DOL Verified Employer

Wake Forest University - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 186 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$45,000
7 DOL filings
NC Approval Rate 94.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$45,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
7
Certified: 176
Unique Job Titles
67
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
94.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 7 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$40,500$41,000$45,000$61,500$65,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+4.8%

Wake Forest 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
25-1124.00 19 $62,630 N/A
$54,180$54,180$62,630$66,320$66,320
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $59,325 -23%
$48,808$48,808$59,325$61,000$61,000
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $54,000 -35.9%
$48,710$48,710$54,000$56,000$56,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $99,000 -17.5%
$58,000$58,000$99,000$106,000$106,000
Physicists 7 $45,000 -72.9%
$41,000$41,000$45,000$61,500$61,500
Coaches and Scouts 7 $55,000 +19.8%
$42,500$42,500$55,000$65,500$65,500
11-9033.00 7 $62,462 N/A
$54,080$54,080$62,462$62,462$62,462
21-1012.00 5 $53,643 N/A
$44,845$44,845$53,643$53,643$53,643
25-1022.00 5 $52,979 N/A
$45,690$45,690$52,979$55,627$55,627
25-1042.00 5 $79,990 N/A
$73,893$73,893$79,990$85,640$85,640
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $76,000 -21.9%
$76,000$76,000$76,000$77,600$77,600
25-1021.00 4 $66,717 N/A
$54,300$54,300$66,717$77,303$77,303
Chemists 3 $46,500 -44.7%
$45,000$45,000$46,500$48,000$48,000
Economists 3 $84,000 -27.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1011.00 3 $110,920 N/A
$73,150$73,150$110,920$116,350$116,350
25-1032.00 3 $59,090 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1054.00 3 $71,320 N/A
$68,860$68,860$71,320$74,547$74,547
25-1062.00 3 $59,010 N/A
$59,010$59,010$59,010$63,530$63,530
25-1121.00 3 $51,130 N/A
$43,370$43,370$51,130$63,280$63,280
15-1111 3 $68,791 N/A
$65,000$65,000$68,791$72,582$72,582
15-1252.00 2 $97,771 N/A
$92,664$92,664$97,771$102,877$102,877
Operations Research Analysts 2 $67,958 -25.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biochemists and Biophysicists 2 $37,313 -64%
$36,326$36,326$37,313$38,300$38,300
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2 $40,050 -60.2%
$38,500$38,500$40,050$41,600$41,600
19-3039.00 2 $51,147 N/A
$48,776$48,776$51,147$53,518$53,518
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $172,000 +77.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $49,500 -37.6%
$46,000$46,000$49,500$53,000$53,000
25-1063.00 2 $92,282 N/A
$88,323$88,323$92,282$96,240$96,240
25-1065.00 2 $52,040 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $67,838 -15.6%
$67,000$67,000$67,838$68,675$68,675
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $53,332 -31.5%
$53,000$53,000$53,332$53,663$53,663
25-1123.00 2 $51,004 N/A
$44,830$44,830$51,004$57,177$57,177
25-1125.00 2 $63,615 N/A
$62,880$62,880$63,615$64,350$64,350
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $40,951 -47.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1126.00 2 $59,613 N/A
$53,503$53,503$59,613$65,723$65,723
27-2022.00 2 $58,197 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Athletic Trainers 2 $38,375 -36.3%
$37,000$37,000$38,375$39,750$39,750
29-9091.00 2 $38,180 N/A
$34,970$34,970$38,180$41,390$41,390
15-1132.00 2 $88,400 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1141 2 $75,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1141.00 2 $92,852 N/A
$91,250$91,250$92,852$94,453$94,453
15-1199 1 $74,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemical Engineers 1 $40,000 -67.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Scientists, All Other 1 $40,000 -57.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2012.00 1 $53,789 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2031.00 1 $67,933 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
21-1093.00 1 $60,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $150,000 +54.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1061.00 1 $62,563 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1064.00 1 $70,240 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at Wake Forest University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Oct 2017 $45,000 $27,914 - WINSTON-SALEM NC N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2014 $41,000 $40,435 - WINSTON SALEM NC N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $40,500 $40,435 - WINSTON-SALEM NC N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $65,000 $46,301 - GAITHERSBURG MD N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $65,000 $46,301 - GAITHERSBURG MD N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Oct 2012 $61,500 $54,018 - WINSTON-SALEM NC 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.