DOL Verified Employer

University of Wyoming - Chemists

Government-verified salary data from 464 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$50,000
12 DOL filings
WY Approval Rate 69.8% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$50,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
12
Certified: 324
Unique Job Titles
113
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
69.8%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 12 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$38,771$47,500$50,000$61,608$65,712
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+26.7%

University of Wyoming pays 26.7% 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 32 $84,000 -20.8%
$76,008$76,008$84,000$88,872$88,872
17-2144 25 $50,004 N/A
$40,368$40,368$50,004$57,504$57,504
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 22 $50,500 -49.1%
$48,000$48,000$50,500$64,958$64,958
25-1032.00 21 $85,580 N/A
$80,000$80,000$85,580$89,999$89,999
Soil and Plant Scientists 14 $42,000 -41.2%
$40,000$40,000$42,000$49,241$49,241
17-2041.00 14 $55,500 N/A
$50,000$50,000$55,500$70,000$70,000
Chemists 12 $50,000 -40.6%
$47,500$47,500$50,000$61,608$61,608
Chemical Engineers 11 $47,484 -61%
$47,484$47,484$47,484$50,000$50,000
Microbiologists 10 $42,756 -51%
$40,008$40,008$42,756$48,000$48,000
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 9 $52,068 -46.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $78,000 -9.7%
$78,000$78,000$78,000$84,000$84,000
17-2053 9 $44,544 N/A
$43,500$43,500$44,544$47,484$47,484
19-1013.00 8 $61,999 N/A
$49,240$49,240$61,999$65,000$65,000
25-1022.00 8 $61,950 N/A
$61,950$61,950$61,950$76,000$76,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $63,000 -40.4%
$62,820$62,820$63,000$63,960$63,960
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $49,278 -36%
$40,584$40,584$49,278$58,128$58,128
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $64,500 -10.5%
$64,500$64,500$64,500$68,508$68,508
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $55,896 -26.7%
$52,008$52,008$55,896$59,784$59,784
Petroleum Engineers 6 $55,008 -61.1%
$53,000$53,000$55,008$60,000$60,000
17-2171.00 6 $80,350 N/A
$66,360$66,360$80,350$80,699$80,699
Biochemists and Biophysicists 6 $38,871 -62.5%
$37,740$37,740$38,871$40,002$40,002
Biological Technicians 6 $32,250 -38%
$28,152$28,152$32,250$34,500$34,500
Economists 5 $50,004 -56.7%
$49,920$49,920$50,004$50,004$50,004
19-3011.01 5 $60,300 N/A
$55,000$55,000$60,300$60,600$60,600
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $130,000 +33.7%
$71,232$71,232$130,000$150,000$150,000
25-1011.00 5 $63,000 N/A
$62,270$62,270$63,000$70,000$70,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $99,005 +2.4%
$98,001$98,001$99,005$100,008$100,008
25-1021.00 5 $100,000 N/A
$100,000$100,000$100,000$103,000$103,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $73,008 -8%
$70,000$70,000$73,008$76,008$76,008
25-1031.00 5 $74,999 N/A
$65,050$65,050$74,999$85,000$85,000
25-1042.00 5 $91,250 N/A
$91,000$91,000$91,250$91,499$91,499
25-1052.00 5 $74,999 N/A
$62,820$62,820$74,999$80,000$80,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $155,000 +29.2%
$123,564$123,564$155,000$180,000$180,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $104,000 +29.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-2022.00 5 $45,170 N/A
$40,000$40,000$45,170$45,170$45,170
17-2053.00 5 $50,000 N/A
$44,000$44,000$50,000$53,560$53,560
17-2144.00 5 $55,000 N/A
$53,206$53,206$55,000$70,000$70,000
Physicists 4 $47,255 -71.6%
$46,509$46,509$47,255$48,000$48,000
19-2041.00 4 $65,600 N/A
$65,000$65,000$65,600$66,200$66,200
25-1041.00 4 $83,450 N/A
$44,680$44,680$83,450$85,000$85,000
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $65,490 -24.5%
$65,004$65,004$65,490$65,976$65,976
25-1071.00 4 $93,500 N/A
$92,000$92,000$93,500$94,999$94,999
Mathematicians 4 $264,000 +117%
$48,000$48,000$264,000$480,000$480,000
15-2021.00 4 $78,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$78,000$86,000$86,000
Mechanical Engineers 4 $41,800 -59.2%
$41,600$41,600$41,800$42,000$42,000
19-2012.00 3 $72,050 N/A
$54,101$54,101$72,050$89,999$89,999
19-2042.00 3 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $77,502 -7.1%
$75,000$75,000$77,502$80,004$80,004
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $50,000 -47.2%
$50,000$50,000$50,000$79,620$79,620
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $66,071 -16%
$48,942$48,942$66,071$83,200$83,200

Individual DOL Filings for Chemists at University of Wyoming

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Apr 2019 $65,712 $65,707 - Laramie WY Doctorate Certified PERM
Aug 2018 $47,484 $38,813 - LARAMIE WY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $61,608 $47,382 - LARAMIE WY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $50,004 $40,123 - LARAMIE WY N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $47,508 $40,123 - LARAMIE WY N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2014 $38,771 $38,771 - LARAMIE WY N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $65,000 $64,106 - LARAMIE WY N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $47,508 $37,918 - LARAMIE WY N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $47,500 $37,918 - LARAMIE WY N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $50,000 $35,922 - LARAMIE WY N/A Certified LCA

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Hiring Locations

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Education Requirements

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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.