DOL Verified Employer

University of Houston System - Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Government-verified salary data from 823 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$87,893
4 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 85.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$87,893
Certified filings
DOL Filings
4
Certified: 707
Unique Job Titles
146
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
85.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 4 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$85,000$85,000$87,893$89,000$90,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+31.0%

University of Houston System pays 31.0% 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

FY2014 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Biological Scientists, All Other 55 $52,000 -44.3%
$47,528$47,528$52,000$55,000$55,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 52 $125,950 +29.5%
$96,000$96,000$125,950$168,000$168,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 50 $48,900 -51.4%
$47,476$47,476$48,900$51,948$51,948
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $80,000 -24.6%
$70,000$70,000$80,000$90,000$90,000
Physicists 34 $47,500 -71.4%
$44,741$44,741$47,500$54,000$54,000
Chemists 26 $47,476 -43.6%
$43,680$43,680$47,476$50,400$50,400
25-1011.00 26 $117,529 N/A
$89,974$89,974$117,529$135,000$135,000
Materials Scientists 25 $47,476 -54.4%
$42,000$42,000$47,476$51,958$51,958
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $78,950 -18.4%
$72,500$72,500$78,950$89,724$89,724
Biochemists and Biophysicists 20 $47,738 -53.9%
$43,860$43,860$47,738$48,568$48,568
25-1032.00 19 $95,000 N/A
$89,000$89,000$95,000$100,000$100,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $68,750 -13.4%
$50,000$50,000$68,750$85,000$85,000
15-1034 16 $78,198 N/A
$73,584$73,584$78,198$84,252$84,252
19-1042.00 15 $58,000 N/A
$48,506$48,506$58,000$63,000$63,000
15-1111 14 $55,827 N/A
$47,476$47,476$55,827$97,823$97,823
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 12 $43,500 -43.8%
$38,136$38,136$43,500$47,476$47,476
25-1021.00 12 $84,999 N/A
$77,000$77,000$84,999$90,000$90,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 11 $55,350 -48.3%
$51,958$51,958$55,350$61,800$61,800
25-1022.00 10 $73,000 N/A
$65,663$65,663$73,000$75,000$75,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $62,000 -19.5%
$62,000$62,000$62,000$63,000$63,000
15-1142 8 $63,628 N/A
$60,564$60,564$63,628$78,895$78,895
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $74,363 -7.4%
$56,000$56,000$74,363$78,000$78,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $80,000 -24.3%
$67,320$67,320$80,000$110,004$110,004
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $51,020 -34.8%
$51,020$51,020$51,020$69,999$69,999
Mathematicians 7 $53,333 -56.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts 7 $66,816 -26.8%
$47,476$47,476$66,816$73,440$73,440
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 7 $42,000 -35.5%
$38,002$38,002$42,000$44,450$44,450
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $63,180 -26.7%
$59,000$59,000$63,180$95,526$95,526
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $110,700 -7.7%
$88,000$88,000$110,700$117,500$117,500
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $66,500 -14.5%
$51,336$51,336$66,500$68,049$68,049
15-1199 6 $59,392 N/A
$41,056$41,056$59,392$61,102$61,102
19-1029.02 6 $56,938 N/A
$46,920$46,920$56,938$64,000$64,000
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 6 $54,569 -45%
$48,000$48,000$54,569$59,218$59,218
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $60,000 -25.2%
$56,026$56,026$60,000$61,500$61,500
25-1125.00 6 $88,000 N/A
$64,000$64,000$88,000$160,000$160,000
Microbiologists 5 $45,398 -48%
$42,474$42,474$45,398$47,476$47,476
19-2032.00 5 $50,382 N/A
$49,200$49,200$50,382$51,563$51,563
Sociologists 5 $52,223 -48.6%
$40,000$40,000$52,223$61,630$61,630
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $85,000 -16.2%
$50,660$50,660$85,000$85,000$85,000
25-1071.00 5 $95,627 N/A
$70,940$70,940$95,627$95,627$95,627
25-1122.00 5 $68,000 N/A
$63,500$63,500$68,000$69,889$69,889
History Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $107,600 +32%
$72,000$72,000$107,600$164,065$164,065
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 5 $78,000 -0.6%
$75,000$75,000$78,000$78,000$78,000
15-1141 4 $100,264 N/A
$97,533$97,533$100,264$105,032$105,032
Chemical Engineers 4 $48,194 -60.5%
$46,388$46,388$48,194$50,000$50,000
17-2144 4 $48,506 N/A
$45,448$45,448$48,506$51,563$51,563
Petroleum Engineers 4 $60,021 -57.5%
$47,500$47,500$60,021$65,042$65,042
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 4 $43,335 -26.4%
$42,000$42,000$43,335$44,669$44,669
19-2031.00 4 $54,000 N/A
$48,600$48,600$54,000$55,000$55,000
Psychologists, All Other 4 $60,625 -48.4%
$51,250$51,250$60,625$70,000$70,000

Individual DOL Filings for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary at University of Houston System

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
May 2019 $86,785 $79,297 - HOUSTON TE N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $89,000 $79,297 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2016 $85,000 $45,320 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2014 $90,000 $54,930 - HOUSTON TX 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 2014 to 2025.