How much does University of California, Berkeley pay?

University of California, Berkeley has a median filed salary of $75,998 across 2,054 DOL filings, ranging from $60,000 to $103,272.

Does University of California, Berkeley pay above market?

University of California, Berkeley pays approximately 37.2% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does University of California, Berkeley sponsor?

University of California, Berkeley files most often for: Biochemists and Biophysicists, Biological Scientists, All Other, Microbiologists, Physicists, 19-1029.02.

Where does University of California, Berkeley hire?

University of California, Berkeley files most DOL cases in: California (1,752 filings), Texas (5 filings), Massachusetts (3 filings), North Carolina (2 filings), Georgia (1 filings).

University of California, Berkeley Physicists Salary - DOL Verified Data

CA Approval Rate 86.0% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$67,400

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 1,766

Unique Job Titles

216

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

86.0%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 46 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$43,680$57,000$67,400$82,800$121,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+26.1%

University of California, Berkeley pays 26.1% 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
Biochemists and Biophysicists	157	$53,500	-48.4%	$49,842$49,842$53,500$60,000$60,000
Biological Scientists, All Other	112	$55,308	-40.7%	$50,820$50,820$55,308$61,800$61,800
Microbiologists	51	$51,750	-40.7%	$47,244$47,244$51,750$57,672$57,672
Physicists	46	$67,400	-59.5%	$57,000$57,000$67,400$82,800$82,800
19-1029.02	44	$74,425	N/A	$64,522$64,522$74,425$79,300$79,300
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$66,305	-13.9%	$58,944$58,944$66,305$81,257$81,257
Astronomers	40	$69,250	-47.6%	$63,981$63,981$69,250$86,100$86,100
19-2012.00	40	$73,434	N/A	$69,209$69,209$73,434$79,300$79,300
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	39	$197,200	+102.7%	$180,000$180,000$197,200$230,000$230,000
15-1034	39	$118,000	N/A	$106,200$106,200$118,000$123,159$123,159
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	38	$106,750	+34.5%	$86,700$86,700$106,750$115,000$115,000
19-1021.00	36	$70,601	N/A	$65,292$65,292$70,601$77,030$77,030
17-2074	34	$58,091	N/A	$54,228$54,228$58,091$67,626$67,626
15-1111	30	$70,000	N/A	$58,635$58,635$70,000$79,590$79,590
15-1052	29	$118,300	N/A	$99,086$99,086$118,300$131,290$131,290
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	28	$101,800	-4.1%	$91,400$91,400$101,800$107,100$107,100
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$197,000	+64.2%	$150,300$150,300$197,000$232,344$232,344
17-2053	27	$84,386	N/A	$72,000$72,000$84,386$93,534$93,534
19-2031.00	26	$75,728	N/A	$60,780$60,780$75,728$82,836$82,836
19-1042.00	25	$75,185	N/A	$59,784$59,784$75,185$82,100$82,100
19-2011.00	24	$90,000	N/A	$72,162$72,162$90,000$115,600$115,600
Chemists	24	$52,140	-38%	$47,014$47,014$52,140$54,756$54,756
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	23	$95,400	+14.3%	$88,300$88,300$95,400$97,500$97,500
17-2144	23	$64,053	N/A	$50,820$50,820$64,053$86,400$86,400
25-1022.00	22	$118,750	N/A	$115,000$115,000$118,750$132,500$132,500
History Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$75,000	-8%	$48,298$48,298$75,000$85,200$85,200
25-1011.00	19	$230,000	N/A	$225,000$225,000$230,000$239,300$239,300
Materials Engineers	19	$55,040	-49.2%	$50,316$50,316$55,040$65,904$65,904
25-1124.00	18	$81,491	N/A	$67,833$67,833$81,491$100,700$100,700
Soil and Plant Scientists	18	$49,824	-30.2%	$46,092$46,092$49,824$59,100$59,100
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$99,200	+1.9%	$87,500$87,500$99,200$108,200$108,200
25-1063.00	17	$199,000	N/A	$182,000$182,000$199,000$203,500$203,500
17-2031.00	17	$80,767	N/A	$66,909$66,909$80,767$86,600$86,600
19-1029.03	17	$74,300	N/A	$64,008$64,008$74,300$82,900$82,900
15-1022	16	$88,635	N/A	$61,932$61,932$88,635$110,000$110,000
Chemical Engineers	16	$49,383	-59.5%	$44,346$44,346$49,383$53,268$53,268
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$100,100	-5.2%	$57,600$57,600$100,100$105,000$105,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	15	$130,000	+25.1%	$79,518$79,518$130,000$189,108$189,108
15-1036	15	$132,500	N/A	$125,000$125,000$132,500$137,500$137,500
17-2053.00	15	$66,909	N/A	$65,280$65,280$66,909$82,436$82,436
19-2042.00	15	$78,500	N/A	$62,000$62,000$78,500$98,500$98,500
17-2041.00	14	$74,425	N/A	$69,385$69,385$74,425$78,786$78,786
19-1029.00	14	$74,281	N/A	$64,480$64,480$74,281$77,327$77,327
19-1029.04	14	$79,300	N/A	$66,737$66,737$79,300$90,000$90,000
Psychologists, All Other	13	$55,000	-53.2%	$52,140$52,140$55,000$57,222$57,222
25-1032.00	13	$125,000	N/A	$117,100$117,100$125,000$131,300$131,300
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$80,600	+0.5%	$76,900$76,900$80,600$86,300$86,300
15-1199	13	$145,173	N/A	$104,000$104,000$145,173$155,000$155,000
Statisticians	13	$61,975	-40%	$56,000$56,000$61,975$65,000$65,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	13	$67,500	-36.9%	$52,140$52,140$67,500$85,400$85,400

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at University of California, Berkeley

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Sep 2019	$72,800	$56,181	-	Berkeley CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$60,000	$54,756	-	Berkeley CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$90,500	$69,867	-	Berkeley CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$59,100	$59,100	-	Berkeley CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$82,800	$49,816	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$94,000	$49,816	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$54,228	$54,228	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$54,228	$54,228	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Denied	LCA
Jun 2017	$85,600	$56,098	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$64,920	$56,098	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$92,100	$56,098	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$56,098	$56,098	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$101,200	$56,098	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$55,000	$45,444	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$75,800	$54,642	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$54,642	$54,642	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$62,424	$51,120	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2016	$56,808	$54,642	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$51,120	$51,120	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2016	$59,160	$44,556	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$121,000	$45,448	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$43,680	$43,680	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$76,700	$45,448	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$63,012	$52,998	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$84,400	$52,998	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$64,000	$64,000	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$51,000	$51,000	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$67,400	$50,024	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$67,400	$50,024	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
May 2013	$71,100	$50,024	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$68,959	$68,959	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$71,100	$50,024	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$57,000	$57,000	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$57,000	$57,000	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2012	$67,400	$50,024	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$107,400	$53,872	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$64,116	$64,116	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$67,400	$53,872	-	BERKELEY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$61,700	$53,872	-	BERKELEY CA	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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