DOL Verified Employer

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 1,247 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$60,000
46 DOL filings
WI Approval Rate 79.6% · most recent FY 2019
Median Salary
$60,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
46
Certified: 993
Unique Job Titles
119
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
79.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 46 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$48,942$55,000$60,000$65,000$86,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+20.3%

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON pays 20.3% 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 - FY2019

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 152 $50,628 -49.7%
$47,476$47,476$50,628$57,300$57,300
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 136 $81,609 -22.7%
$66,543$66,543$81,609$100,000$100,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 107 $46,092 -55.5%
$42,000$42,000$46,092$50,731$50,731
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 66 $97,000 -8.6%
$94,000$94,000$97,000$100,000$100,000
Physicists 46 $60,000 -63.9%
$55,000$55,000$60,000$65,000$65,000
Biological Technicians 44 $35,884 -31%
$32,323$32,323$35,884$39,237$39,237
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $55,708 -27.7%
$46,364$46,364$55,708$66,976$66,976
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $95,500 +20.4%
$90,000$90,000$95,500$105,000$105,000
Veterinarians 39 $30,000 -76.1%
$29,295$29,295$30,000$31,689$31,689
Microbiologists 29 $48,383 -44.6%
$44,556$44,556$48,383$51,005$51,005
Soil and Plant Scientists 27 $39,999 -44%
$35,735$35,735$39,999$45,000$45,000
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 23 $67,764 -30.5%
$65,650$65,650$67,764$71,500$71,500
Statisticians 22 $65,926 -36.2%
$55,000$55,000$65,926$76,000$76,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $122,500 +2.1%
$117,500$117,500$122,500$145,000$145,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 21 $54,518 -41.6%
$48,000$48,000$54,518$60,000$60,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $165,000 +69.6%
$160,000$160,000$165,000$205,000$205,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $115,000 +18.9%
$104,000$104,000$115,000$115,000$115,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $88,682 +6.3%
$85,000$85,000$88,682$110,000$110,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 15 $56,763 -29.1%
$53,747$53,747$56,763$64,285$64,285
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $86,500 +0.2%
$78,191$78,191$86,500$88,000$88,000
15-1111 13 $68,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$68,000$80,000$80,000
Materials Scientists 12 $47,250 -54.6%
$45,000$45,000$47,250$47,500$47,500
Instructional Coordinators 12 $61,194 -18.1%
$59,987$59,987$61,194$67,237$67,237
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 11 $54,184 -49.3%
$47,820$47,820$54,184$66,269$66,269
Chemical Engineers 11 $47,500 -61%
$42,723$42,723$47,500$47,500$47,500
Chemists 10 $40,207 -52.2%
$38,771$38,771$40,207$41,000$41,000
15-1023 9 $55,000 N/A
$53,000$53,000$55,000$75,000$75,000
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 9 $55,270 -44.3%
$48,000$48,000$55,270$58,406$58,406
15-1053 8 $70,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$70,000$75,000$75,000
17-2074 8 $71,390 N/A
$38,730$38,730$71,390$81,725$81,725
Food Scientists and Technologists 8 $48,006 -43.7%
$41,602$41,602$48,006$48,027$48,027
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 8 $44,000 -39.6%
$32,032$32,032$44,000$47,362$47,362
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $80,000 -7.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
History Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $74,343 -8.8%
$70,000$70,000$74,343$76,685$76,685
29-1069 8 $138,764 N/A
$64,528$64,528$138,764$213,000$213,000
17-2053 7 $52,000 N/A
$40,000$40,000$52,000$52,520$52,520
Materials Engineers 7 $47,500 -56.1%
$44,694$44,694$47,500$68,640$68,640
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $75,375 -13.1%
$74,235$74,235$75,375$75,750$75,750
17-2144 6 $40,400 N/A
$39,998$39,998$40,400$69,200$69,200
Economists 6 $90,377 -21.7%
$75,000$75,000$90,377$105,000$105,000
15-1037 5 $70,000 N/A
$63,000$63,000$70,000$71,407$71,407
15-1142 5 $87,915 N/A
$78,982$78,982$87,915$115,000$115,000
Nuclear Engineers 5 $82,477 -35.3%
$72,322$72,322$82,477$83,346$83,346
Social Science Research Assistants 5 $50,658 -12.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $85,000 +5.8%
$72,500$72,500$85,000$85,850$85,850
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $72,000 -0.1%
$68,000$68,000$72,000$76,000$76,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $70,000 -12.7%
$55,000$55,000$70,000$80,745$80,745
Industrial Engineers 4 $55,286 -45.3%
$53,872$53,872$55,286$55,286$55,286
21-1014 4 $57,699 N/A
$56,700$56,700$57,699$58,698$58,698
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $71,000 -25.9%
$67,000$67,000$71,000$75,000$75,000

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Oct 2018 $72,000 $46,800 - MADISON WI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Oct 2018 $76,964 $46,800 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $60,000 $46,800 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $57,300 $46,072 - MADISON WI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2017 $60,000 $46,072 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $52,000 $46,072 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $73,700 $44,720 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $61,206 $47,720 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
May 2016 $67,309 $46,259 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $65,000 $46,259 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2015 $101,000 $46,259 - MADISON WI N/A Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2014 $53,000 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2014 $55,000 $52,832 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $60,600 $52,832 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $60,600 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2014 $55,550 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $53,000 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2014 $60,000 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2013 $66,664 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2013 $59,000 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $66,664 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2013 $55,000 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $60,000 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $55,000 N/A - MADISON WI N/A Denied LCA
Aug 2013 $49,878 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $57,000 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $50,000 $49,878 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2012 $48,942 $48,942 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2012 $48,942 $48,942 - MADISON WI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2012 $56,000 $48,942 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $86,000 $50,024 - MENLO PARK CA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2012 $52,021 $48,942 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $50,000 $48,942 - MADISON WI N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2012 $62,691 $62,691 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $64,834 $48,942 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $51,500 $48,942 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $57,500 $48,942 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $62,691 $62,691 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $86,000 $79,248 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $65,000 $52,021 - MADISON WI N/A Certified LCA

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Hiring Locations

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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 2019.