How much does Washington University in St. Louis pay?

Washington University in St. Louis has a median filed salary of $55,578 across 2,094 DOL filings, ranging from $47,000 to $90,000.

Does Washington University in St. Louis pay above market?

Washington University in St. Louis pays approximately 44% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Washington University in St. Louis sponsor?

Washington University in St. Louis files most often for: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, Biological Technicians, Biochemists and Biophysicists, 25-1071.00.

Where does Washington University in St. Louis hire?

Washington University in St. Louis files most DOL cases in: Missouri (1,409 filings), Michigan (261 filings), Illinois (1 filings), Mississippi (1 filings).

Washington University in St. Louis Biological Technicians Salary - DOL Verified Data

MO Approval Rate 79.9% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$35,938

Certified filings

DOL Filings

102

Certified: 1,672

Unique Job Titles

127

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

79.9%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 102 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$26,988$31,840$35,938$40,000$48,683

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+27.2%

Washington University in St. Louis pays 27.2% 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 Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary 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 Biological Technicians at Washington University in St. Louis

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Mar 2021	$42,328	$25,979	-	St. Louis MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2019	$36,005	$28,538	-	St. Louis MI	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2019	$35,500	$35,214	-	Saint Louis MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$35,214	$35,214	-	St. Louis MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$28,392	$28,392	-	St. Louis MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2018	$39,695	$35,214	-	ST LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$37,440	$28,392	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2018	$29,266	$28,538	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$29,266	$28,392	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2018	$37,440	$28,392	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$48,683	$35,277	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$32,939	$28,392	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$31,840	$28,392	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$35,655	$28,392	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$37,414	$35,277	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$35,655	$21,528	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$38,210	$35,277	-	ST LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$40,000	$21,528	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$30,000	$24,877	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$34,500	$24,877	-	ST LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2016	$38,760	$24,877	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2016	$31,918	$24,378	-	ST LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$37,000	$32,178	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$42,000	$32,178	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$30,007	$24,378	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$30,930	$24,378	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$38,163	$24,378	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$35,716	$32,136	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$37,641	$23,442	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$31,000	$23,442	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$29,916	$27,539	-	ST LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$35,875	$35,194	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$34,673	$23,442	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$29,703	$29,703	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$40,392	$23,442	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$29,307	$29,307	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$39,139	$23,442	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$28,122	$23,442	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2014	$39,165	$29,307	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$39,727	$29,307	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$32,933	$23,442	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$32,933	$23,442	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Denied	LCA
Sep 2013	$31,626	$23,442	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$30,576	$30,576	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2013	$33,508	$24,170	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2013	$40,000	$29,307	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$28,121	$23,442	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$38,024	$31,678	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$43,078	$31,678	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$43,078	$31,678	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$35,433	$26,042	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$36,000	$31,678	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$43,708	$26,042	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$31,500	$26,042	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$42,468	$31,678	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$43,074	$26,042	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2013	$35,000	$24,170	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2013	$45,797	$37,294	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$41,615	$26,042	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2013	$28,122	$26,042	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2012	$44,969	$37,294	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$26,266	$24,170	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2012	$28,896	$26,042	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$40,000	$31,678	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$35,000	$31,678	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$45,797	$37,003	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$40,000	$30,576	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$33,000	$24,170	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$26,988	$24,170	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$34,315	$24,170	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$34,315	$24,170	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2012	$41,841	$30,576	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$30,000	$24,170	-	SAINT LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$35,345	$24,170	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$36,000	$30,576	-	ST. LOUIS MO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$45,000	$37,003	-	ST. LOUIS MO	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.

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Washington University in St. Louis - Biological Technicians