DOL Verified Employer

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 362 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$65,570
24 DOL filings
CO Approval Rate 77.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$65,570
Certified filings
DOL Filings
24
Certified: 281
Unique Job Titles
41
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
77.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 24 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$56,375$62,000$65,570$75,850$94,600
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+19.9%

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research pays 19.9% 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

41 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 79 $64,570 -33.7%
$60,008$60,008$64,570$79,414$79,414
19-2021.00 74 $93,392 N/A
$70,270$70,270$93,392$100,101$100,101
Physical Scientists, All Other 28 $90,541 -23.2%
$65,570$65,570$90,541$93,000$93,000
Physicists 24 $65,570 -60.6%
$62,000$62,000$65,570$75,850$75,850
Operations Research Analysts 21 $75,000 -17.8%
$59,000$59,000$75,000$78,000$78,000
Hydrologists 17 $74,750 -18.8%
$65,570$65,570$74,750$83,985$83,985
15-1037.00 9 $74,526 N/A
$74,526$74,526$74,526$97,404$97,404
15-1037 8 $90,441 N/A
$75,000$75,000$90,441$106,000$106,000
Mathematicians 7 $66,765 -45.1%
$60,000$60,000$66,765$68,630$68,630
19-2043.00 7 $96,000 N/A
$73,258$73,258$96,000$104,656$104,656
19-2099.00 7 $83,037 N/A
$69,805$69,805$83,037$84,287$84,287
15-1296.00 6 $96,501 N/A
$92,500$92,500$96,501$96,872$96,872
19-2012.00 6 $59,176 N/A
$59,176$59,176$59,176$70,270$70,270
15-1035 5 $78,000 N/A
$78,000$78,000$78,000$83,964$83,964
19-2042.00 5 $80,115 N/A
$66,880$66,880$80,115$93,350$93,350
19-2099.01 5 $81,224 N/A
$58,947$58,947$81,224$103,500$103,500
15-2051.00 4 $96,616 N/A
$89,336$89,336$96,616$98,738$98,738
19-2041.00 4 $70,270 N/A
$61,194$61,194$70,270$92,000$92,000
11-9121.00 3 $93,227 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1036 3 $90,565 N/A
$80,000$80,000$90,565$101,130$101,130
15-1111 3 $87,675 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199 3 $88,355 N/A
$85,000$85,000$88,355$91,710$91,710
15-1248.00 3 $103,976 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2074 3 $57,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2011.00 3 $97,800 N/A
$68,220$68,220$97,800$102,445$102,445
Natural Sciences Managers 2 $120,789 -25.1%
$118,578$118,578$120,789$123,000$123,000
15-1034 2 $84,500 N/A
$82,000$82,000$84,500$87,000$87,000
15-1133 2 $82,234 N/A
$79,000$79,000$82,234$85,467$85,467
15-1199.00 2 $94,113 N/A
$87,040$87,040$94,113$101,187$101,187
15-1221.00 2 $112,475 N/A
$110,000$110,000$112,475$114,950$114,950
17-2076 2 $97,200 N/A
$96,000$96,000$97,200$98,400$98,400
Astronomers 2 $82,326 -37.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Economists 2 $83,498 -27.7%
$81,640$81,640$83,498$85,356$85,356
Geographers 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1034.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1035.00 1 $116,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1111.00 1 $81,515 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1252.00 1 $79,248 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2074.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3092.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
43-6011.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2019 $65,570 $56,181 - Berkeley CA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $65,570 $54,704 - Boulder CO N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $94,600 $72,197 - Palo Alto CA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $65,570 $54,704 - Boulder CO N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $66,200 $54,704 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $64,570 $54,704 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $86,700 $74,152 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $85,200 $74,152 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $64,900 $53,997 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2017 $63,300 $50,398 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2017 $64,896 $48,006 - LA JOLLA CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2017 $64,896 $48,006 - LA JOLLA CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $60,000 $40,248 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $62,000 $39,437 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2016 $80,000 $73,237 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $75,000 $73,237 - PALO ALTO CA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2015 $60,000 $39,437 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $60,000 $46,259 - PRINCETON NJ N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $57,500 $38,376 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $90,083 $66,123 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $75,850 $66,789 - BOULDER CO N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2011 $56,375 $46,509 - BOULDER CO 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.