DOL Verified Employer

Yale University - Astronomers

Government-verified salary data from 3,326 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$55,750
9 DOL filings
CT Approval Rate 80.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$55,750
Certified filings
DOL Filings
9
Certified: 2,692
Unique Job Titles
179
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
80.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 9 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$49,877$50,211$55,750$70,000$72,100
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+9.8%

Yale 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
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 547 $50,000 -50.3%
$46,092$46,092$50,000$54,695$54,695
Biochemists and Biophysicists 537 $48,565 -53.2%
$45,192$45,192$48,565$52,500$52,500
19-1042.00 201 $68,000 N/A
$58,053$58,053$68,000$75,500$75,500
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 171 $174,500 +65.2%
$137,402$137,402$174,500$253,584$253,584
19-1029.02 153 $67,750 N/A
$57,300$57,300$67,750$72,000$72,000
25-1071.00 140 $225,000 N/A
$180,500$180,500$225,000$313,900$313,900
19-1021.00 134 $65,500 N/A
$57,300$57,300$65,500$72,000$72,000
Statisticians 80 $65,000 -37.1%
$56,100$56,100$65,000$75,000$75,000
29-1069 65 $73,700 N/A
$69,000$69,000$73,700$78,700$78,700
Physicists 63 $53,020 -68.1%
$50,000$50,000$53,020$57,000$57,000
Biological Scientists, All Other 56 $53,000 -43.2%
$48,500$48,500$53,000$55,200$55,200
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 51 $62,700 -18.6%
$57,000$57,000$62,700$80,000$80,000
19-1029.01 47 $69,160 N/A
$62,000$62,000$69,160$75,000$75,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 44 $156,950 +30.8%
$135,500$135,500$156,950$180,000$180,000
25-1124.00 40 $83,350 N/A
$71,706$71,706$83,350$105,500$105,500
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 39 $92,856 -10.7%
$82,000$82,000$92,856$135,000$135,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $109,258 +30.9%
$92,000$92,000$109,258$129,000$129,000
25-1042.00 32 $125,600 N/A
$117,300$117,300$125,600$144,600$144,600
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $190,000 +95.3%
$170,000$170,000$190,000$218,900$218,900
19-2012.00 28 $62,000 N/A
$56,375$56,375$62,000$68,280$68,280
29-1066 28 $154,000 N/A
$84,133$84,133$154,000$195,250$195,250
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $98,250 +3.8%
$89,500$89,500$98,250$106,000$106,000
Chemists 24 $44,436 -47.2%
$42,500$42,500$44,436$49,000$49,000
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $80,750 +3.2%
$72,010$72,010$80,750$195,000$195,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $80,000 +0.8%
$71,000$71,000$80,000$125,000$125,000
Curators 20 $76,000 +23%
$62,000$62,000$76,000$90,000$90,000
25-1022.00 19 $90,000 N/A
$84,000$84,000$90,000$185,000$185,000
15-2041.01 18 $89,000 N/A
$74,578$74,578$89,000$110,000$110,000
Microbiologists 18 $54,100 -38.1%
$50,316$50,316$54,100$55,000$55,000
19-1022.00 18 $61,800 N/A
$57,845$57,845$61,800$68,000$68,000
29-1066.00 17 $84,133 N/A
$81,209$81,209$84,133$90,181$90,181
15-2041.00 15 $96,585 N/A
$72,757$72,757$96,585$113,205$113,205
17-2031.00 15 $69,834 N/A
$53,040$53,040$69,834$75,670$75,670
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $95,000 -10.5%
$92,000$92,000$95,000$103,200$103,200
25-1063.00 13 $175,000 N/A
$124,800$124,800$175,000$225,000$225,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $82,900 +1.7%
$76,500$76,500$82,900$86,700$86,700
15-1111 12 $66,300 N/A
$65,000$65,000$66,300$72,000$72,000
21-1014.00 12 $68,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$68,000$101,000$101,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $90,000 -7.6%
$83,200$83,200$90,000$90,000$90,000
25-1065.00 12 $96,700 N/A
$68,000$68,000$96,700$106,000$106,000
19-1029.03 11 $75,000 N/A
$63,000$63,000$75,000$75,000$75,000
25-1011.00 11 $270,000 N/A
$231,000$231,000$270,000$373,000$373,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $78,200 -2.5%
$75,000$75,000$78,200$82,900$82,900
Economists 10 $100,000 -13.4%
$53,000$53,000$100,000$102,500$102,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $77,500 -8.1%
$51,500$51,500$77,500$87,000$87,000
15-1221.00 9 $82,599 N/A
$65,000$65,000$82,599$90,000$90,000
Astronomers 9 $55,750 -57.8%
$50,211$50,211$55,750$70,000$70,000
19-2031.00 9 $61,538 N/A
$56,712$56,712$61,538$72,500$72,500
Materials Scientists 9 $47,484 -54.4%
$45,000$45,000$47,484$52,140$52,140
Sociologists 9 $47,484 -53.3%
$43,035$43,035$47,484$50,000$50,000

Individual DOL Filings for Astronomers at Yale University

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
May 2019 $72,100 $50,794 - New Haven CO N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $50,794 $50,794 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
May 2014 $70,000 $51,438 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $70,000 $51,438 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2014 $51,500 $51,438 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $70,000 $51,438 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $50,211 $50,211 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $49,877 $48,402 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2011 $60,000 $48,402 - NEW HAVEN CT 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.