DOL Verified Employer

University of Nevada Reno Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 587 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$72,000
587 DOL filings
NV Approval Rate 88.1% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$72,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
587
Certified: 517
Unique Job Titles
136
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
88.1%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 587 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$36,000$55,827$72,000$85,251$280,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+45.0%

University of Nevada Reno pays 45.0% 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
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 57 $85,000 -19.9%
$81,400$81,400$85,000$89,000$89,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $137,373 +30.1%
$82,000$82,000$137,373$168,000$168,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $71,672 -9.7%
$57,431$57,431$71,672$80,356$80,356
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 25 $51,000 -49.3%
$48,000$48,000$51,000$70,000$70,000
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 24 $52,818 -17.5%
$49,396$49,396$52,818$57,906$57,906
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $94,576 -2.2%
$94,000$94,000$94,576$104,500$104,500
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $79,583 -4.7%
$68,000$68,000$79,583$95,900$95,900
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $130,000 +33.7%
$100,000$100,000$130,000$145,000$145,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 16 $47,476 -49.1%
$45,000$45,000$47,476$51,000$51,000
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $83,345 -17.8%
$77,000$77,000$83,345$86,700$86,700
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $71,057 -17.6%
$64,299$64,299$71,057$80,000$80,000
19-1029.00 9 $57,866 N/A
$48,900$48,900$57,866$60,100$60,100
Hydrologists 9 $57,616 -37.4%
$57,000$57,000$57,616$82,000$82,000
25-1022.00 9 $82,758 N/A
$71,500$71,500$82,758$96,587$96,587
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $75,000 -13.1%
$75,000$75,000$75,000$77,000$77,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $45,500 -40.9%
$38,750$38,750$45,500$60,100$60,100
Microbiologists 8 $47,466 -45.7%
$41,600$41,600$47,466$47,476$47,476
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $90,000 -25%
$83,000$83,000$90,000$90,000$90,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $68,000 -12.6%
$65,000$65,000$68,000$85,000$85,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $80,000 -17.8%
$70,000$70,000$80,000$80,896$80,896
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $72,000 -12.8%
$70,019$70,019$72,000$84,500$84,500
29-9799 7 $46,032 N/A
$43,840$43,840$46,032$46,032$46,032
15-1034 6 $67,049 N/A
$66,498$66,498$67,049$99,910$99,910
Physicists 6 $46,301 -72.2%
$46,301$46,301$46,301$47,008$47,008
25-1032.00 6 $95,206 N/A
$89,000$89,000$95,206$99,742$99,742
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $73,000 -9.1%
$68,266$68,266$73,000$76,000$76,000
29-1069 6 $250,000 N/A
$164,000$164,000$250,000$250,000$250,000
Social and Community Service Managers 5 $58,053 -25.8%
$41,226$41,226$58,053$74,880$74,880
Biochemists and Biophysicists 5 $42,179 -59.3%
$36,100$36,100$42,179$42,994$42,994
19-1042.00 5 $53,460 N/A
$49,849$49,849$53,460$60,928$60,928
Chemists 5 $47,476 -43.6%
$40,800$40,800$47,476$48,155$48,155
Instructional Coordinators 5 $70,000 -6.3%
$68,729$68,729$70,000$70,791$70,791
15-1142 4 $81,507 N/A
$80,000$80,000$81,507$83,013$83,013
15-1199 4 $81,947 N/A
$81,947$81,947$81,947$97,370$97,370
17-2053 4 $61,000 N/A
$54,000$54,000$61,000$61,000$61,000
17-2074 4 $69,625 N/A
$64,707$64,707$69,625$71,677$71,677
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 4 $52,500 -47.1%
$50,000$50,000$52,500$55,000$55,000
Psychologists, All Other 4 $72,351 -38.5%
$70,500$70,500$72,351$74,201$74,201
25-1042.00 4 $87,700 N/A
$78,500$78,500$87,700$92,400$92,400
25-1071.00 4 $127,436 N/A
$80,855$80,855$127,436$170,000$170,000
25-9031.00 4 $55,919 N/A
$49,338$49,338$55,919$62,500$62,500
Designers, All Other 4 $63,000 -4.9%
$52,000$52,000$63,000$64,000$64,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 3 $91,250 -12.2%
$90,000$90,000$91,250$92,500$92,500
17-2031.00 3 $72,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Engineers, All Other 3 $57,243 -51.4%
$45,847$45,847$57,243$68,640$68,640
19-1029.02 3 $54,969 N/A
$51,281$51,281$54,969$58,656$58,656
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $64,500 -31.9%
$61,000$61,000$64,500$68,000$68,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $54,000 -32.7%
$50,000$50,000$54,000$69,120$69,120
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $60,450 -22.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-4021 3 $81,600 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

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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.