DOL Verified Employer

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE - Materials Scientists

Government-verified salary data from 589 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$48,750
13 DOL filings
DE Approval Rate 77.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$48,750
Certified filings
DOL Filings
13
Certified: 457
Unique Job Titles
142
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
77.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 13 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$41,746$43,447$48,750$56,930$73,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+17.4%

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE pays 17.4% 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
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $95,000 -10.5%
$92,500$92,500$95,000$97,856$97,856
25-1022.00 28 $87,908 N/A
$82,345$82,345$87,908$90,070$90,070
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $145,000 +49.1%
$128,000$128,000$145,000$156,023$156,023
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $85,591 +7.9%
$75,000$75,000$85,591$90,000$90,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 21 $50,000 -51.8%
$44,000$44,000$50,000$54,228$54,228
25-1011.00 21 $128,500 N/A
$117,500$117,500$128,500$145,000$145,000
Chemists 19 $40,000 -52.5%
$38,522$38,522$40,000$50,000$50,000
25-1054.00 17 $92,000 N/A
$90,000$90,000$92,000$98,260$98,260
Physicists 13 $48,000 -71.1%
$47,000$47,000$48,000$49,645$49,645
Materials Scientists 13 $48,750 -53.2%
$43,447$43,447$48,750$56,930$56,930
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $100,000 +3.4%
$100,000$100,000$100,000$105,203$105,203
25-1032.00 12 $98,000 N/A
$94,969$94,969$98,000$105,000$105,000
Statisticians 11 $65,000 -37.1%
$58,500$58,500$65,000$68,500$68,500
Soil and Plant Scientists 9 $38,000 -46.8%
$36,244$36,244$38,000$55,000$55,000
19-2032.00 9 $65,000 N/A
$59,488$59,488$65,000$66,300$66,300
Chemical Engineers 8 $39,739 -67.4%
$38,390$38,390$39,739$52,000$52,000
Materials Engineers 8 $43,500 -59.8%
$41,000$41,000$43,500$54,018$54,018
19-1013.00 8 $55,000 N/A
$54,000$54,000$55,000$60,000$60,000
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $90,000 +4.2%
$82,500$82,500$90,000$95,000$95,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $99,500 -17.1%
$89,205$89,205$99,500$116,000$116,000
15-1034 7 $71,220 N/A
$69,110$69,110$71,220$71,781$71,781
25-1063.00 7 $143,000 N/A
$105,000$105,000$143,000$143,000$143,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $68,780 -10.7%
$67,200$67,200$68,780$69,560$69,560
15-2041.00 6 $79,800 N/A
$72,359$72,359$79,800$79,800$79,800
25-1041.00 6 $99,622 N/A
$92,500$92,500$99,622$106,200$106,200
25-1071.00 6 $102,575 N/A
$100,000$100,000$102,575$102,600$102,600
25-1081.00 6 $90,000 N/A
$85,000$85,000$90,000$98,586$98,586
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $61,849 -22.9%
$49,504$49,504$61,849$74,194$74,194
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $82,269 +5.1%
$78,000$78,000$82,269$86,000$86,000
17-2041.00 5 $51,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1021.00 5 $70,000 N/A
$56,264$56,264$70,000$76,960$76,960
19-2012.00 5 $60,825 N/A
$56,243$56,243$60,825$65,000$65,000
25-1021.00 5 $110,000 N/A
$108,000$108,000$110,000$111,969$111,969
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $88,500 -9.1%
$82,345$82,345$88,500$90,000$90,000
Accountants and Auditors 4 $52,378 -35.9%
$47,500$47,500$52,378$57,256$57,256
17-2131.00 4 $69,992 N/A
$58,000$58,000$69,992$77,126$77,126
17-2141.00 4 $86,819 N/A
$65,000$65,000$86,819$95,285$95,285
17-2144 4 $45,719 N/A
$45,000$45,000$45,719$46,438$46,438
Microbiologists 4 $39,582 -54.7%
$39,180$39,180$39,582$47,500$47,500
19-2031.00 4 $72,000 N/A
$52,146$52,146$72,000$98,218$98,218
19-4021.00 4 $52,510 N/A
$51,000$51,000$52,510$53,000$53,000
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $81,400 -15%
$75,000$75,000$81,400$81,400$81,400
25-1123.00 4 $84,857 N/A
$81,046$81,046$84,857$88,667$88,667
25-1124.00 4 $82,345 N/A
$55,610$55,610$82,345$87,908$87,908
History Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $76,524 -6.1%
$74,890$74,890$76,524$78,158$78,158
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 4 $95,160 +21.2%
$80,000$80,000$95,160$98,080$98,080
27-2022.00 4 $45,000 N/A
$40,750$40,750$45,000$48,000$48,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3 $48,000 -52.3%
$47,653$47,653$48,000$50,898$50,898
19-2011.00 3 $81,099 N/A
$68,000$68,000$81,099$81,099$81,099
Physical Scientists, All Other 3 $46,500 -60.6%
$40,000$40,000$46,500$53,000$53,000

Individual DOL Filings for Materials Scientists at UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Aug 2019 $73,000 $52,790 - Gaithersburg MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $47,476 $41,309 - Gaithersburg MA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $48,750 $41,309 - NEWARK DE N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2014 $56,834 $42,099 - NEWARK DE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $56,930 $56,930 - NEWARK DE N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2013 $41,746 $41,746 - NEWARK DE N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2013 $55,000 $54,870 - NEWARK DE N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2013 $43,447 $41,746 - NEWARK DE N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $50,000 $41,246 - NEWARK DE N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA

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Hiring Locations

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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.