DOL Verified Employer

W.M. Rice University - Materials Scientists

Government-verified salary data from 781 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$48,000
30 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 95.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$48,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
30
Certified: 749
Unique Job Titles
150
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
95.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 30 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$39,666$45,000$48,000$56,000$70,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+17.7%

W.M. Rice University pays 17.7% 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
Chemists 58 $47,500 -43.6%
$40,400$40,400$47,500$50,000$50,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 38 $50,000 -51.8%
$43,000$43,000$50,000$53,000$53,000
Physicists 33 $49,720 -70.1%
$48,000$48,000$49,720$57,000$57,000
Materials Scientists 30 $48,000 -53.9%
$45,000$45,000$48,000$56,000$56,000
19-2031.00 23 $61,750 N/A
$53,000$53,000$61,750$67,892$67,892
15-1111 22 $78,032 N/A
$60,000$60,000$78,032$89,301$89,301
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $63,500 -20%
$58,500$58,500$63,500$86,000$86,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $47,000 -39%
$45,000$45,000$47,000$49,992$49,992
19-2012.00 19 $60,000 N/A
$55,869$55,869$60,000$72,100$72,100
19-2032.00 19 $61,000 N/A
$50,000$50,000$61,000$72,500$72,500
Biological Scientists, All Other 18 $55,000 -41.1%
$48,000$48,000$55,000$60,000$60,000
19-1021.00 17 $52,896 N/A
$50,000$50,000$52,896$62,241$62,241
Chemical Engineers 16 $48,000 -60.6%
$48,000$48,000$48,000$62,000$62,000
25-1021.00 15 $106,000 N/A
$75,000$75,000$106,000$120,000$120,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $185,000 +90.2%
$150,000$150,000$185,000$210,000$210,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $102,000 -3.9%
$95,000$95,000$102,000$110,000$110,000
17-2053 11 $48,000 N/A
$44,000$44,000$48,000$48,000$48,000
25-1032.00 11 $118,000 N/A
$106,344$106,344$118,000$130,000$130,000
17-2074.00 10 $58,000 N/A
$52,000$52,000$58,000$75,000$75,000
25-1124.00 10 $59,124 N/A
$50,600$50,600$59,124$59,124$59,124
17-2074 9 $56,600 N/A
$51,000$51,000$56,600$70,000$70,000
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 9 $50,000 -49.6%
$48,000$48,000$50,000$50,000$50,000
17-2031.00 8 $62,500 N/A
$54,350$54,350$62,500$80,497$80,497
19-3041.00 8 $65,447 N/A
$55,432$55,432$65,447$66,500$66,500
Social Science Research Assistants 8 $57,500 -0.9%
$50,000$50,000$57,500$60,000$60,000
25-1011.00 8 $226,000 N/A
$190,000$190,000$226,000$235,000$235,000
25-1022.00 8 $125,000 N/A
$74,000$74,000$125,000$125,000$125,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 8 $90,000 -13.4%
$75,000$75,000$90,000$96,470$96,470
Statisticians 7 $60,000 -41.9%
$53,040$53,040$60,000$60,000$60,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 7 $48,480 -54.7%
$48,000$48,000$48,480$49,440$49,440
17-2144 7 $48,550 N/A
$40,000$40,000$48,550$49,440$49,440
17-2041.00 6 $56,265 N/A
$48,000$48,000$56,265$64,022$64,022
17-2141.00 6 $52,000 N/A
$50,000$50,000$52,000$60,000$60,000
Economists 6 $90,000 -22%
$60,000$60,000$90,000$125,000$125,000
19-3011.00 6 $70,000 N/A
$70,000$70,000$70,000$73,730$73,730
21-1091.00 6 $82,125 N/A
$72,000$72,000$82,125$120,000$120,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $110,000 +13.8%
$108,500$108,500$110,000$110,000$110,000
Mathematicians 5 $60,000 -50.7%
$51,500$51,500$60,000$60,000$60,000
19-2021.00 5 $67,073 N/A
$55,000$55,000$67,073$79,145$79,145
Biological Technicians 5 $45,000 -13.5%
$37,000$37,000$45,000$45,000$45,000
15-1034 5 $86,115 N/A
$68,193$68,193$86,115$92,230$92,230
15-1034.00 5 $99,647 N/A
$80,000$80,000$99,647$99,648$99,648
15-2021.00 4 $68,500 N/A
$56,265$56,265$68,500$70,000$70,000
15-2041.00 4 $68,751 N/A
$60,000$60,000$68,751$72,502$72,502
Environmental Engineers 4 $64,000 -38.6%
$48,000$48,000$64,000$75,000$75,000
17-2081.00 4 $60,861 N/A
$55,000$55,000$60,861$62,421$62,421
17-2144.00 4 $65,000 N/A
$48,000$48,000$65,000$71,500$71,500
Microbiologists 4 $46,800 -46.4%
$41,000$41,000$46,800$50,760$50,760
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4 $43,920 -56.3%
$38,000$38,000$43,920$45,000$45,000
19-2099.00 4 $51,500 N/A
$50,000$50,000$51,500$53,000$53,000

Individual DOL Filings for Materials Scientists at W.M. Rice University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2019 $47,986 $26,125 - HOUSTON TE N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2019 $64,000 $50,981 - Gaithersburg MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $48,000 $40,768 - HOUSTON TE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $48,000 $40,768 - HOUSTON TE N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $70,000 $61,173 - HOUSTON TE N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $56,000 $50,981 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $48,000 $40,768 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2018 $50,000 $41,309 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2017 $48,000 $42,286 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2016 $50,000 $41,912 - GAITHERSBURG MD N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2016 $48,000 $42,286 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $58,000 $40,560 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2014 $42,000 $39,998 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2014 $47,000 $39,998 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $40,000 $39,666 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $42,000 $39,666 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2013 $39,666 $39,666 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $42,000 $41,246 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2012 $58,120 $56,680 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2012 $45,000 $41,246 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2012 $62,500 $54,870 - HOUSTON TX 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.