How much does University of Michigan pay?

University of Michigan has a median filed salary of $60,000 across 6,130 DOL filings, ranging from $50,000 to $81,994.

Does University of Michigan pay above market?

University of Michigan pays approximately 32.9% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does University of Michigan sponsor?

University of Michigan files most often for: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Biochemists and Biophysicists, 19-1029.02, 19-1042.00, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary.

Where does University of Michigan hire?

University of Michigan files most DOL cases in: Michigan (4,871 filings), Massachusetts (8 filings), California (6 filings), New York (6 filings), Illinois (4 filings).

University of Michigan Biological Scientists, All Other Salary - DOL Verified Data

MI Approval Rate 80.4% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$50,004

Certified filings

DOL Filings

154

Certified: 4,931

Unique Job Titles

397

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

80.4%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 154 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$38,230$48,216$50,004$56,846$90,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+14.0%

University of Michigan pays 14.0% 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 Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary 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 Biological Scientists, All Other at University of Michigan

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Apr 2024	$59,019	$50,066	I	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2024	$60,952	$50,066	I	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2022	$70,850	$46,987	-	Ann Arbor MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jan 2022	$90,000	$48,422	-	Ann Arbor MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jun 2021	$82,000	$48,422	-	Ann Arbor MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
May 2021	$63,000	$59,426	-	Ann Arbor MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2021	$88,476	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2020	$68,713	$57,075	-	Ann Arbor MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Sep 2019	$60,000	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2019	$54,756	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2019	$50,981	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$59,100	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$53,000	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$57,075	$57,075	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$48,500	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$48,506	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2019	$49,271	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$50,004	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$57,500	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$57,500	$47,278	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2019	$65,000	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$53,004	$46,405	-	Ann Arbor MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2019	$57,500	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$52,896	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$52,275	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$50,000	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$53,184	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$60,292	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$55,848	$55,848	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2019	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$64,000	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$65,000	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2019	$61,000	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$51,894	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$60,021	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$55,000	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$55,000	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2019	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$53,000	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$47,370	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$70,000	$55,848	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$50,004	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$48,432	$46,280	-	Ann Arbor MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2018	$48,432	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2018	$53,500	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2018	$48,804	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2018	$53,500	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2018	$48,671	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$48,432	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$85,899	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$50,316	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$48,432	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$48,432	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$60,000	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$48,432	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Denied	LCA
Sep 2018	$50,000	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$48,432	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$50,000	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$48,432	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$50,430	$46,280	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$123,000	$82,826	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2018	$48,432	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$43,846	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$65,000	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$56,846	$56,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$48,909	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$48,432	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$48,434	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$54,228	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$50,000	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$47,484	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$54,228	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2018	$47,484	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$60,639	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2018	$52,140	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$60,000	$56,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$60,639	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$64,771	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$48,216	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$48,216	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$56,160	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$67,700	$56,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$50,000	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2017	$47,484	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$47,476	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$47,484	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$54,290	$46,360	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$58,000	$56,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$58,000	$56,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2017	$47,484	$40,718	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$47,484	$40,718	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$47,484	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$58,000	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$66,119	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2017	$66,119	$56,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$58,000	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$47,484	$39,172	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$47,484	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$59,987	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$47,476	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$49,000	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$47,484	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2017	$47,484	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$49,000	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$47,484	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$48,000	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$55,000	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$47,484	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$90,000	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$47,699	$43,846	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$39,954	$39,954	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$56,400	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$56,226	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$50,000	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$52,000	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$47,500	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$48,216	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$47,484	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$49,500	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$60,000	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$51,125	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$51,000	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$50,450	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$47,484	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$45,000	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$50,450	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2017	$80,000	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$53,000	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$53,000	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$50,450	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2017	$49,273	$46,990	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$50,112	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$49,000	$48,748	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$45,860	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$47,484	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2017	$47,484	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$43,306	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$45,735	$40,123	-	Ann Arbor MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Aug 2016	$47,476	$43,306	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$46,000	$40,123	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$64,717	$43,763	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$40,000	$38,147	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$45,000	$38,147	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$38,230	$38,147	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$37,368	$37,368	-	ANN ARBOR MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA

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University of Michigan files more than half of its positions at the DOL minimum wage level (Level I). This may indicate systematic use of minimum-permitted wages for sponsored workers.

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Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.

University of Michigan - Biological Scientists, All Other