How much does University of Nevada Reno pay?

University of Nevada Reno has a median filed salary of $72,000 across 587 DOL filings, ranging from $55,827 to $85,251.

Does University of Nevada Reno pay above market?

University of Nevada Reno pays approximately 45% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does University of Nevada Reno sponsor?

University of Nevada Reno files most often for: Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other.

Where does University of Nevada Reno hire?

University of Nevada Reno files most DOL cases in: Nevada (446 filings), Nebraska (68 filings), California (2 filings), Utah (1 filings).

University of Nevada Reno Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary - DOL Verified Data

NV Approval Rate 88.1% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$85,000

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 517

Unique Job Titles

136

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

88.1%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 57 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$53,817$81,400$85,000$89,000$102,987

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+40.3%

University of Nevada Reno pays 40.3% 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
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.

Individual DOL Filings for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at University of Nevada Reno

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Aug 2023	$90,670	$90,670	I	Reno NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2022	$93,490	$93,490	I	Reno NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2020	$90,000	$60,600	-	Reno NE	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
May 2020	$92,700	$60,600	-	Reno NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2020	$84,500	$60,600	-	Reno NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Aug 2019	$62,400	$60,008	-	Reno NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$89,000	$60,600	-	Reno NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$75,500	$75,300	-	RENO NE	Master's	Denied	PERM
Jul 2019	$102,987	$60,600	-	Reno NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$92,298	$75,300	-	Reno NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$82,000	$75,300	-	Reno NE	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2019	$84,500	$75,300	-	Reno NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$90,000	$75,300	-	Reno NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$53,817	$41,590	-	RENO NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$85,000	$75,300	-	Reno NE	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2018	$82,000	$75,300	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$87,000	$75,300	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$90,898	$75,300	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$87,000	$75,300	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$88,285	$41,590	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$89,610	$67,137	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$90,000	$41,590	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$89,610	$67,137	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$85,000	$41,590	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$88,323	$41,590	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$86,149	$67,137	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$86,149	$67,137	-	RENO NV	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2017	$81,000	$54,700	-	Reno NV	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Mar 2017	$85,745	$79,463	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$81,000	$54,700	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$84,000	$54,700	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$84,000	$54,700	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$81,000	$54,700	-	RENO NV	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2016	$81,000	$54,700	-	Reno NV	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Apr 2016	$85,000	$55,760	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$82,910	$78,903	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$87,000	$55,760	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$87,000	$55,760	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$87,000	$55,760	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$59,000	$55,680	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2015	$84,033	$78,903	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$82,000	$58,230	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$81,400	$78,830	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$84,000	$78,830	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$81,400	$78,830	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$81,400	$78,830	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$81,400	$75,603	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$81,000	$75,603	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$70,000	$53,360	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$97,000	$96,610	-	RENO NV	N/A	Certified	LCA

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Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?

University of Nevada Reno 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.

Hiring Activity

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Hiring Locations

NV 446 NE 68 CA 2 UT 1

Education Requirements

From PERM filings

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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.

University of Nevada Reno - Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary