DOL Verified Employer

University of New Mexico - 29-1069

Government-verified salary data from 526 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$174,000
16 DOL filings
NM Approval Rate 83.7% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$174,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
16
Certified: 440
Unique Job Titles
127
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
83.7%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 16 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$154,000$174,000$174,000$208,000$250,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+31.3%

University of New Mexico pays 31.3% 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 TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $130,000 +33.7%
$110,000$110,000$130,000$133,770$133,770
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $85,000 -19.9%
$77,080$77,080$85,000$90,000$90,000
25-1071.00 22 $98,373 N/A
$88,000$88,000$98,373$170,000$170,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $183,600 +73.8%
$170,520$170,520$183,600$294,315$294,315
25-1032.00 16 $62,400 N/A
$50,000$50,000$62,400$86,999$86,999
29-1069 16 $174,000 N/A
$174,000$174,000$174,000$208,000$208,000
25-1011.00 14 $112,500 N/A
$67,490$67,490$112,500$157,000$157,000
19-1042.00 13 $56,368 N/A
$51,522$51,522$56,368$60,445$60,445
25-1081.00 13 $50,000 N/A
$47,203$47,203$50,000$70,000$70,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $57,500 -26.1%
$54,000$54,000$57,500$62,000$62,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $51,000 -33.8%
$48,000$48,000$51,000$59,000$59,000
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $63,750 -16%
$63,000$63,000$63,750$64,500$64,500
Biological Scientists, All Other 9 $50,731 -45.6%
$47,476$47,476$50,731$60,000$60,000
25-1042.00 9 $48,796 N/A
$48,120$48,120$48,796$56,230$56,230
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $65,000 -9.8%
$61,000$61,000$65,000$65,000$65,000
15-1199 8 $52,831 N/A
$42,681$42,681$52,831$55,000$55,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $78,999 -18.9%
$78,998$78,998$78,999$79,000$79,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $79,000 -1.7%
$55,515$55,515$79,000$80,000$80,000
25-1121.00 8 $55,000 N/A
$53,297$53,297$55,000$62,400$62,400
Physicists 7 $52,500 -68.4%
$48,000$48,000$52,500$54,000$54,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $76,500 -3.6%
$46,000$46,000$76,500$78,000$78,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $93,465 -22.1%
$90,000$90,000$93,465$93,930$93,930
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 6 $60,546 -39.8%
$45,960$45,960$60,546$75,000$75,000
25-1022.00 6 $65,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$65,000$85,000$85,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $75,000 -20.8%
$72,100$72,100$75,000$75,000$75,000
15-1052 5 $63,654 N/A
$50,000$50,000$63,654$70,725$70,725
15-1053 5 $55,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts 5 $39,998 -56.2%
$39,998$39,998$39,998$52,000$52,000
19-1021.00 5 $48,828 N/A
$40,768$40,768$48,828$50,149$50,149
Microbiologists 5 $48,999 -43.9%
$43,476$43,476$48,999$48,999$48,999
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $75,000 -10.1%
$52,811$52,811$75,000$75,000$75,000
25-1054.00 5 $80,000 N/A
$76,267$76,267$80,000$80,000$80,000
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $62,593 -25.7%
$59,000$59,000$62,593$65,000$65,000
25-1199.00 5 $65,227 N/A
$50,000$50,000$65,227$74,593$74,593
29-1229.00 5 $246,350 N/A
$230,724$230,724$246,350$261,975$261,975
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 4 $103,851 -0.1%
$70,000$70,000$103,851$110,223$110,223
Social Science Research Assistants 4 $35,000 -39.7%
$35,000$35,000$35,000$38,000$38,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $86,000 -11.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $80,000 -21.1%
$70,000$70,000$80,000$80,000$80,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $72,000 -16.5%
$70,000$70,000$72,000$77,000$77,000
25-1052.00 4 $72,195 N/A
$50,000$50,000$72,195$84,800$84,800
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $67,500 -22.2%
$58,040$58,040$67,500$75,000$75,000
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $65,000 -17.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1125.00 4 $45,720 N/A
$44,030$44,030$45,720$55,000$55,000
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 4 $76,500 -2.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-2022.00 4 $37,165 N/A
$35,000$35,000$37,165$38,020$38,020
11-9121.01 3 $44,637 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1217.00 3 $56,846 N/A
$47,112$47,112$56,846$61,641$61,641
Mathematicians 3 $54,994 -54.8%
$50,000$50,000$54,994$59,987$59,987
15-2041.00 3 $73,100 N/A
$51,646$51,646$73,100$94,554$94,554

Individual DOL Filings for 29-1069 at University of New Mexico

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Apr 2020 $218,463 $146,080 - Albuquerque NE Other Certified PERM
Apr 2019 $208,000 $208,000 - Albuquerque NE Other Certified PERM
Dec 2017 $175,740 $146,266 - ALBUQUERQUE NM N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2017 $175,740 $146,266 - ALBUQUERQUE NM N/A Denied LCA
May 2016 $170,000 $138,040 - Albuquerque NM Other Certified PERM
May 2016 $154,000 $138,040 - Albuquerque NM Other Certified PERM
May 2016 $174,000 $138,040 - Albuquerque NM Other Certified PERM
May 2016 $200,000 $138,040 - Albuquerque NM Other Certified PERM
Apr 2016 $250,000 $95,368 - ALBUQUERQUE NM N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2014 $174,000 $132,496 - ALBUQUERQUE NM N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $174,000 $132,496 - ALBUQUERQUE NM N/A Denied LCA
Dec 2013 $174,000 $132,496 - ALBUQUERQUE NM N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2013 $174,000 $174,000 - ALBUQUERQUE NM 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.