416$108,416
19-2031.00 85 $88,026 N/A
$76,690$76,690$88,026$100,880$100,880
15-1199 47 $85,182 N/A
$70,325$70,325$85,182$95,638$95,638
15-2031.00 41 $95,431 N/A
$79,144$79,144$95,431$107,453$107,453
Chemists 40 $75,659 -10.1%
$65,520$65,520$75,659$90,000$90,000
19-1029.02 35 $86,899 N/A
$73,902$73,902$86,899$101,816$101,816
Biological Scientists, All Other 34 $83,533 -10.5%
$68,700$68,700$83,533$89,336$89,336
19-1029.01 34 $108,193 N/A
$91,582$91,582$108,193$127,150$127,150
11-3021.00 32 $164,133 N/A
$142,605$142,605$164,133$184,621$184,621
Accountants and Auditors 28 $83,455 +2.2%
$59,675$59,675$83,455$94,000$94,000
17-2112.00 28 $92,223 N/A
$80,517$80,517$92,223$120,952$120,952
Mechanical Engineers 28 $82,680 -19.2%
$75,629$75,629$82,680$92,000$92,000
17-2031.00 27 $101,171 N/A
$85,654$85,654$101,171$118,102$118,102
13-1161.00 26 $84,011 N/A
$69,035$69,035$84,011$108,389$108,389
17-2112.03 26 $89,606 N/A
$85,072$85,072$89,606$110,718$110,718
11-2021.00 24 $125,362 N/A
$109,429$109,429$125,362$150,384$150,384
17-2041.00 23 $107,910 N/A
$88,899$88,899$107,910$119,850$119,850
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 22 $84,156 -21.3%
$66,394$66,394$84,156$90,938$90,938
17-2141.00 20 $92,706 N/A
$80,213$80,213$92,706$109,283$109,283
19-1029.00 20 $85,172 N/A
$73,798$73,798$85,172$108,202$108,202
15-1133 18 $100,318 N/A
$85,213$85,213$100,318$107,000$107,000
17-2071.00 18 $103,217 N/A
$95,846$95,846$103,217$138,445$138,445
Sales Engineers 18 $91,970 -24.3%
$77,792$77,792$91,970$109,138$109,138
15-1199.02 17 $98,946 N/A
$78,270$78,270$98,946$116,542$116,542
15-1199.08 16 $93,579 N/A
$92,498$92,498$93,579$95,472$95,472
15-1299.08 16 $104,302 N/A
$93,912$93,912$104,302$129,730$129,730
Industrial Engineers 16 $75,000 -25.9%
$70,678$70,678$75,000$90,000$90,000
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 16 $106,039 +6%
$90,000$90,000$106,039$118,934$118,934
13-1082.00 15 $115,000 N/A
$112,133$112,133$115,000$124,675$124,675
15-1133.00 15 $101,109 N/A
$90,230$90,230$101,109$120,224$120,224
15-1253.00 15 $126,422 N/A
$111,363$111,363$126,422$140,358$140,358
Operations Research Analysts 15 $74,200 -18.7%
$71,718$71,718$74,200$78,270$78,270
15-2051.00 15 $103,730 N/A
$96,034$96,034$103,730$113,069$113,069
41-9031.00 15 $90,238 N/A
$87,339$87,339$90,238$104,000$104,000
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 14 $77,353 +0.5%
$74,200$74,200$77,353$83,000$83,000
19-1021.00 14 $99,951 N/A
$77,854$77,854$99,951$107,578$107,578
Marketing Managers 14 $89,336 -44.5%
$88,837$88,837$89,336$103,836$103,836
Financial Managers 14 $135,000 -16.5%
$131,000$131,000$135,000$189,363$189,363
Financial and Investment Analysts 13 $78,416 -22.6%
$63,600$63,600$78,416$97,282$97,282
15-1199.09 13 $99,445 N/A
$88,691$88,691$99,445$104,749$104,749
15-2051.01 13 $103,771 N/A
$77,542$77,542$103,771$116,064$116,064
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 13 $90,498 -29.1%
$88,296$88,296$90,498$101,178$101,178
13-2051.00 11 $115,939 N/A
$84,178$84,178$115,939$117,770$117,770
19-2032.00 11 $89,107 N/A
$77,085$77,085$89,107$103,750$103,750
15-1141.00 10 $97,791 N/A
$84,947$84,947$97,791$112,341$112,341
41-4011.00 10 $96,585 N/A
$89,731$89,731$96,585$104,686$104,686
13-1081.00 9 $82,451 N/A
$63,773$63,773$82,451$93,267$93,267

Individual DOL Filings for Chemists at Thermo Fisher Scientific

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
May 2024 $129,584 $129,584 - Bedford MA Master's Certified PERM
Aug 2021 $124,550 $124,550 - Rockville MA Master's Certified PERM
Feb 2021 $77,325 $77,325 - Chelmsford MA Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Mar 2019 $97,427 $97,427 - Pleasanton CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $98,467 $98,467 - Bedford MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $69,098 $69,098 - Greenville NO N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $69,098 $69,098 - Greenville NO N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $85,155 $85,155 - Cincinnati OH N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2019 $77,314 $77,314 - PRINCETON NE N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $73,570 $73,570 - ROCKFORD IL N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $52,100 $42,973 - ROCKFORD IL N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $100,152 $100,152 - ROCKVILLE MD N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $91,187 $91,187 - WESTFORD MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $84,067 $84,067 - SAN JOSE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $84,067 $84,067 - SUNNYVALE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $65,312 $65,312 - CHELMSFORD MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $66,123 $66,123 - AUSTIN TX N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2018 $100,588 $100,588 - SUNNYVALE CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $66,331 $37,253 - WEST PALM BEACH FL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $66,331 $59,613 - SOMERSET NJ N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $44,678 $44,678 - LENEXA KS N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $78,728 $78,728 - SUNNYVALE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $56,300 $47,694 - AUSTIN TX N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $64,355 $64,355 - CHELMSFORD MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $56,300 $47,986 - SUNNYVALE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $68,700 $61,901 - WESTFORD MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $65,520 $65,520 - SAN JOSE CA N/A Certified LCA
May 2014 $83,612 $74,693 - SOMERSET NJ N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2013 $78,000 $71,594 - LANHAM MD N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2013 $74,003 $71,490 - CHELMSFORD MA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $95,000 $85,571 - SAN JOSE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $63,240 $57,242 - CHELMSFORD MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $90,000 $77,792 - SUNNYVALE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $63,240 $57,242 - CHELMSFORD MA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2012 $63,240 $57,242 - CHELMSFORD MA N/A Withdrawn 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.