How much does University of Illinois pay?

University of Illinois has a median filed salary of $67,544 across 2,076 DOL filings, ranging from $51,507 to $90,000.

Does University of Illinois pay above market?

University of Illinois pays approximately 51.3% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does University of Illinois sponsor?

University of Illinois files most often for: Biochemists and Biophysicists, Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary, Business Teachers, Postsecondary, 25-1011.00.

Where does University of Illinois hire?

University of Illinois files most DOL cases in: Illinois (1,570 filings), New Jersey (4 filings), California (2 filings), Oregon (1 filings), Texas (1 filings).

University of Illinois Biochemists and Biophysicists Salary - DOL Verified Data

IL Approval Rate 76.3% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$47,476

Certified filings

DOL Filings

111

Certified: 1,583

Unique Job Titles

268

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

76.3%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 111 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$36,067$41,000$47,476$50,000$58,938

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+16.3%

University of Illinois pays 16.3% 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	111	$47,476	-54.2%	$41,000$41,000$47,476$50,000$50,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	109	$94,000	-11.4%	$90,000$90,000$94,000$98,500$98,500
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	67	$69,000	-13%	$51,000$51,000$69,000$85,000$85,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	65	$154,530	+58.9%	$117,500$117,500$154,530$208,080$208,080
25-1011.00	60	$147,500	N/A	$127,000$127,000$147,500$187,500$187,500
25-1022.00	53	$97,495	N/A	$72,467$72,467$97,495$110,684$110,684
Chemists	49	$44,800	-46.8%	$42,000$42,000$44,800$50,000$50,000
Veterinarians	44	$31,702	-74.7%	$30,500$30,500$31,702$112,573$112,573
19-1021.00	43	$51,126	N/A	$50,000$50,000$51,126$53,500$53,500
25-1021.00	43	$135,000	N/A	$125,000$125,000$135,000$140,000$140,000
Materials Scientists	42	$47,476	-54.4%	$44,400$44,400$47,476$47,951$47,951
25-1032.00	40	$109,737	N/A	$85,000$85,000$109,737$115,000$115,000
29-1131.00	34	$39,257	N/A	$32,243$32,243$39,257$39,257$39,257
Microbiologists	29	$45,000	-48.5%	$39,998$39,998$45,000$50,025$50,025
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	29	$99,000	+2.4%	$92,500$92,500$99,000$110,000$110,000
15-1035	29	$72,000	N/A	$66,963$66,963$72,000$78,000$78,000
19-2012.00	26	$60,000	N/A	$57,949$57,949$60,000$65,000$65,000
19-2031.00	26	$55,030	N/A	$50,600$50,600$55,030$63,000$63,000
25-1071.00	26	$115,137	N/A	$85,000$85,000$115,137$138,000$138,000
25-1124.00	25	$65,000	N/A	$55,000$55,000$65,000$76,000$76,000
Physicists	24	$53,686	-67.7%	$50,676$50,676$53,686$57,925$57,925
19-2032.00	24	$48,935	N/A	$47,237$47,237$48,935$53,040$53,040
Instructional Coordinators	24	$53,442	-28.5%	$50,000$50,000$53,442$60,000$60,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	21	$69,326	-33.3%	$60,998$60,998$69,326$80,000$80,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	21	$50,676	-52.6%	$46,453$46,453$50,676$60,000$60,000
19-1013.00	20	$61,942	N/A	$58,297$58,297$61,942$66,000$66,000
Biological Scientists, All Other	20	$47,476	-49.1%	$42,000$42,000$47,476$52,150$52,150
29-1063	19	$52,899	N/A	$50,025$50,025$52,899$56,994$56,994
25-1042.00	16	$87,000	N/A	$79,000$79,000$87,000$104,000$104,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$129,500	+7.9%	$85,000$85,000$129,500$137,000$137,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$105,500	-0.1%	$61,800$61,800$105,500$125,000$125,000
25-1121.00	16	$74,780	N/A	$67,792$67,792$74,780$77,000$77,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	15	$42,000	-58.3%	$38,854$38,854$42,000$47,476$47,476
25-9031.00	15	$58,926	N/A	$53,000$53,000$58,926$60,000$60,000
25-1064.00	14	$72,000	N/A	$65,000$65,000$72,000$76,378$76,378
Agricultural Engineers	14	$49,000	-42.1%	$40,500$40,500$49,000$54,912$54,912
25-1063.00	13	$149,100	N/A	$121,000$121,000$149,100$160,000$160,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$55,875	-27.4%	$47,940$47,940$55,875$67,000$67,000
15-1111	13	$65,004	N/A	$60,000$60,000$65,004$70,000$70,000
17-2074	12	$66,124	N/A	$63,960$63,960$66,124$75,962$75,962
Materials Engineers	12	$46,738	-56.9%	$41,175$41,175$46,738$55,000$55,000
19-1022.00	12	$62,084	N/A	$53,331$53,331$62,084$70,000$70,000
15-1034	12	$65,478	N/A	$62,000$62,000$65,478$72,966$72,966
17-2144.00	11	$62,500	N/A	$51,000$51,000$62,500$75,000$75,000
Soil and Plant Scientists	11	$51,413	-28%	$47,951$47,951$51,413$57,000$57,000
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	10	$66,537	-33%	$57,845$57,845$66,537$82,659$82,659
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$95,500	-1.9%	$90,000$90,000$95,500$110,000$110,000
25-1062.00	10	$72,200	N/A	$59,970$59,970$72,200$78,821$78,821
25-1193.00	10	$77,875	N/A	$75,000$75,000$77,875$80,000$80,000
17-2031.00	10	$63,000	N/A	$62,000$62,000$63,000$63,342$63,342

Individual DOL Filings for Biochemists and Biophysicists at University of Illinois

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Sep 2019	$54,000	$42,099	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$43,000	$42,099	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$48,960	$41,163	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$48,000	$41,163	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$53,570	$41,163	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$48,000	$41,163	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2019	$47,000	$41,163	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$48,960	$41,163	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$48,960	$41,163	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2018	$50,000	$41,163	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$55,000	$45,000	-	Urbana IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2018	$50,000	N/A	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$48,000	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$49,765	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$43,000	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$49,375	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$47,476	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$56,000	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2017	$47,476	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$47,476	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$47,476	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$48,889	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$47,476	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$47,476	$41,579	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$47,476	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$52,515	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$47,476	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$47,476	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$48,000	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$47,476	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$47,476	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$47,476	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$50,000	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$47,476	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2016	$50,000	$41,434	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$40,810	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$41,000	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$50,000	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$41,000	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$42,000	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$54,366	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$52,000	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$50,900	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2016	$46,000	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2016	$40,810	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$40,810	$40,810	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$43,403	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$50,800	$37,794	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$37,440	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2014	$37,440	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$40,344	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$42,000	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$54,239	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$45,000	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$46,000	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$38,040	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$37,440	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$42,000	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$41,000	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$39,264	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$41,000	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$41,764	$37,444	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$38,293	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2013	$38,293	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2013	$58,066	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$38,500	$37,440	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$39,975	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2013	$40,000	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2013	$39,756	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2013	$51,000	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$40,000	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2013	$43,500	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$48,464	$48,464	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$58,066	$48,464	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$36,067	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2012	$55,000	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2012	$38,293	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2012	$47,000	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2012	$37,950	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$43,000	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$58,938	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$42,500	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$40,280	$36,067	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$50,378	$50,378	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$38,293	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Denied	LCA
May 2012	$38,293	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2012	$38,293	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$38,496	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$41,200	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2011	$43,000	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$38,293	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2011	$43,000	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$38,625	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$55,000	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$50,000	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$40,000	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$55,000	$38,293	-	URBANA IL	N/A	Withdrawn	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.

University of Illinois - Biochemists and Biophysicists