How much does UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) pay?

UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) has a median filed salary of $92,646 across 1,910 DOL filings, ranging from $72,924 to $114,396.

Does UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) pay above market?

UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) pays approximately 46.6% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) sponsor?

UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) files most often for: Materials Scientists, 19-2032.00, 15-1111, Physicists, 19-2012.00.

Where does UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) hire?

UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) files most DOL cases in: Tennessee (1,366 filings), TE (147 filings), California (7 filings), Virginia (1 filings), Georgia (1 filings).

UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) Physicists Salary - DOL Verified Data

TN Approval Rate 79.8% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$87,000

Certified filings

DOL Filings

135

Certified: 1,525

Unique Job Titles

115

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

79.8%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 135 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$55,095$68,004$87,000$100,209$172,533

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+63.3%

UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) pays 63.3% 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
Materials Scientists	322	$70,008	-32.8%	$67,020$67,020$70,008$72,216$72,216
19-2032.00	157	$82,140	N/A	$74,250$74,250$82,140$116,106$116,106
15-1111	143	$101,478	N/A	$84,000$84,000$101,478$110,004$110,004
Physicists	135	$87,000	-47.7%	$68,004$68,004$87,000$100,209$100,209
19-2012.00	107	$114,000	N/A	$87,951$87,951$114,000$135,216$135,216
15-1111.00	59	$114,000	N/A	$108,000$108,000$114,000$124,008$124,008
Nuclear Engineers	51	$98,508	-22.8%	$87,558$87,558$98,508$106,476$106,476
15-1221.00	51	$126,000	N/A	$96,221$96,221$126,000$144,569$144,569
17-2074.00	48	$118,716	N/A	$105,000$105,000$118,716$132,829$132,829
17-2144.00	47	$117,600	N/A	$92,644$92,644$117,600$124,314$124,314
19-2031.00	47	$92,400	N/A	$76,148$76,148$92,400$110,400$110,400
17-2161.00	45	$117,147	N/A	$109,920$109,920$117,147$140,000$140,000
Chemists	32	$62,502	-25.7%	$58,008$58,008$62,502$69,000$69,000
17-2074	31	$95,754	N/A	$77,004$77,004$95,754$104,583$104,583
Engineers, All Other	30	$84,954	-27.9%	$76,008$76,008$84,954$108,000$108,000
Biological Scientists, All Other	29	$77,610	-16.8%	$75,000$75,000$77,610$84,750$84,750
17-2041.00	27	$98,880	N/A	$79,452$79,452$98,880$119,480$119,480
Soil and Plant Scientists	27	$60,000	-16%	$57,360$57,360$60,000$61,740$61,740
17-2141.00	23	$105,000	N/A	$90,000$90,000$105,000$130,008$130,008
Mathematicians	23	$92,004	-24.4%	$75,000$75,000$92,004$110,004$110,004
Biochemists and Biophysicists	20	$69,504	-32.9%	$66,000$66,000$69,504$86,000$86,000
19-1029.00	20	$80,340	N/A	$71,968$71,968$80,340$103,008$103,008
15-1133	18	$99,600	N/A	$85,000$85,000$99,600$111,124$111,124
Chemical Engineers	17	$69,008	-43.4%	$60,348$60,348$69,008$96,000$96,000
Mechanical Engineers	16	$102,576	+0.3%	$84,000$84,000$102,576$108,000$108,000
19-2041.00	16	$92,865	N/A	$81,000$81,000$92,865$111,127$111,127
17-2053.00	15	$115,350	N/A	$89,436$89,436$115,350$117,000$117,000
17-2144	14	$76,008	N/A	$73,440$73,440$76,008$89,448$89,448
19-1021.00	14	$78,330	N/A	$72,432$72,432$78,330$92,400$92,400
19-1013.00	13	$75,990	N/A	$72,300$72,300$75,990$94,200$94,200
Natural Sciences Managers	13	$170,004	+5.5%	$149,255$149,255$170,004$221,492$221,492
19-1022.00	12	$67,015	N/A	$64,990$64,990$67,015$96,000$96,000
15-1199	12	$107,070	N/A	$81,457$81,457$107,070$109,140$109,140
15-2021.00	11	$120,818	N/A	$110,000$110,000$120,818$147,900$147,900
Electrical Engineers	11	$99,844	-10.8%	$87,000$87,000$99,844$110,292$110,292
19-2042.00	11	$98,508	N/A	$88,608$88,608$98,508$108,000$108,000
17-2199.00	10	$100,237	N/A	$77,250$77,250$100,237$117,037$117,037
Microbiologists	10	$60,000	-31.3%	$55,008$55,008$60,000$60,000$60,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	9	$86,004	+7.4%	$84,304$84,304$86,004$90,000$90,000
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	9	$73,688	-25.8%	$60,505$60,505$73,688$79,500$79,500
17-2071.00	8	$109,865	N/A	$105,000$105,000$109,865$115,000$115,000
15-1035	8	$91,752	N/A	$86,004$86,004$91,752$93,504$93,504
17-2051.00	7	$120,300	N/A	$108,000$108,000$120,300$139,494$139,494
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	7	$79,200	-37.9%	$78,000$78,000$79,200$81,000$81,000
Hydrologists	7	$91,326	-0.8%	$85,008$85,008$91,326$114,000$114,000
17-2081.00	6	$102,552	N/A	$81,180$81,180$102,552$110,494$110,494
Materials Engineers	6	$75,870	-30%	$67,853$67,853$75,870$95,004$95,004
19-1029.01	6	$102,724	N/A	$71,580$71,580$102,724$114,000$114,000
17-2053	5	$85,480	N/A	$64,638$64,638$85,480$85,952$85,952
17-2072.00	5	$132,600	N/A	$120,510$120,510$132,600$141,525$141,525

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Sep 2019	$71,004	$51,584	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2019	$71,004	$51,584	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2019	$113,004	$106,995	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2019	$113,004	$106,995	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2019	$111,000	$106,995	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$72,000	$51,584	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$115,008	$106,995	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$102,036	$84,864	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$108,000	$84,864	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$108,000	$84,864	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
May 2019	$90,276	$84,864	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$75,000	$62,837	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2019	$70,180	$46,800	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$70,008	$46,800	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$102,000	$62,837	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$150,000	$147,181	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$70,743	$46,800	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$126,862	$126,402	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$85,008	$84,864	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$109,200	$105,643	-	OAK RIDGE TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$160,008	$94,931	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$105,000	$62,837	-	Oak Ridge TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2018	$128,277	$78,894	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Oct 2018	$68,549	$46,800	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$69,432	$62,837	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$103,689	$73,549	-	SAN DIEGO CA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2018	$77,475	$63,121	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2018	$105,264	$80,205	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2018	$105,264	$80,205	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$108,462	$80,205	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$69,432	$46,072	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$105,085	$46,072	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$67,500	$63,128	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$67,500	$63,128	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2017	$99,000	$80,205	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$121,355	$80,205	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$121,355	$80,205	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$97,008	$54,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$69,877	$41,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$69,500	$54,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$66,852	$48,006	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$71,182	$48,006	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$68,004	$48,006	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2017	$68,004	$48,006	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$68,004	$41,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$59,565	$38,646	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$101,104	$54,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$68,004	$41,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2017	$68,004	$48,006	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$66,996	$48,006	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$100,209	$61,006	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$90,000	$41,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$90,000	$41,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2016	$58,070	$48,006	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$67,008	$41,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2016	$68,544	$54,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$67,020	$41,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$92,970	$41,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$71,496	$66,789	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$67,008	$54,954	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2016	$67,020	$40,352	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2016	$68,040	$48,006	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2016	$67,020	$40,352	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2016	$67,008	$41,496	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$68,004	$40,352	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$113,919	$59,717	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$67,020	$59,717	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$72,000	$53,269	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$99,549	$53,269	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$116,170	$59,717	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2016	$114,298	$53,269	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$95,304	$46,800	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$72,217	$46,800	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2016	$55,095	$46,800	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$66,740	$46,800	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$67,700	$46,800	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$92,000	$53,269	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$75,000	$46,800	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$67,500	$66,789	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$67,200	$39,603	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$96,146	$82,389	-	SAN DIEGO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$67,080	$39,603	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$89,508	$47,008	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$105,000	$67,829	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$95,181	$88,629	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$105,000	$67,829	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2014	$65,040	$47,008	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$66,000	$46,509	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$97,008	$87,090	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2014	$70,080	$67,829	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2014	$57,486	$46,509	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2014	$68,004	$66,789	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2013	$87,000	$47,008	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$68,004	$66,789	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$66,000	$46,509	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$67,008	$46,509	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$84,900	$67,475	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2013	$90,000	$47,008	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$88,500	$47,008	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$62,400	$46,509	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$86,868	$66,789	-	OAKR RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2013	$88,899	$66,789	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$93,504	$46,301	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$172,533	$109,845	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$95,481	$88,670	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$108,000	$67,475	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2013	$84,900	$67,475	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2013	$84,900	$67,475	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Denied	LCA
Jan 2013	$91,876	$88,670	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$84,900	$67,475	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$91,066	$88,670	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$116,736	$88,670	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$85,764	$66,789	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2012	$91,112	$67,475	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$90,000	$67,475	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$90,000	$67,475	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$91,308	$67,475	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$85,764	$66,789	-	OAK RIDGE TN	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	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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UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) - Physicists