DOL Verified Employer

University of Kentucky - Chemists

Government-verified salary data from 1,631 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$47,727
11 DOL filings
KY Approval Rate 82.8% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$47,727
Certified filings
DOL Filings
11
Certified: 1,350
Unique Job Titles
191
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
82.8%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 11 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$44,803$45,192$47,727$60,278$74,999
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+6.5%

University of Kentucky 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
29-1069 181 $210,000 N/A
$186,000$186,000$210,000$230,000$230,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 176 $43,680 -56.6%
$39,678$39,678$43,680$49,151$49,151
19-1042.00 102 $55,424 N/A
$50,000$50,000$55,424$61,008$61,008
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 101 $137,000 +29.7%
$96,945$96,945$137,000$210,000$210,000
29-1063 83 $210,000 N/A
$195,000$195,000$210,000$210,000$210,000
29-1069.00 66 $220,000 N/A
$210,000$210,000$220,000$265,000$265,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 42 $41,500 -55.5%
$38,314$38,314$41,500$48,000$48,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $87,901 -17.2%
$81,500$81,500$87,901$92,000$92,000
Soil and Plant Scientists 34 $40,000 -44%
$37,000$37,000$40,000$43,672$43,672
25-1071.00 33 $130,093 N/A
$104,000$104,000$130,093$210,000$210,000
Statisticians 24 $60,000 -41.9%
$53,900$53,900$60,000$62,500$62,500
Biochemists and Biophysicists 22 $41,163 -60.3%
$38,750$38,750$41,163$49,000$49,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $80,000 +0.8%
$76,306$76,306$80,000$84,000$84,000
29-1216.00 20 $220,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
29-1229.00 17 $247,500 N/A
$200,000$200,000$247,500$300,000$300,000
25-1032.00 17 $92,000 N/A
$92,000$92,000$92,000$98,256$98,256
Life Scientists, All Other 15 $38,029 -56.7%
$36,936$36,936$38,029$39,264$39,264
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $170,000 +74.8%
$140,000$140,000$170,000$210,000$210,000
Dentists, General 15 $90,000 -47.9%
$52,365$52,365$90,000$95,000$95,000
29-1062 15 $195,000 N/A
$150,000$150,000$195,000$210,000$210,000
29-1224.00 14 $400,000 N/A
$365,000$365,000$400,000$425,000$425,000
29-1229.02 14 $230,000 N/A
$220,000$220,000$230,000$230,000$230,000
Materials Scientists 13 $47,500 -54.4%
$42,539$42,539$47,500$56,680$56,680
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $82,500 -4.5%
$80,591$80,591$82,500$98,800$98,800
Chemists 11 $47,727 -43.3%
$45,192$45,192$47,727$60,278$60,278
25-1122.00 11 $68,329 N/A
$66,107$66,107$68,329$73,000$73,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $67,500 -12.4%
$46,000$46,000$67,500$70,000$70,000
19-1013.00 10 $50,738 N/A
$47,476$47,476$50,738$55,000$55,000
Biological Technicians 10 $36,525 -29.8%
$34,986$34,986$36,525$39,541$39,541
25-1011.00 10 $125,000 N/A
$94,000$94,000$125,000$192,818$192,818
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $75,000 -22.4%
$64,000$64,000$75,000$100,000$100,000
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $78,000 +8.2%
$65,000$65,000$78,000$79,500$79,500
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $66,107 -15%
$63,000$63,000$66,107$67,944$67,944
15-2041.00 9 $68,000 N/A
$65,280$65,280$68,000$76,583$76,583
17-2144 9 $52,805 N/A
$38,210$38,210$52,805$63,598$63,598
19-1021.00 9 $55,350 N/A
$50,324$50,324$55,350$71,000$71,000
25-1022.00 9 $85,000 N/A
$81,372$81,372$85,000$130,000$130,000
29-1217.00 9 $245,000 N/A
$225,000$225,000$245,000$250,000$250,000
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 8 $40,000 -38.6%
$39,520$39,520$40,000$47,476$47,476
29-1065 8 $205,000 N/A
$150,000$150,000$205,000$205,000$205,000
Physicists 7 $45,240 -72.8%
$43,285$43,285$45,240$51,873$51,873
19-2031.00 7 $61,000 N/A
$52,021$52,021$61,000$67,746$67,746
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $80,000 -4.2%
$78,000$78,000$80,000$81,099$81,099
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $69,000 -12.3%
$65,000$65,000$69,000$69,000$69,000
25-1123.00 7 $73,900 N/A
$73,800$73,800$73,900$74,000$74,000
29-1065.00 7 $242,500 N/A
$225,000$225,000$242,500$250,000$250,000
29-1249.00 6 $350,000 N/A
$320,000$320,000$350,000$650,000$650,000
Operations Research Analysts 6 $60,000 -34.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemical Engineers 6 $55,027 -54.8%
$45,000$45,000$55,027$64,293$64,293
Materials Engineers 6 $61,000 -43.7%
$60,000$60,000$61,000$62,088$62,088

Individual DOL Filings for Chemists at University of Kentucky

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
May 2022 $74,999 $54,600 II Lexington KY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $47,978 $41,184 - Lexington KE N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $47,476 $41,184 - LEXINGTON KY N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $47,476 $41,184 - LEXINGTON KY N/A Withdrawn LCA
Oct 2012 $60,278 $55,328 - LEXINGTON KY N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $60,278 $55,328 - LEXINGTON KY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $44,803 $44,512 - LEXINGTON KY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $45,192 $44,803 - LEXINGTON KY N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $45,192 $44,803 - LEXINGTON KY N/A Denied LCA
Nov 2011 $46,329 $44,803 - LEXINGTON KY 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.