DOL Verified Employer

Utah State University - Biological Scientists, All Other

Government-verified salary data from 481 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$45,500
21 DOL filings
UT Approval Rate 83.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$45,500
Certified filings
DOL Filings
21
Certified: 402
Unique Job Titles
122
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
83.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 21 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$38,000$42,660$45,500$47,476$52,800
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+8.5%

Utah State University pays close to 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 35 $86,000 -19%
$83,500$83,500$86,000$89,000$89,000
25-1032.00 24 $91,000 N/A
$89,000$89,000$91,000$92,000$92,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 21 $45,500 -51.3%
$42,660$42,660$45,500$47,476$47,476
Biochemists and Biophysicists 18 $42,000 -59.5%
$38,000$38,000$42,000$45,000$45,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $120,000 0%
$110,000$110,000$120,000$135,000$135,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $120,016 +23.4%
$120,000$120,000$120,016$130,000$130,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $52,900 -31.3%
$51,000$51,000$52,900$60,000$60,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $46,500 -40.2%
$44,400$44,400$46,500$49,509$49,509
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $81,000 -16.2%
$80,000$80,000$81,000$93,000$93,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $75,000 -5.5%
$70,000$70,000$75,000$78,000$78,000
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $58,500 -29.1%
$41,550$41,550$58,500$68,500$68,500
25-1081.00 9 $70,243 N/A
$67,000$67,000$70,243$76,000$76,000
25-1021.00 8 $94,000 N/A
$91,000$91,000$94,000$100,000$100,000
25-1041.00 8 $62,664 N/A
$56,000$56,000$62,664$81,000$81,000
Management Analysts 8 $65,000 -35.8%
$54,080$54,080$65,000$72,100$72,100
25-1022.00 7 $75,000 N/A
$73,000$73,000$75,000$79,000$79,000
25-1051.00 7 $80,500 N/A
$70,000$70,000$80,500$91,845$91,845
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $66,000 -24.8%
$63,342$63,342$66,000$66,667$66,667
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $64,000 -15.7%
$60,000$60,000$64,000$65,000$65,000
25-1042.00 6 $74,500 N/A
$73,507$73,507$74,500$95,000$95,000
25-1071.00 6 $73,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$73,000$80,080$80,080
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 6 $30,676 -52.2%
$30,000$30,000$30,676$31,351$31,351
21-1012.00 5 $49,149 N/A
$49,149$49,149$49,149$50,000$50,000
25-1011.00 5 $164,425 N/A
$133,000$133,000$164,425$180,550$180,550
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $73,000 -12.5%
$62,000$62,000$73,000$75,000$75,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $65,000 -31.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1069.00 5 $44,050 N/A
$44,050$44,050$44,050$69,000$69,000
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $42,500 -45.7%
$35,000$35,000$42,500$50,000$50,000
25-1124.00 5 $64,000 N/A
$52,500$52,500$64,000$64,000$64,000
25-1192.00 5 $80,000 N/A
$66,542$66,542$80,000$83,000$83,000
Agricultural Engineers 5 $58,578 -30.8%
$55,000$55,000$58,578$58,578$58,578
Chemists 5 $37,918 -54.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4061.00 4 $56,700 N/A
$51,500$51,500$56,700$60,000$60,000
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 4 $46,900 -28%
$34,120$34,120$46,900$47,825$47,825
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $66,500 -22.9%
$65,000$65,000$66,500$68,000$68,000
25-1052.00 4 $77,250 N/A
$57,000$57,000$77,250$81,853$81,853
25-1065.00 4 $66,500 N/A
$55,000$55,000$66,500$68,000$68,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $71,000 -11.6%
$70,000$70,000$71,000$72,000$72,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $70,840 -32.9%
$70,000$70,000$70,840$71,680$71,680
25-1122.00 4 $57,113 N/A
$50,000$50,000$57,113$63,000$63,000
Special Education Teachers, All Other 4 $37,869 -43.8%
$37,000$37,000$37,869$38,737$38,737
Engineers, All Other 4 $61,165 -48.1%
$55,000$55,000$61,165$67,330$67,330
Food Scientists and Technologists 4 $76,000 -10.9%
$49,000$49,000$76,000$80,000$80,000
19-1029.00 4 $53,000 N/A
$45,290$45,290$53,000$56,000$56,000
Biological Technicians 3 $42,682 -17.9%
$36,067$36,067$42,682$45,000$45,000
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $62,500 -38.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $65,000 -33.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $54,000 -32.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1193.00 3 $67,251 N/A
$67,251$67,251$67,251$73,781$73,781
25-9031.00 3 $69,204 N/A
$68,408$68,408$69,204$70,000$70,000

Individual DOL Filings for Biological Scientists, All Other at Utah State University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Apr 2019 $51,000 $42,120 - Logan UT N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $49,093 $42,120 - Logan UT N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $46,000 $42,016 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $45,000 $42,016 - LOGAN UT N/A Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2018 $45,000 $42,016 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $46,000 $42,016 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $52,800 $50,419 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2017 $47,476 $47,278 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2017 $43,122 $41,829 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
May 2016 $42,682 $42,682 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
May 2016 $42,682 $42,682 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
May 2016 $42,682 $42,682 - LOGAN UT N/A Withdrawn LCA
Jan 2016 $46,000 $42,682 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $42,660 $40,706 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $38,500 $38,147 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $39,500 $38,147 - LOGAN UT N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2012 $38,000 $37,336 - LOGAN UT 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.