DOL Verified Employer

Vanderbilt University - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 1,350 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$47,000
24 DOL filings
TN Approval Rate 85.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$47,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
24
Certified: 1,160
Unique Job Titles
190
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
85.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 24 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$45,000$46,301$47,000$50,000$73,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+1.8%

Vanderbilt 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
Biochemists and Biophysicists 214 $46,000 -55.6%
$42,000$42,000$46,000$51,067$51,067
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 101 $48,000 -52.3%
$46,344$46,344$48,000$52,118$52,118
29-1069 73 $55,297 N/A
$50,145$50,145$55,297$58,969$58,969
Biological Scientists, All Other 48 $48,642 -47.9%
$45,000$45,000$48,642$53,000$53,000
Biological Technicians 47 $33,925 -34.8%
$30,160$30,160$33,925$39,645$39,645
19-1021.00 46 $66,492 N/A
$61,000$61,000$66,492$71,767$71,767
15-1034 36 $93,050 N/A
$72,109$72,109$93,050$101,000$101,000
19-1029.02 29 $59,580 N/A
$53,460$53,460$59,580$70,000$70,000
Statisticians 26 $57,500 -44.3%
$49,878$49,878$57,500$63,739$63,739
19-1042.00 26 $67,912 N/A
$59,591$59,591$67,912$74,000$74,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $143,738 +36.1%
$125,000$125,000$143,738$165,000$165,000
Physicists 24 $47,000 -71.7%
$46,301$46,301$47,000$50,000$50,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $51,500 -33.1%
$42,804$42,804$51,500$70,000$70,000
15-1199 19 $71,000 N/A
$62,000$62,000$71,000$90,000$90,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 19 $47,000 -56.1%
$45,000$45,000$47,000$55,000$55,000
15-1052 17 $71,050 N/A
$67,465$67,465$71,050$80,000$80,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $119,950 -0%
$115,000$115,000$119,950$120,000$120,000
19-4021.00 13 $52,000 N/A
$41,205$41,205$52,000$56,160$56,160
15-1036 12 $80,243 N/A
$73,000$73,000$80,243$85,000$85,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $80,000 -24.6%
$58,000$58,000$80,000$98,000$98,000
15-1141 11 $98,880 N/A
$88,000$88,000$98,880$105,000$105,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $144,200 +48.3%
$125,000$125,000$144,200$153,903$153,903
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $65,000 -18.1%
$56,000$56,000$65,000$94,350$94,350
25-1124.00 11 $62,950 N/A
$59,900$59,900$62,950$70,000$70,000
15-1221.00 10 $113,208 N/A
$80,000$80,000$113,208$133,000$133,000
25-1011.00 10 $115,770 N/A
$56,540$56,540$115,770$240,000$240,000
25-1021.00 10 $105,000 N/A
$87,000$87,000$105,000$123,000$123,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $103,550 +24.1%
$95,000$95,000$103,550$210,000$210,000
15-1111 9 $75,000 N/A
$63,000$63,000$75,000$82,000$82,000
15-1132 9 $95,000 N/A
$78,998$78,998$95,000$98,318$98,318
Social Science Research Assistants 9 $36,720 -36.7%
$32,500$32,500$36,720$39,520$39,520
25-1022.00 9 $74,100 N/A
$70,000$70,000$74,100$74,100$74,100
25-1063.00 9 $142,500 N/A
$132,500$132,500$142,500$168,000$168,000
15-1133 8 $89,000 N/A
$57,000$57,000$89,000$97,000$97,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers 7 $97,850 -42.8%
$97,095$97,095$97,850$98,000$98,000
Financial and Investment Analysts 7 $65,000 -35.9%
$65,000$65,000$65,000$70,000$70,000
15-1035 7 $75,175 N/A
$70,000$70,000$75,175$87,500$87,500
19-2012.00 7 $61,800 N/A
$55,000$55,000$61,800$63,600$63,600
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $82,034 +2.1%
$80,000$80,000$82,034$122,220$122,220
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $74,000 -5.5%
$40,000$40,000$74,000$74,000$74,000
15-1034.00 6 $108,139 N/A
$102,819$102,819$108,139$110,920$110,920
Microbiologists 6 $47,000 -46.2%
$45,000$45,000$47,000$48,547$48,547
Chemists 6 $47,001 -44.2%
$37,918$37,918$47,001$48,547$48,547
25-1052.00 6 $86,050 N/A
$54,371$54,371$86,050$100,000$100,000
25-1065.00 6 $115,000 N/A
$103,272$103,272$115,000$120,000$120,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $87,207 +7%
$84,412$84,412$87,207$90,002$90,002
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $67,000 -14.2%
$58,000$58,000$67,000$70,000$70,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 5 $54,101 -48%
$53,203$53,203$54,101$55,000$55,000
17-2031.00 5 $68,640 N/A
$62,500$62,500$68,640$77,000$77,000
19-2031.00 5 $62,232 N/A
$55,632$55,632$62,232$67,000$67,000

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at Vanderbilt University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2019 $52,000 $51,584 - NASHVILLE TE N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2019 $47,000 $46,800 - Nashville TE N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $47,000 $46,072 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $47,000 $46,072 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $47,000 $46,072 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $47,476 $41,496 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2016 $46,000 $40,352 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2016 $46,000 $40,352 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $65,000 $40,352 - OAK RIDGE TN N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2015 $46,000 $40,352 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $45,000 $39,603 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $47,008 $47,008 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2013 $50,000 $47,008 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2013 $50,000 $47,008 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2013 $46,301 $46,301 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2013 $73,000 $67,475 - OAK RIDGE TN N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2013 $73,000 $67,475 - OAK RIDGE TN N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $46,509 $46,509 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2012 $46,301 $46,301 - OAK RIDGE TN N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $46,509 $46,509 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $46,509 $46,509 - NASHVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $51,500 $46,509 - NASHVILLE TN 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.