DOL Verified Employer

University of California, Irvine - Microbiologists

Government-verified salary data from 1,077 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$44,340
9 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 78.1% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$44,340
Certified filings
DOL Filings
9
Certified: 841
Unique Job Titles
148
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
78.1%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 9 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$41,364$42,744$44,340$53,124$60,800
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+5.5%

University of California, Irvine pays close to 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 88 $50,600 -51.2%
$45,732$45,732$50,600$53,900$53,900
19-1042.00 86 $70,500 N/A
$60,780$60,780$70,500$80,600$80,600
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 85 $54,228 -46.1%
$46,896$46,896$54,228$60,600$60,600
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 57 $94,900 -10.2%
$71,400$71,400$94,900$158,520$158,520
Physicists 33 $72,950 -56.1%
$57,300$57,300$72,950$80,760$80,760
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 29 $108,000 +11.7%
$102,000$102,000$108,000$113,000$113,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $78,000 -1.7%
$59,580$59,580$78,000$90,100$90,100
19-1021.00 26 $71,250 N/A
$60,600$60,600$71,250$82,100$82,100
Biological Scientists, All Other 21 $54,228 -41.9%
$50,316$50,316$54,228$57,400$57,400
25-1071.00 21 $124,500 N/A
$92,100$92,100$124,500$155,000$155,000
29-1069 21 $155,000 N/A
$89,000$89,000$155,000$176,800$176,800
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $181,000 +86.1%
$155,000$155,000$181,000$205,000$205,000
19-1029.02 19 $70,100 N/A
$62,300$62,300$70,100$77,179$77,179
Chemists 19 $48,882 -41.9%
$43,692$43,692$48,882$52,978$52,978
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $85,000 +1.9%
$84,000$84,000$85,000$90,000$90,000
19-2012.00 18 $72,380 N/A
$65,900$65,900$72,380$77,179$77,179
Mathematicians 13 $49,096 -59.7%
$42,888$42,888$49,096$54,330$54,330
25-1032.00 12 $127,100 N/A
$115,700$115,700$127,100$144,500$144,500
25-1042.00 12 $99,750 N/A
$85,700$85,700$99,750$103,000$103,000
19-2031.00 11 $65,200 N/A
$64,522$64,522$65,200$65,200$65,200
25-1022.00 11 $110,000 N/A
$74,600$74,600$110,000$112,000$112,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $127,000 +5.9%
$105,000$105,000$127,000$140,800$140,800
25-1011.00 10 $212,650 N/A
$185,000$185,000$212,650$230,900$230,900
25-1021.00 10 $127,000 N/A
$123,700$123,700$127,000$130,000$130,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $105,000 -1.1%
$95,600$95,600$105,000$108,000$108,000
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $105,000 +45.7%
$85,000$85,000$105,000$110,000$110,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $94,300 +17.6%
$75,900$75,900$94,300$215,696$215,696
Microbiologists 9 $44,340 -49.2%
$42,744$42,744$44,340$53,124$53,124
19-2021.00 9 $67,640 N/A
$61,800$61,800$67,640$70,000$70,000
19-2032.00 9 $58,608 N/A
$58,608$58,608$58,608$60,000$60,000
25-1063.00 9 $150,000 N/A
$148,000$148,000$150,000$175,600$175,600
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $73,200 -5%
$69,000$69,000$73,200$75,000$75,000
19-3033.00 8 $111,641 N/A
$107,320$107,320$111,641$113,883$113,883
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $90,500 -10.7%
$77,000$77,000$90,500$94,000$94,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $88,000 -9.6%
$83,000$83,000$88,000$95,000$95,000
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $105,000 +34.5%
$83,000$83,000$105,000$125,000$125,000
17-2144 7 $57,540 N/A
$41,825$41,825$57,540$58,272$58,272
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $91,000 +5.5%
$88,000$88,000$91,000$96,500$96,500
25-9031.00 7 $66,950 N/A
$66,737$66,737$66,950$67,000$67,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 6 $102,506 -1.4%
$100,250$100,250$102,506$102,506$102,506
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 6 $78,278 -26.8%
$41,364$41,364$78,278$79,900$79,900
19-1029.01 6 $96,000 N/A
$90,200$90,200$96,000$100,400$100,400
Psychologists, All Other 6 $79,150 -32.7%
$74,300$74,300$79,150$83,000$83,000
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $58,000 -31.2%
$40,000$40,000$58,000$76,000$76,000
25-1062.00 6 $95,450 N/A
$86,100$86,100$95,450$105,700$105,700
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $85,000 +5.8%
$74,000$74,000$85,000$86,700$86,700
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $86,150 +7.8%
$75,000$75,000$86,150$91,900$91,900
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $70,800 -9.5%
$66,240$66,240$70,800$71,200$71,200
History Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $82,400 +1.1%
$72,200$72,200$82,400$92,600$92,600
11-2031 5 $123,396 N/A
$109,429$109,429$123,396$126,152$126,152

Individual DOL Filings for Microbiologists at University of California, Irvine

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2019 $50,760 $50,760 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $60,800 $34,445 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $53,900 $49,670 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2015 $53,124 $49,670 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $43,596 $42,037 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $44,340 $44,340 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $42,744 $39,707 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2012 $41,364 $41,364 - IRVINE CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2012 $41,364 $41,364 - SAN DIEGO 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.