DOL Verified Employer

Washington University in St. Louis - Physicists

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

Median Salary
$49,201
36 DOL filings
MO Approval Rate 79.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$49,201
Certified filings
DOL Filings
36
Certified: 1,672
Unique Job Titles
127
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
79.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 36 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$45,448$48,000$49,201$63,128$225,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+6.4%

Washington University in St. Louis 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
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 Physicists at Washington University in St. Louis

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Sep 2019 $60,000 $51,584 - St. louis MI N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $51,584 $51,584 - st louis MI N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $145,000 $100,256 - St. Louis MI N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $50,000 $46,800 - St. Louis MI N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $48,000 $46,072 - ST LOUIS MO N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2018 $49,027 $46,800 - ST LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $67,165 $63,128 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2018 $48,331 $46,800 - ST LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $48,900 $46,800 - SAINT LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $63,128 $63,128 - SAINT LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $48,000 $46,072 - ST LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
May 2018 $48,900 $46,072 - ST LOUIS MO N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2018 $78,166 $46,072 - ST LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $47,484 $46,072 - SAINT LOUIS MO N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2017 $49,375 $46,072 - SAINT LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2016 $47,476 $44,720 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2016 $45,488 $44,720 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2016 $46,259 $46,259 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Oct 2015 $46,259 $46,259 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $46,259 $46,259 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2014 $45,448 $45,448 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $45,448 $45,448 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2014 $65,170 $45,448 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $57,680 $45,448 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2013 $46,301 $46,301 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2013 $49,952 $46,301 - SAINT LOUIS MO N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
May 2013 $225,000 $109,845 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $135,000 $46,509 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2012 $48,452 $46,509 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $48,000 $46,509 - 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.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.