How much does University of Washington pay?

University of Washington has a median filed salary of $70,760 across 2,479 DOL filings, ranging from $54,876 to $101,997.

Does University of Washington pay above market?

University of Washington pays approximately 47.7% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does University of Washington sponsor?

University of Washington files most often for: Biochemists and Biophysicists, 29-1069, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, 19-1042.00.

Where does University of Washington hire?

University of Washington files most DOL cases in: Washington (1,998 filings), Alaska (10 filings), California (3 filings), Texas (2 filings), Virginia (2 filings).

University of Washington Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary - DOL Verified Data

WA Approval Rate 81.7% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$171,666

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 2,025

Unique Job Titles

190

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

81.7%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 84 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$73,332$145,000$171,666$210,000$235,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+279.5%

University of Washington pays 279.5% 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
Biochemists and Biophysicists	279	$47,484	-54.2%	$43,056$43,056$47,484$53,160$53,160
29-1069	252	$59,898	N/A	$54,876$54,876$59,898$70,315$70,315
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	139	$124,668	+18%	$100,008$100,008$124,668$213,024$213,024
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	130	$50,004	-50.3%	$44,340$44,340$50,004$55,260$55,260
19-1042.00	87	$69,828	N/A	$58,008$58,008$69,828$76,500$76,500
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	84	$171,666	+76.5%	$145,000$145,000$171,666$210,000$210,000
25-1071.00	82	$209,004	N/A	$135,000$135,000$209,004$304,008$304,008
19-1021.00	80	$65,394	N/A	$56,808$56,808$65,394$76,814$76,814
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	76	$100,719	+4.2%	$93,456$93,456$100,719$110,160$110,160
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$96,000	-9.5%	$88,002$88,002$96,000$101,997$101,997
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	59	$85,347	+7.6%	$60,003$60,003$85,347$115,002$115,002
29-1061	47	$110,004	N/A	$60,901$60,901$110,004$230,004$230,004
25-1021.00	40	$117,312	N/A	$100,674$100,674$117,312$121,095$121,095
Materials Scientists	38	$47,484	-54.4%	$42,286$42,286$47,484$48,444$48,444
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	34	$120,006	0%	$110,000$110,000$120,006$133,002$133,002
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$72,108	-13.6%	$59,844$59,844$72,108$99,000$99,000
25-1011.00	30	$192,645	N/A	$171,666$171,666$192,645$239,706$239,706
29-1067	28	$101,824	N/A	$55,416$55,416$101,824$180,000$180,000
25-1022.00	27	$110,007	N/A	$73,440$73,440$110,007$118,188$118,188
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$84,915	-16.3%	$76,500$76,500$84,915$94,500$94,500
25-1032.00	24	$115,101	N/A	$102,600$102,600$115,101$124,200$124,200
Physicists	23	$59,262	-64.4%	$51,960$51,960$59,262$66,840$66,840
Chemists	23	$48,432	-42.5%	$40,800$40,800$48,432$54,408$54,408
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	22	$50,004	-53.3%	$45,960$45,960$50,004$56,184$56,184
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	21	$72,000	-26.1%	$68,400$68,400$72,000$73,440$73,440
19-1029.01	21	$75,780	N/A	$65,508$65,508$75,780$92,904$92,904
Microbiologists	20	$48,216	-44.8%	$44,340$44,340$48,216$52,032$52,032
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$70,002	-9.1%	$63,900$63,900$70,002$82,503$82,503
Statisticians	17	$51,912	-49.8%	$50,004$50,004$51,912$70,008$70,008
15-1111	15	$75,000	N/A	$75,000$75,000$75,000$82,500$82,500
19-2012.00	14	$60,000	N/A	$54,540$54,540$60,000$71,883$71,883
25-1042.00	13	$71,000	N/A	$63,912$63,912$71,000$91,764$91,764
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	13	$56,160	-43.4%	$54,000$54,000$56,160$64,800$64,800
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$68,864	-14.1%	$66,000$66,000$68,864$71,001$71,001
29-1224.00	12	$97,176	N/A	$87,960$87,960$97,176$142,272$142,272
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	12	$56,064	-42.5%	$54,163$54,163$56,064$68,640$68,640
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$80,001	+2.2%	$64,008$64,008$80,001$81,600$81,600
29-1249.00	11	$104,646	N/A	$80,892$80,892$104,646$105,252$105,252
Biological Scientists, All Other	11	$66,300	-29%	$64,800$64,800$66,300$68,640$68,640
19-2032.00	11	$68,460	N/A	$65,004$65,004$68,460$83,640$83,640
25-1054.00	10	$80,004	N/A	$73,053$73,053$80,004$94,500$94,500
25-1063.00	10	$117,312	N/A	$117,312$117,312$117,312$132,669$132,669
25-1124.00	10	$58,500	N/A	$56,016$56,016$58,500$84,996$84,996
29-1069.00	10	$74,628	N/A	$64,200$64,200$74,628$79,752$79,752
25-1031.00	9	$90,450	N/A	$76,500$76,500$90,450$101,259$101,259
25-1122.00	9	$78,201	N/A	$70,767$70,767$78,201$105,003$105,003
19-1029.02	9	$60,000	N/A	$58,668$58,668$60,000$67,644$67,644
25-1051.00	8	$90,000	N/A	$87,996$87,996$90,000$114,252$114,252
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$80,402	-6.8%	$47,616$47,616$80,402$85,797$85,797
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$66,508	-17.2%	$65,007$65,007$66,508$75,700$75,700

Individual DOL Filings for Business Teachers, Postsecondary at University of Washington

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
May 2024	$234,000	$59,800	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2024	$144,000	$59,800	-	Tacoma WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Apr 2024	$142,500	$59,800	-	Tacoma WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2022	$90,000	$49,390	-	Bothell WA	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2021	$200,007	$49,390	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2021	$200,007	$49,390	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2021	$171,666	$49,390	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2021	$188,190	$49,390	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2021	$225,000	$49,390	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Apr 2021	$235,000	$49,390	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2021	$85,000	$49,390	-	Bothell WA	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Dec 2020	$180,000	$49,640	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
May 2020	$153,009	$49,640	-	Tacoma WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Oct 2019	$170,000	$49,430	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2019	$85,000	$49,640	-	Bothell WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2019	$235,000	$49,430	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jul 2019	$228,888	$49,640	-	Seattle WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$225,000	$133,780	-	Seattle WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$187,272	$133,780	-	Seattle WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$235,000	$49,430	-	Seattle WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$180,000	$49,430	-	Seattle WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$180,000	$49,430	-	Seattle WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$140,000	$49,430	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$228,888	$49,430	-	Seattle WA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2018	$165,000	$49,430	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2018	$150,003	$44,240	-	TACOMA WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$150,003	$44,240	-	TACOMA WA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2018	$235,000	$49,430	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$180,000	$49,430	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$180,000	$49,430	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$170,000	$49,430	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$192,519	$109,840	-	TACOMA WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$187,308	$65,280	-	TACOMA WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$140,000	$45,950	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$141,000	$45,950	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jan 2018	$171,657	$45,950	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$219,996	$45,060	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jan 2018	$220,000	$43,490	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jul 2017	$73,332	$43,490	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$207,777	$43,490	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2017	$126,531	$43,490	-	BOTHELL WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$207,777	$43,490	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$165,000	$43,490	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$165,000	$43,490	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$207,777	$43,490	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$180,000	$42,770	-	Tacoma WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Dec 2016	$167,688	$43,490	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$220,000	$43,490	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$165,000	$43,330	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2016	$141,000	$43,330	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$141,000	$43,330	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2016	$220,000	$43,330	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$220,000	$43,330	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$171,396	$43,330	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$152,500	$43,330	-	Bothell WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2015	$152,000	$45,230	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Feb 2015	$190,000	$45,230	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Feb 2015	$175,008	$113,080	-	Seattle WA	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jul 2014	$133,191	$42,460	-	TACOMA WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$121,617	$45,230	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$98,001	$45,230	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$210,000	$46,290	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$210,000	$46,290	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$190,000	$46,290	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$130,878	$46,290	-	BOTHELL WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$152,000	$46,290	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$195,558	$46,290	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$150,000	$42,000	-	TACOMA WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$142,500	$46,290	-	BOTHELL WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$145,000	$36,510	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$150,000	$36,190	-	1900 COMMERCE STREET WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$170,001	$36,510	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$117,500	$34,310	-	Bothell WA	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jun 2012	$145,000	$34,310	-	SEATTLE WA	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.

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