DOL Verified Employer

Washington University in St. Louis - 29-1069

Government-verified salary data from 2,094 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$169,538
26 DOL filings
MO Approval Rate 79.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$169,538
Certified filings
DOL Filings
26
Certified: 1,672
Unique Job Titles
127
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
79.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 26 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$100,000$125,000$169,538$200,000$250,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+70.0%

Washington University in St. Louis pays 70.0% 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
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 657 $48,046 -52.2%
$44,973$44,973$48,046$55,000$55,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 341 $120,000 +13.6%
$62,557$62,557$120,000$173,000$173,000
Biological Technicians 102 $35,938 -30.9%
$31,840$31,840$35,938$40,000$40,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 92 $47,742 -53.9%
$41,205$41,205$47,742$50,382$50,382
25-1071.00 83 $225,000 N/A
$180,250$180,250$225,000$240,000$240,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 75 $50,731 -45.6%
$47,052$47,052$50,731$62,727$62,727
Statisticians 46 $52,670 -49%
$48,381$48,381$52,670$67,703$67,703
Microbiologists 45 $45,873 -47.5%
$41,000$41,000$45,873$48,876$48,876
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $166,000 +70.7%
$150,000$150,000$166,000$198,000$198,000
Physicists 36 $49,201 -70.4%
$48,000$48,000$49,201$63,128$63,128
Chemists 34 $42,000 -50.1%
$40,000$40,000$42,000$49,462$49,462
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $92,000 -13.3%
$87,000$87,000$92,000$100,000$100,000
19-1042.00 30 $68,445 N/A
$54,840$54,840$68,445$80,000$80,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $52,793 -31.5%
$46,350$46,350$52,793$73,000$73,000
29-1069 26 $169,538 N/A
$125,000$125,000$169,538$200,000$200,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 23 $42,000 -60.7%
$41,000$41,000$42,000$49,500$49,500
Financial and Investment Analysts 17 $68,800 -32.1%
$65,000$65,000$68,800$79,050$79,050
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $61,597 -39.3%
$48,710$48,710$61,597$75,000$75,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $125,000 +4.2%
$120,000$120,000$125,000$130,500$130,500
15-1035 14 $70,934 N/A
$61,812$61,812$70,934$74,000$74,000
Chemical Engineers 14 $47,480 -61%
$40,000$40,000$47,480$60,341$60,341
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $88,000 -9.6%
$87,000$87,000$88,000$90,640$90,640
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $112,000 +15.8%
$104,626$104,626$112,000$114,000$114,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $100,000 +19.8%
$90,000$90,000$100,000$125,000$125,000
Operations Research Analysts 12 $50,561 -44.6%
$40,186$40,186$50,561$60,000$60,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $70,500 -25.5%
$30,846$30,846$70,500$91,000$91,000
19-1021.01 9 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 9 $76,847 -26.1%
$49,271$49,271$76,847$104,894$104,894
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $96,000 +21%
$96,000$96,000$96,000$99,000$99,000
15-1111 8 $69,992 N/A
$51,064$51,064$69,992$78,533$78,533
Sociologists 7 $53,000 -47.9%
$52,000$52,000$53,000$72,000$72,000
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $77,600 -19%
$77,600$77,600$77,600$78,000$78,000
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $68,000 -13.1%
$60,000$60,000$68,000$70,040$70,040
History Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $67,500 -17.2%
$64,000$64,000$67,500$70,000$70,000
17-2074 7 $52,500 N/A
$46,384$46,384$52,500$62,192$62,192
19-4021.00 6 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $95,000 +24.7%
$89,000$89,000$95,000$158,000$158,000
29-1063 6 $208,060 N/A
$200,000$200,000$208,060$210,120$210,120
15-1132 6 $67,706 N/A
$58,968$58,968$67,706$69,300$69,300
15-1141 6 $59,895 N/A
$58,384$58,384$59,895$60,000$60,000
17-2144 5 $49,883 N/A
$46,092$46,092$49,883$62,120$62,120
Social and Community Service Managers 5 $43,737 -44.1%
$39,998$39,998$43,737$47,476$47,476
19-2012.00 4 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 4 $49,902 -49.7%
$44,803$44,803$49,902$55,000$55,000
Social Science Research Assistants 4 $32,912 -43.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1011.00 4 $260,625 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $64,000 -25.8%
$60,670$60,670$64,000$64,000$64,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $61,000 -23.9%
$45,000$45,000$61,000$70,000$70,000
Instructional Coordinators 4 $51,769 -30.7%
$41,800$41,800$51,769$61,738$61,738
29-1069.00 4 $216,160 N/A
$216,160$216,160$216,160$219,200$219,200

Individual DOL Filings for 29-1069 at Washington University in St. Louis

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Feb 2023 $208,000 $208,000 - St. Louis MI Other Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2023 $219,200 $208,000 - St. Louis MI Other Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2022 $208,000 $208,000 - St. Louis MI Other Certified-Expired PERM
Sep 2022 $208,000 $208,000 - St. Louis MI Other Certified PERM
Dec 2021 $208,000 $208,000 - St. Louis MI Other Certified-Expired PERM
Jun 2021 $218,484 $149,060 - St. Louis MI Other Certified PERM
May 2021 $171,392 $149,060 - St. Louis MI Other Certified PERM
Sep 2020 $144,200 $102,440 - St. Louis MI Other Certified PERM
Oct 2019 $140,179 $113,923 - St. Louis MI Other Certified-Expired PERM
Sep 2019 $250,000 $157,667 - St. Louis MI Other Certified PERM
Jul 2019 $157,667 $157,667 - St. Louis MI Other Certified PERM
Jul 2019 $179,000 $164,717 - St. Louis MI Other Certified PERM
Jun 2017 $120,000 $99,953 - St. Louis MO Other Certified PERM
Apr 2017 $175,000 $125,510 - St. Louis MO Other Certified PERM
Apr 2017 $169,538 $99,740 - St. Louis MO Other Certified PERM
Apr 2017 $100,000 $99,953 - St. Louis MO Other Certified PERM
Apr 2017 $100,000 $99,953 - St. Louis MO Other Certified PERM
Feb 2017 $110,000 $99,740 - St. Louis MO Other Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2016 $120,000 $99,740 - St. Louis MO Other Certified-Expired PERM
Jul 2016 $139,826 $99,740 - St. Louis MO Other Certified PERM
May 2016 $125,000 $41,267 - St. Louis MO Other Certified PERM
Apr 2016 $200,000 $129,170 - St. Louis MO Other Certified PERM
Feb 2016 $240,000 $70,310 - St. Louis MO Other Certified-Expired PERM
Mar 2015 $160,000 $97,757 - St. louis MI Other Certified-Expired PERM

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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.