DOL Verified Employer

University of California, Santa Cruz Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 460 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$89,773
460 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 75.7% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$89,773
Certified filings
DOL Filings
460
Certified: 348
Unique Job Titles
96
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
75.7%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 460 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$41,364$75,000$89,773$110,000$360,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+43.0%

University of California, Santa Cruz pays 43.0% 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
Biochemists and Biophysicists 49 $60,587 -41.6%
$52,020$52,020$60,587$64,404$64,404
Biological Scientists, All Other 22 $74,300 -20.4%
$60,600$60,600$74,300$114,100$114,100
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $76,500 -3.6%
$75,000$75,000$76,500$89,500$89,500
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $107,000 +10.7%
$96,800$96,800$107,000$117,200$117,200
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $123,000 +2.5%
$120,000$120,000$123,000$134,000$134,000
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 11 $86,820 +19.2%
$81,120$81,120$86,820$98,000$98,000
19-2011.00 11 $77,300 N/A
$70,500$70,500$77,300$90,000$90,000
25-1021.00 11 $127,850 N/A
$125,000$125,000$127,850$131,500$131,500
Hydrologists 10 $77,150 -16.2%
$72,800$72,800$77,150$91,700$91,700
25-1032.00 10 $112,000 N/A
$110,000$110,000$112,000$125,000$125,000
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $82,500 -13.9%
$80,000$80,000$82,500$89,200$89,200
Physicists 9 $110,000 -33.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $101,350 -4.5%
$93,800$93,800$101,350$104,200$104,200
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $84,000 -17.2%
$79,000$79,000$84,000$95,000$95,000
19-1029.02 8 $86,100 N/A
$75,800$75,800$86,100$98,800$98,800
19-2043.00 8 $78,150 N/A
$72,500$72,500$78,150$102,900$102,900
25-1022.00 8 $102,000 N/A
$90,000$90,000$102,000$117,100$117,100
25-1063.00 8 $154,050 N/A
$140,000$140,000$154,050$169,900$169,900
19-1021.00 7 $88,150 N/A
$63,100$63,100$88,150$95,000$95,000
25-1121.00 7 $109,500 N/A
$90,000$90,000$109,500$207,600$207,600
17-2031.00 6 $83,914 N/A
$66,598$66,598$83,914$93,700$93,700
19-1029.01 6 $122,400 N/A
$80,000$80,000$122,400$132,200$132,200
Astronomers 6 $72,450 -45.2%
$56,980$56,980$72,450$87,000$87,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $75,000 -13%
$75,000$75,000$75,000$78,000$78,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $86,000 -11.7%
$83,000$83,000$86,000$88,000$88,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $142,100 +77.2%
$73,000$73,000$142,100$200,000$200,000
25-1124.00 6 $89,000 N/A
$76,814$76,814$89,000$97,300$97,300
19-1023.00 5 $89,773 N/A
$79,186$79,186$89,773$98,000$98,000
25-1054.00 5 $94,800 N/A
$90,800$90,800$94,800$105,000$105,000
25-1123.00 5 $92,450 N/A
$89,000$89,000$92,450$94,900$94,900
History Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $87,400 +7.2%
$72,500$72,500$87,400$94,000$94,000
Aerospace Engineers 4 $107,416 -20.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2012.00 4 $67,440 N/A
$59,580$59,580$67,440$75,300$75,300
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $84,000 +0.7%
$80,000$80,000$84,000$88,000$88,000
25-1052.00 4 $97,600 N/A
$86,000$86,000$97,600$107,100$107,100
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $83,700 -0.7%
$62,500$62,500$83,700$86,900$86,900
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $77,400 -18.3%
$75,000$75,000$77,400$79,800$79,800
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $85,000 +10.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $128,350 +64.5%
$125,000$125,000$128,350$131,700$131,700
15-1035 3 $111,100 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1111 3 $110,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2011.00 3 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2071.00 3 $68,000 N/A
$66,327$66,327$68,000$86,600$86,600
17-2076 3 $63,484 N/A
$51,667$51,667$63,484$75,300$75,300
19-1029.00 3 $90,500 N/A
$78,400$78,400$90,500$93,700$93,700
19-1029.03 3 $80,000 N/A
$69,500$69,500$80,000$90,500$90,500
19-1029.04 3 $92,233 N/A
$64,665$64,665$92,233$119,800$119,800
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 3 $105,600 +8.4%
$63,500$63,500$105,600$113,300$113,300
19-2042.00 3 $117,350 N/A
$103,800$103,800$117,350$130,900$130,900
Social Science Research Assistants 3 $65,000 +12%
Insufficient data for salary range.

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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.