DOL Verified Employer

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Microbiologists

Government-verified salary data from 3,793 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$50,504
32 DOL filings
PA Approval Rate 80.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$50,504
Certified filings
DOL Filings
32
Certified: 3,034
Unique Job Titles
245
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
80.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 32 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$40,000$48,693$50,504$54,780$60,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+24.0%

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania pays 24.0% 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

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Biochemists and Biophysicists 340 $51,000 -50.8%
$47,484$47,484$51,000$56,000$56,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 270 $53,045 -43.2%
$47,844$47,844$53,045$59,000$59,000
19-1042.00 257 $71,000 N/A
$66,000$66,000$71,000$85,513$85,513
29-1069 244 $62,337 N/A
$57,970$57,970$62,337$66,788$66,788
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 237 $55,000 -45.3%
$50,000$50,000$55,000$65,000$65,000
19-1021.00 163 $63,294 N/A
$56,712$56,712$63,294$70,000$70,000
Biological Technicians 146 $37,000 -28.9%
$34,550$34,550$37,000$43,000$43,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 140 $120,000 +13.6%
$85,000$85,000$120,000$160,000$160,000
Statisticians 91 $60,736 -41.2%
$58,000$58,000$60,736$70,000$70,000
25-1071.00 89 $174,416 N/A
$124,754$124,754$174,416$241,408$241,408
19-1029.02 86 $64,000 N/A
$58,900$58,900$64,000$68,200$68,200
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 75 $54,834 -48.7%
$49,000$49,000$54,834$69,389$69,389
19-1029.01 75 $78,851 N/A
$68,000$68,000$78,851$89,106$89,106
19-4021.00 73 $50,000 N/A
$42,371$42,371$50,000$60,000$60,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 58 $50,495 -34.4%
$48,020$48,020$50,495$55,000$55,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 51 $175,750 +80.7%
$160,000$160,000$175,750$215,000$215,000
29-1229.00 47 $76,953 N/A
$74,124$74,124$76,953$85,201$85,201
29-1069.00 44 $68,661 N/A
$63,997$63,997$68,661$74,027$74,027
Veterinarians 42 $29,941 -76.1%
$25,756$25,756$29,941$30,596$30,596
15-2041.01 39 $73,320 N/A
$63,499$63,499$73,320$92,500$92,500
17-2031.00 38 $70,000 N/A
$62,700$62,700$70,000$95,000$95,000
25-1011.00 35 $253,380 N/A
$220,000$220,000$253,380$275,000$275,000
25-1063.00 33 $155,000 N/A
$100,000$100,000$155,000$185,000$185,000
Microbiologists 32 $50,504 -42.2%
$48,693$48,693$50,504$54,780$54,780
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $95,000 +19.7%
$59,000$59,000$95,000$140,000$140,000
19-1029.00 30 $71,185 N/A
$65,374$65,374$71,185$90,000$90,000
15-2041.00 30 $75,325 N/A
$70,000$70,000$75,325$86,000$86,000
25-1124.00 26 $56,650 N/A
$55,080$55,080$56,650$63,460$63,460
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $125,000 +4.2%
$66,000$66,000$125,000$145,000$145,000
19-1022.00 23 $61,800 N/A
$54,163$54,163$61,800$74,651$74,651
Economists 23 $60,000 -48%
$45,002$45,002$60,000$70,000$70,000
25-1022.00 22 $175,000 N/A
$110,456$110,456$175,000$210,000$210,000
Natural Sciences Managers 22 $67,075 -58.4%
$56,650$56,650$67,075$76,000$76,000
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $120,493 +18.7%
$92,000$92,000$120,493$151,112$151,112
Instructional Coordinators 20 $51,824 -30.6%
$49,500$49,500$51,824$80,000$80,000
19-3011.00 19 $85,000 N/A
$68,000$68,000$85,000$102,000$102,000
Chemists 17 $48,912 -41.9%
$46,000$46,000$48,912$63,000$63,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $113,500 +7%
$97,500$97,500$113,500$130,667$130,667
Physicists 16 $60,000 -63.9%
$50,000$50,000$60,000$62,000$62,000
Materials Scientists 16 $46,092 -55.8%
$45,000$45,000$46,092$49,300$49,300
15-1111 16 $65,000 N/A
$59,925$59,925$65,000$73,341$73,341
17-2074 15 $55,500 N/A
$50,000$50,000$55,500$64,000$64,000
19-2012.00 15 $69,339 N/A
$60,000$60,000$69,339$75,000$75,000
11-9121.00 15 $85,000 N/A
$72,696$72,696$85,000$97,851$97,851
25-1031.00 14 $86,474 N/A
$78,853$78,853$86,474$119,995$119,995
19-4061.00 13 $55,500 N/A
$42,078$42,078$55,500$70,000$70,000
15-2051.00 13 $86,434 N/A
$73,581$73,581$86,434$94,182$94,182
Psychologists, All Other 12 $44,054 -62.5%
$44,054$44,054$44,054$47,820$47,820
19-2031.00 11 $67,820 N/A
$56,712$56,712$67,820$69,339$69,339
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $73,725 -5.5%
$51,000$51,000$73,725$80,000$80,000

Individual DOL Filings for Microbiologists at Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2019 $52,896 $52,894 - Philadelphia PE N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2019 $52,896 $52,894 - Philadelphia PE N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2019 $60,000 $52,894 - Philadelphia PE N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $50,518 $49,296 - Philadelphia PE N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $60,000 $40,726 - PHILADELPHIA PE N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $48,000 $40,726 - PHILADELPHIA PE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $54,780 $40,726 - PHILADELPHIA PE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $50,000 $40,726 - Philadelphia PE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $657,360 $40,726 - PHILADELPHIA PE N/A Withdrawn LCA
Jan 2019 $50,000 $49,296 - PHILADELPHIA PE N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $56,000 $40,726 - PHILADELPHIA PE N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $47,484 $38,667 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $49,152 $38,667 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2017 $49,152 $38,667 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $54,742 $38,667 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2016 $49,152 $38,210 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $53,160 $38,896 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2015 $47,475 $38,896 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $60,000 $49,275 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2013 $49,884 $48,693 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2013 $55,000 $48,693 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $48,693 $48,693 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2013 $56,100 $48,693 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2012 $51,582 $48,693 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $39,264 $37,149 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2012 $55,000 $37,149 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2012 $46,884 $37,149 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2012 $40,000 $37,149 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2012 $49,559 $37,149 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2011 $44,304 $37,149 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2011 $50,490 $45,594 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA

DOL data does not contain worker names. Only employer, salary, and job details are shown.

Hiring Activity

Full tracker →

Hiring Locations

PA 2,779 PE 233 CA 6 NJ 4 DE 2 MA 1 NE 1 CT 1 DC 1 PR 1 TX 1 GA 1 VA 1 IL 1 WA 1
Job Search

Open Positions at Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

Browse current openings and compare them against the government-filed salary data above.

Search on Indeed Search on ZipRecruiter
Advertising disclosure
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.