How much does Yale University pay?

Yale University has a median filed salary of $64,673 across 3,326 DOL filings, ranging from $51,000 to $90,000.

Does Yale University pay above market?

Yale University pays approximately 50% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Yale University sponsor?

Yale University files most often for: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Biochemists and Biophysicists, 19-1042.00, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, 19-1029.02.

Where does Yale University hire?

Yale University files most DOL cases in: Connecticut (2,454 filings), Colorado (230 filings), California (7 filings), New York (1 filings).

Yale University Physicists Salary - DOL Verified Data

CT Approval Rate 80.9% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$53,020

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 2,692

Unique Job Titles

179

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

80.9%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 63 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$45,448$50,000$53,020$57,000$71,788

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+14.5%

Yale University pays 14.5% 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	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 Physicists at Yale University

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Sep 2019	$57,000	$51,584	-	New Haven CO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2019	$59,302	$51,584	-	New Haven CO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2019	$54,400	$51,584	-	New Haven CO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$57,000	$51,584	-	New Haven CO	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$54,000	$46,800	-	New Haven CO	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2019	$48,320	$46,800	-	New Haven CO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$68,836	$53,872	-	New Haven CO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2018	$57,300	$46,800	-	New Haven CO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$57,734	$46,800	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$48,000	$46,072	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2018	$57,844	$46,800	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$54,500	$46,072	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$53,000	$46,072	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$48,000	$46,072	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2017	$55,600	$46,072	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$52,275	$46,072	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$54,228	$46,072	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$50,000	$44,720	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$60,000	$44,720	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$55,000	$44,720	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$51,000	$44,720	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$67,250	$67,250	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$56,100	$46,259	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Sep 2016	$54,000	$44,720	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$62,500	$46,259	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$53,000	$46,259	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$55,000	$46,259	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2016	$52,300	$46,259	-	NEW HAVEN CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$55,000	$46,259	-	NEW HAVEN CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$52,500	$46,259	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$52,000	$46,259	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$46,259	$46,259	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$45,448	$45,448	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$47,948	$45,448	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$68,000	$45,448	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$65,000	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$50,500	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$47,008	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$48,000	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$50,500	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2013	$53,000	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2013	$54,000	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$66,000	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$47,008	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$53,040	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$52,935	$47,008	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$53,934	$46,301	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Denied	LCA
May 2013	$53,000	$46,301	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$53,000	$46,301	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2013	$53,040	$46,301	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$49,000	$46,301	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$48,000	$46,301	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$56,800	$46,301	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$46,093	$43,368	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$52,000	$46,509	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2012	$48,000	$46,509	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2012	$48,899	$46,508	-	NEW HAVEN CT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$71,788	$46,509	-	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.

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