DOL Verified Employer

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University - Biochemists and Biophysicists

Government-verified salary data from 1,576 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$48,464
42 DOL filings
VA Approval Rate 82.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$48,464
Certified filings
DOL Filings
42
Certified: 1,302
Unique Job Titles
237
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
82.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 42 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$40,000$42,037$48,464$54,060$66,300
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+16.3%

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University pays 16.3% 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 TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 80 $92,000 -13.3%
$86,000$86,000$92,000$95,117$95,117
25-1032.00 68 $105,000 N/A
$97,000$97,000$105,000$115,000$115,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 63 $46,557 -50.1%
$45,000$45,000$46,557$52,250$52,250
Biochemists and Biophysicists 42 $48,464 -53.2%
$42,037$42,037$48,464$54,060$54,060
15-1111 37 $74,000 N/A
$60,000$60,000$74,000$79,720$79,720
25-1021.00 33 $127,500 N/A
$119,000$119,000$127,500$130,455$130,455
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $170,000 +74.8%
$134,640$134,640$170,000$190,000$190,000
25-1022.00 31 $60,000 N/A
$48,115$48,115$60,000$92,475$92,475
Soil and Plant Scientists 29 $45,677 -36%
$40,800$40,800$45,677$50,669$50,669
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 29 $76,490 -3.6%
$41,645$41,645$76,490$85,000$85,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $91,000 -5.9%
$90,000$90,000$91,000$101,553$101,553
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $114,917 +8.8%
$110,000$110,000$114,917$125,000$125,000
17-2074 24 $64,917 N/A
$58,016$58,016$64,917$80,000$80,000
29-1131.00 22 $46,000 N/A
$36,000$36,000$46,000$48,000$48,000
25-1031.00 20 $90,000 N/A
$80,000$80,000$90,000$90,000$90,000
25-1071.00 20 $128,000 N/A
$123,000$123,000$128,000$138,447$138,447
Materials Scientists 19 $50,500 -51.5%
$45,000$45,000$50,500$55,000$55,000
25-1011.00 19 $183,050 N/A
$150,000$150,000$183,050$230,000$230,000
Veterinarians 19 $39,624 -68.4%
$28,000$28,000$39,624$44,500$44,500
Microbiologists 18 $45,000 -48.5%
$43,920$43,920$45,000$46,818$46,818
19-2031.00 18 $71,639 N/A
$58,198$58,198$71,639$84,000$84,000
25-1042.00 18 $86,873 N/A
$83,500$83,500$86,873$91,000$91,000
15-1034 18 $62,000 N/A
$60,100$60,100$62,000$70,000$70,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $80,000 -4.2%
$68,000$68,000$80,000$81,550$81,550
Instructional Coordinators 17 $60,500 -19%
$53,500$53,500$60,500$66,687$66,687
Statisticians 17 $65,000 -37.1%
$58,853$58,853$65,000$70,000$70,000
Physicists 16 $50,000 -69.9%
$47,000$47,000$50,000$61,205$61,205
Mathematicians 16 $80,000 -34.3%
$55,000$55,000$80,000$93,636$93,636
25-1063.00 15 $87,000 N/A
$82,240$82,240$87,000$89,000$89,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $65,000 -31.4%
$63,364$63,364$65,000$68,000$68,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 14 $46,500 -53.8%
$45,900$45,900$46,500$50,000$50,000
Chemists 14 $50,150 -40.4%
$44,949$44,949$50,150$58,552$58,552
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $75,000 -23%
$48,000$48,000$75,000$76,432$76,432
17-2074.00 13 $90,990 N/A
$75,000$75,000$90,990$100,000$100,000
Industrial Engineers 13 $69,682 -31.1%
$63,961$63,961$69,682$70,835$70,835
17-2144 13 $56,761 N/A
$47,500$47,500$56,761$63,731$63,731
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $96,000 -20%
$84,158$84,158$96,000$106,000$106,000
25-1121.00 12 $64,500 N/A
$54,600$54,600$64,500$80,000$80,000
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $62,500 -19.9%
$56,709$56,709$62,500$64,063$64,063
15-1199 12 $77,500 N/A
$70,000$70,000$77,500$80,000$80,000
19-1042.00 11 $63,844 N/A
$59,900$59,900$63,844$64,688$64,688
15-2031.00 11 $70,000 N/A
$63,000$63,000$70,000$75,000$75,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 11 $46,322 -56.7%
$41,000$41,000$46,322$53,884$53,884
19-1022.00 10 $65,084 N/A
$52,000$52,000$65,084$68,053$68,053
19-2012.00 10 $62,878 N/A
$55,000$55,000$62,878$63,000$63,000
Biological Technicians 10 $40,000 -23.1%
$36,500$36,500$40,000$42,000$42,000
25-1041.00 10 $90,000 N/A
$85,000$85,000$90,000$94,000$94,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $62,000 -19.5%
$50,000$50,000$62,000$63,000$63,000
15-1221.00 10 $83,024 N/A
$68,053$68,053$83,024$107,120$107,120
17-2144.00 9 $58,447 N/A
$50,004$50,004$58,447$80,000$80,000

Individual DOL Filings for Biochemists and Biophysicists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Apr 2019 $66,300 $58,510 - Blacksburg VI N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $54,060 $38,646 - ROANOKE VA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $65,000 $49,795 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
May 2017 $48,818 $48,818 - ROANOKE VA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $55,162 $48,818 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $42,000 $35,431 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $52,312 $52,312 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $41,000 $35,547 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2014 $48,000 $41,683 - ROANOKE VA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $48,464 $41,683 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $41,683 $41,683 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $41,683 $41,683 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2014 $45,000 $41,683 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2013 $40,000 $38,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jun 2013 $48,464 $48,464 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2013 $60,861 $60,861 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2013 $51,000 $50,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2013 $45,000 $36,067 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2012 $51,230 $50,378 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2012 $50,000 $48,464 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2012 $40,000 $38,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2012 $48,464 $48,464 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2012 $60,000 $38,293 - ROANOKE VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2012 $65,000 $36,067 - ROANOKE VA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $40,000 $36,067 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $42,037 $36,067 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $42,000 $36,067 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $48,000 $38,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $48,000 $38,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
May 2012 $43,500 $38,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
May 2012 $45,000 $38,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2012 $51,000 $38,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2012 $55,080 $38,293 - BELTSVILLE MD N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2012 $45,900 $38,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2012 $110,000 $38,293 - ROANOKE VA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Jan 2012 $40,800 $38,293 - BLACKSBURG VA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Dec 2011 $51,230 $50,378 - VIRGINIA VA 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.