How much does UChicago Argonne LLC pay?

UChicago Argonne LLC has a median filed salary of $82,503 across 1,168 DOL filings, ranging from $70,000 to $96,990.

Does UChicago Argonne LLC pay above market?

UChicago Argonne LLC pays approximately 36.3% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does UChicago Argonne LLC sponsor?

UChicago Argonne LLC files most often for: Physicists, 19-2012.00, Chemists, 15-1111, Materials Scientists.

Where does UChicago Argonne LLC hire?

UChicago Argonne LLC files most DOL cases in: Illinois (968 filings), Colorado (2 filings), Arkansas (1 filings), Michigan (1 filings), New York (1 filings).

UChicago Argonne LLC Materials Scientists Salary - DOL Verified Data

IL Approval Rate 83.5% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$69,508

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 975

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

83.5%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 64 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$56,978$66,000$69,508$81,600$116,823

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+61.1%

UChicago Argonne LLC pays 61.1% 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 Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Physicists	158	$77,508	-53.4%	$67,032$67,032$77,508$90,360$90,360
19-2012.00	110	$82,451	N/A	$73,000$73,000$82,451$93,605$93,605
Chemists	78	$68,820	-18.2%	$66,132$66,132$68,820$81,156$81,156
15-1111	69	$85,296	N/A	$75,655$75,655$85,296$106,059$106,059
Materials Scientists	64	$69,508	-33.3%	$66,000$66,000$69,508$81,600$81,600
17-2144	58	$82,079	N/A	$68,746$68,746$82,079$95,280$95,280
Nuclear Engineers	53	$106,202	-16.7%	$83,346$83,346$106,202$111,132$111,132
19-2032.00	45	$83,391	N/A	$70,758$70,758$83,391$90,177$90,177
17-2144.00	42	$87,210	N/A	$70,758$70,758$87,210$96,990$96,990
15-1221.00	34	$95,701	N/A	$84,094$84,094$95,701$106,059$106,059
17-2081.00	33	$89,544	N/A	$82,098$82,098$89,544$94,827$94,827
17-2074	30	$84,000	N/A	$68,715$68,715$84,000$95,000$95,000
19-2031.00	30	$70,758	N/A	$68,371$68,371$70,758$82,451$82,451
17-2161.00	27	$86,257	N/A	$80,059$80,059$86,257$106,000$106,000
17-2074.00	23	$94,800	N/A	$90,063$90,063$94,800$102,000$102,000
17-2041.00	22	$71,686	N/A	$68,371$68,371$71,686$89,000$89,000
Materials Engineers	20	$70,214	-35.2%	$67,800$67,800$70,214$80,832$80,832
15-2021.00	16	$86,257	N/A	$63,213$63,213$86,257$103,812$103,812
Environmental Engineers	15	$74,572	-28.4%	$69,000$69,000$74,572$80,600$80,600
Biological Scientists, All Other	15	$100,000	+7.2%	$95,000$95,000$100,000$110,000$110,000
Chemical Engineers	14	$76,008	-37.6%	$66,000$66,000$76,008$82,576$82,576
15-1111.00	11	$95,056	N/A	$81,723$81,723$95,056$104,707$104,707
Mathematicians	10	$75,486	-38%	$68,715$68,715$75,486$78,177$78,177
17-2053	9	$76,800	N/A	$70,096$70,096$76,800$83,135$83,135
17-2053.00	9	$92,788	N/A	$84,094$84,094$92,788$102,586$102,586
Mechanical Engineers	9	$81,769	-20.1%	$71,308$71,308$81,769$85,032$85,032
17-2141.00	8	$101,147	N/A	$79,268$79,268$101,147$120,000$120,000
Engineers, All Other	8	$88,000	-25.3%	$74,088$74,088$88,000$90,000$90,000
15-1035	7	$93,636	N/A	$84,000$84,000$93,636$98,172$98,172
15-1199	7	$72,944	N/A	$52,272$52,272$72,944$75,792$75,792
17-2071.00	7	$103,000	N/A	$84,000$84,000$103,000$108,000$108,000
Microbiologists	7	$163,524	+87.3%	$126,397$126,397$163,524$187,200$187,200
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	7	$96,768	-0.7%	$88,560$88,560$96,768$104,112$104,112
Physical Scientists, All Other	6	$82,346	-30.2%	$60,516$60,516$82,346$94,596$94,596
19-1029.00	5	$82,451	N/A	$80,059$80,059$82,451$92,788$92,788
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4	$128,719	-24.8%	$96,720$96,720$128,719$140,000$140,000
15-1035.00	4	$113,990	N/A	$107,094$107,094$113,990$148,546$148,546
15-1037	4	$91,527	N/A	$87,768$87,768$91,527$95,285$95,285
Statisticians	4	$104,169	+0.8%	$85,000$85,000$104,169$108,000$108,000
17-2011.00	4	$82,775	N/A	$61,372$61,372$82,775$97,178$97,178
Civil Engineers	4	$72,322	-27.4%	$71,076$71,076$72,322$98,000$98,000
17-2131.00	4	$89,046	N/A	$69,569$69,569$89,046$105,000$105,000
15-1122	3	$102,150	N/A	$95,693$95,693$102,150$108,607$108,607
15-2041.00	3	$96,613	N/A	$80,142$80,142$96,613$113,084$113,084
Agricultural Engineers	3	$69,000	-18.5%	$56,978$56,978$69,000$78,624$78,624
Electrical Engineers	3	$76,875	-31.3%	$75,000$75,000$76,875$78,750$78,750
17-2076	3	$93,600	N/A	$88,000$88,000$93,600$93,600$93,600
17-2199.03	3	$86,424	N/A	$80,059$80,059$86,424$92,788$92,788
Biochemists and Biophysicists	3	$67,674	-34.7%	$67,032$67,032$67,674$68,315$68,315
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	3	$71,700	-1.6%	$70,644$70,644$71,700$73,848$73,848

Individual DOL Filings for Materials Scientists at UChicago Argonne LLC

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Sep 2019	$70,442	$43,160	-	Lemont IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2019	$90,177	$62,234	-	Lemont IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$69,508	$40,768	-	Lemont IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$72,852	$40,768	-	Lemont IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$71,354	$40,768	-	Lemont IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$116,354	$71,386	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$116,823	$71,386	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$69,508	$41,309	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$69,508	$41,309	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$108,742	$62,608	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$109,180	$62,608	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$70,200	$41,309	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$68,796	$41,309	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$92,800	$62,608	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$68,715	$64,459	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2017	$75,000	$42,286	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$69,672	$42,286	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$57,554	$42,286	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$70,096	$64,459	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$68,715	$64,459	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2016	$68,715	$64,459	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2016	$56,978	$42,286	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$56,978	$42,286	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$56,978	$42,286	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2016	$68,715	$64,459	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$65,772	$41,912	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$90,000	$67,600	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2015	$68,400	$41,912	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$65,664	$42,099	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$64,200	$42,099	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$72,312	$42,099	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$64,200	$42,099	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$66,000	$61,963	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$103,200	$42,099	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$82,800	$71,635	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2013	$84,048	$71,635	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2013	$71,635	$71,635	-	LAMONT IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2013	$72,000	$71,635	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2013	$72,000	$71,635	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jan 2013	$70,188	$68,515	-	ARGONNE IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2012	$88,800	$71,635	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2012	$87,000	$71,635	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2012	$87,432	$71,635	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$93,000	$68,515	-	ARGONNE IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2012	$68,640	$68,515	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$68,520	$68,515	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$68,515	$68,515	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$68,515	$68,515	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2012	$81,600	$68,515	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$68,515	$68,515	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2012	$58,800	$54,870	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$58,800	$54,870	-	LEMONT IL	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jan 2012	$70,200	$68,515	-	ARGONNE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2012	$82,380	$68,515	-	ARGONNE IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2011	$64,200	$54,870	-	ARGONNE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$86,772	$68,515	-	ARGONNE IL	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.

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