DOL Verified Employer

UChicago Argonne LLC - Nuclear Engineers

Government-verified salary data from 1,168 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$106,202
53 DOL filings
IL Approval Rate 83.5% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$106,202
Certified filings
DOL Filings
53
Certified: 975
Unique Job Titles
87
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
83.5%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 53 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$67,980$83,346$106,202$111,132$129,045
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+27.4%

UChicago Argonne LLC pays 27.4% 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
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 Nuclear Engineers at UChicago Argonne LLC

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Feb 2021 $116,717 $114,317 - Lemont IL Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Sep 2020 $110,685 $90,875 - Lemont IL Doctorate Certified PERM
Sep 2019 $123,999 $90,875 - Lemont IL N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2019 $110,685 $90,875 - Lemont IL N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2019 $124,387 $90,875 - Lemont IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2019 $129,045 $90,875 - Lemont IL N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $124,982 $89,648 - Lemont IL Doctorate Certified PERM
May 2019 $83,100 $44,117 - Lemont IL N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $110,217 $89,648 - Lemont IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $129,045 $89,648 - Lemont IL N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2019 $106,600 $89,648 - Lemont IL N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $123,330 $112,403 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $109,652 $89,648 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $107,000 $89,648 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $75,000 $39,770 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $112,447 $72,322 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $82,688 $60,195 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $83,346 $83,346 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $82,056 $83,346 - LEMONT IL N/A Denied LCA
Nov 2016 $83,346 $83,346 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2016 $83,346 $83,346 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2016 $117,564 $71,302 - Lemont IL Master's Certified PERM
Aug 2016 $111,132 $82,451 - Lement IL Doctorate Certified PERM
Aug 2016 $83,346 $83,346 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $83,346 $83,346 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $111,486 $82,451 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $104,000 $82,451 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $117,564 $71,302 - Lement IL Master's Withdrawn PERM
May 2016 $102,000 $82,451 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $111,396 $82,451 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $79,331 $79,331 - Lemont IL Doctorate Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2016 $105,000 $82,451 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2016 $102,000 $82,451 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2015 $104,280 $82,451 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $67,980 $58,926 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $105,600 $79,331 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $80,340 $58,926 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2014 $108,768 $97,323 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2014 $113,712 $97,323 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2013 $78,000 $65,811 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $100,809 $97,323 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $108,000 $97,323 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $104,868 $97,323 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2013 $110,268 $110,261 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2013 $105,804 $92,768 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $110,400 $92,768 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $110,400 $92,768 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jan 2013 $102,000 $92,768 - LEMONT IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2012 $100,800 $91,894 - LEMONT 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.