DOL Verified Employer

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Physical Scientists, All Other

Government-verified salary data from 733 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$40,000
1 DOL filings
MA Approval Rate 79.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$40,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
1
Certified: 579
Unique Job Titles
143
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
79.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 1 certified filings
Insufficient data for salary range.
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
0.0%

University of Massachusetts Amherst 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
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $157,500 +61.9%
$141,000$141,000$157,500$176,493$176,493
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $110,193 -8.2%
$98,930$98,930$110,193$120,000$120,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $95,000 -10.5%
$86,700$86,700$95,000$97,000$97,000
25-1021.00 26 $118,000 N/A
$113,771$113,771$118,000$128,000$128,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $57,075 -28.1%
$53,408$53,408$57,075$83,000$83,000
Materials Scientists 25 $45,250 -56.6%
$43,500$43,500$45,250$49,394$49,394
25-1011.00 24 $174,900 N/A
$126,318$126,318$174,900$198,000$198,000
25-1032.00 24 $101,500 N/A
$84,999$84,999$101,500$105,000$105,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 23 $49,394 -52.4%
$45,250$45,250$49,394$51,000$51,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $57,722 -25.1%
$54,211$54,211$57,722$61,470$61,470
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $100,000 +3.4%
$97,000$97,000$100,000$109,000$109,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $81,000 -16.8%
$78,000$78,000$81,000$85,159$85,159
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $75,386 -28.6%
$70,000$70,000$75,386$83,000$83,000
25-1022.00 16 $93,250 N/A
$58,211$58,211$93,250$97,000$97,000
25-1063.00 15 $120,000 N/A
$120,000$120,000$120,000$145,000$145,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $79,000 +1.5%
$77,500$77,500$79,000$82,000$82,000
25-1124.00 13 $73,000 N/A
$71,738$71,738$73,000$76,000$76,000
Physicists 11 $50,382 -69.7%
$50,000$50,000$50,382$54,000$54,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $77,000 -7.7%
$70,000$70,000$77,000$80,000$80,000
25-1071.00 9 $93,000 N/A
$88,000$88,000$93,000$104,509$104,509
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 8 $82,500 -20.6%
$74,000$74,000$82,500$192,000$192,000
Microbiologists 8 $47,476 -45.6%
$40,644$40,644$47,476$49,156$49,156
Chemists 8 $51,500 -38.8%
$51,444$51,444$51,500$70,782$70,782
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $75,000 -4.2%
$71,704$71,704$75,000$75,000$75,000
Food Scientists and Technologists 7 $47,882 -43.9%
$44,155$44,155$47,882$86,000$86,000
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 7 $42,840 -41.2%
$42,840$42,840$42,840$50,000$50,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $67,929 -21.2%
$50,000$50,000$67,929$82,000$82,000
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $70,000 -20.2%
$69,000$69,000$70,000$70,000$70,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $75,000 -6.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Environmental Engineers 6 $60,823 -41.6%
$40,000$40,000$60,823$66,646$66,646
19-2011.00 6 $58,302 N/A
$55,566$55,566$58,302$59,678$59,678
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $76,000 -9.8%
$74,000$74,000$76,000$76,000$76,000
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $74,000 +2.7%
$63,000$63,000$74,000$90,302$90,302
25-1122.00 6 $90,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9033.00 5 $67,995 N/A
$61,000$61,000$67,995$69,500$69,500
17-2031.00 5 $64,678 N/A
$61,901$61,901$64,678$65,000$65,000
19-1012.00 5 $53,954 N/A
$53,954$53,954$53,954$86,000$86,000
19-1021.00 5 $56,520 N/A
$51,004$51,004$56,520$65,000$65,000
25-1041.00 5 $80,937 N/A
$76,500$76,500$80,937$90,000$90,000
25-1072.00 5 $82,000 N/A
$78,000$78,000$82,000$82,000$82,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $60,500 -24.6%
$52,000$52,000$60,500$69,000$69,000
17-2141.00 4 $75,000 N/A
$64,356$64,356$75,000$78,971$78,971
Biological Scientists, All Other 4 $58,226 -37.6%
$45,000$45,000$58,226$68,000$68,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4 $49,675 -50.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3099.01 4 $61,834 N/A
$60,000$60,000$61,834$63,669$63,669
25-1052.00 4 $75,000 N/A
$66,415$66,415$75,000$83,000$83,000
25-1054.00 4 $87,022 N/A
$82,619$82,619$87,022$93,095$93,095
25-1062.00 4 $75,479 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $62,063 -34.5%
$51,626$51,626$62,063$72,500$72,500
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $168,373 +104%
$150,086$150,086$168,373$186,659$186,659

Individual DOL Filings for Physical Scientists, All Other at University of Massachusetts Amherst

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Jun 2016 $40,000 $40,000 - AMHERST MA 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.