DOL Verified Employer

University of Michigan - 17-2074

Government-verified salary data from 6,130 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$69,992
36 DOL filings
MI Approval Rate 80.4% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$69,992
Certified filings
DOL Filings
36
Certified: 4,931
Unique Job Titles
397
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
80.4%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 36 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$47,278$55,000$69,992$90,000$111,405
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+48.0%

University of Michigan pays 48.0% 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

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 603 $52,000 -48.3%
$47,484$47,484$52,000$59,592$59,592
Biochemists and Biophysicists 440 $50,004 -51.8%
$46,588$46,588$50,004$55,641$55,641
19-1029.02 306 $52,800 N/A
$44,556$44,556$52,800$59,580$59,580
19-1042.00 271 $53,000 N/A
$44,340$44,340$53,000$61,008$61,008
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 262 $165,000 +56.2%
$105,000$105,000$165,000$192,933$192,933
Biological Scientists, All Other 154 $50,004 -46.4%
$48,216$48,216$50,004$56,846$56,846
19-1021.00 153 $43,476 N/A
$39,264$39,264$43,476$52,704$52,704
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 142 $98,000 -7.7%
$93,500$93,500$98,000$105,000$105,000
19-1029.01 127 $61,884 N/A
$52,704$52,704$61,884$78,000$78,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 122 $53,952 -49.6%
$48,006$48,006$53,952$61,884$61,884
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 117 $67,477 -15%
$60,716$60,716$67,477$110,000$110,000
Biological Technicians 110 $40,000 -23.1%
$35,451$35,451$40,000$45,000$45,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 106 $147,128 +51.3%
$117,578$117,578$147,128$211,700$211,700
Statisticians 99 $65,190 -36.9%
$58,000$58,000$65,190$78,000$78,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 93 $53,000 -31.2%
$48,000$48,000$53,000$58,538$58,538
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 87 $105,000 +8.6%
$94,500$94,500$105,000$120,000$120,000
25-1071.00 82 $167,400 N/A
$104,000$104,000$167,400$167,400$167,400
15-1034 80 $75,257 N/A
$67,419$67,419$75,257$90,000$90,000
Physicists 65 $55,000 -66.9%
$51,500$51,500$55,000$70,000$70,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 60 $135,000 +12.5%
$96,000$96,000$135,000$140,300$140,300
17-2144 59 $53,040 N/A
$45,000$45,000$53,040$73,544$73,544
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $98,000 +17.4%
$82,500$82,500$98,000$123,777$123,777
19-4021.00 51 $38,495 N/A
$34,000$34,000$38,495$45,000$45,000
15-2041.01 51 $67,600 N/A
$61,000$61,000$67,600$78,915$78,915
Microbiologists 50 $49,502 -43.3%
$47,484$47,484$49,502$54,835$54,835
Materials Scientists 48 $60,116 -42.3%
$53,000$53,000$60,116$82,867$82,867
25-1032.00 45 $90,000 N/A
$83,000$83,000$90,000$98,955$98,955
Chemists 45 $55,000 -34.6%
$47,476$47,476$55,000$68,000$68,000
11-9121.01 40 $64,942 N/A
$53,018$53,018$64,942$73,146$73,146
15-1111 39 $62,252 N/A
$58,800$58,800$62,252$75,000$75,000
15-2041.00 39 $64,181 N/A
$56,840$56,840$64,181$70,166$70,166
25-1022.00 37 $66,390 N/A
$59,000$59,000$66,390$102,177$102,177
Social Science Research Assistants 36 $50,985 -12.2%
$43,000$43,000$50,985$60,000$60,000
17-2074 36 $69,992 N/A
$55,000$55,000$69,992$90,000$90,000
17-2031.00 34 $56,484 N/A
$51,250$51,250$56,484$62,232$62,232
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $75,557 -5.8%
$70,000$70,000$75,557$85,000$85,000
Instructional Coordinators 32 $68,586 -8.2%
$60,000$60,000$68,586$83,152$83,152
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $72,500 -14%
$57,304$57,304$72,500$78,000$78,000
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $70,994 -30%
$47,986$47,986$70,994$89,062$89,062
19-2032.00 30 $58,000 N/A
$50,000$50,000$58,000$65,156$65,156
25-1124.00 29 $42,794 N/A
$36,564$36,564$42,794$51,000$51,000
Sociologists 28 $60,000 -41%
$50,000$50,000$60,000$68,640$68,640
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 26 $60,000 -40.2%
$48,432$48,432$60,000$65,000$65,000
25-1021.00 26 $116,500 N/A
$96,000$96,000$116,500$132,000$132,000
Natural Sciences Managers 25 $53,000 -67.1%
$50,000$50,000$53,000$64,438$64,438
15-1295 25 $98,213 N/A
$77,667$77,667$98,213$103,884$103,884
19-1029.03 25 $54,840 N/A
$52,000$52,000$54,840$61,884$61,884
19-2012.00 22 $54,840 N/A
$54,000$54,000$54,840$63,000$63,000
25-1011.00 21 $190,000 N/A
$124,500$124,500$190,000$200,000$200,000
15-1034.00 21 $76,814 N/A
$69,151$69,151$76,814$94,328$94,328

Individual DOL Filings for 17-2074 at University of Michigan

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2025 $63,000 $58,594 I Ann Arbor MI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2025 $111,405 $76,170 IV Ann Arbor MI N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2024 $96,500 $79,622 - Ann Arbor MI Master's Certified PERM
Jun 2024 $103,868 $72,675 III San Tan Valley AZ N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2023 $96,500 $79,622 - Ann Arbor MI Master's Withdrawn PERM
Sep 2022 $63,000 $49,525 I Ann Arbor MI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2022 $100,000 $91,666 IV Ann Arbor MI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2021 $69,966 $49,525 I Ann Arbor MI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2021 $67,275 $49,525 I Ann Arbor MI N/A Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2019 $55,000 $42,744 - Ann Arbor MI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $90,002 $66,040 - Ann Arbor MI N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $90,000 $77,688 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $65,000 $42,744 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $51,000 $42,786 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $89,149 $71,885 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $52,000 $42,786 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
May 2018 $56,000 $42,786 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $55,000 $42,786 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2017 $69,992 $42,786 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $60,000 $42,786 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $69,992 $43,410 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2017 $69,992 $43,410 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2016 $81,994 $70,013 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2016 $50,000 $43,410 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2016 $60,000 $43,410 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2016 $52,000 $43,410 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2016 $52,000 $46,966 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $93,000 $70,013 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $82,000 $61,152 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
May 2016 $47,278 $47,278 - DEARBORN MI N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $72,010 $47,278 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $79,620 $69,763 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $72,000 $47,278 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2014 $55,000 $38,730 - ANN ARBOR MI N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $73,485 $61,235 - ANN ARBOR MI 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.