Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

H-1B pay data: 522 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.

522

certified positions

$118,640

Median pay

$111,400

25th pct

$139,600

75th pct

$155,942

90th pct

$97,680

10th pct

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.

Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026

Salaries by job title

Job title	Filings	Median salary	Typical range
Senior Scientist, Statistical Programming	49	$111,400	$107,600 – $117,000
Associate Principal Scientist, Statistical Programming	41	$139,145	$130,960 – $144,373
Senior Scientist, Biostatistics	34	$114,700	$107,600 – $117,000
Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development	28	$114,700	$111,400 – $123,594
Senior Scientist, Chemistry	24	$114,700	$107,600 – $126,863
Senior Scientist, Analytical R&D	23	$111,400	$107,600 – $117,000
Senior Specialist, Data Science	23	$122,800	$118,640 – $144,548
Associate Principal Scientist, Biostatistics	21	$139,600	$130,960 – $142,771
Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow	19	$78,374	$73,138 – $80,246
Associate Principal Scientist, Outcomes Research	11	$135,500	$130,960 – $153,800
Senior Specialist - Software Engineering	10	$131,997	$115,466 – $150,864
Associate Director, Data Science	9	$153,800	$151,904 – $168,630
Associate Principal Scientist, Analytical R&D	9	$139,145	$132,560 – $143,924
Senior Specialist - Data Engineering	8	$127,098	$117,996 – $153,626
Scientist, Statistical Programming	7	$91,600	$88,480 – $94,300
Associate Director, Technical Product Management	6	$142,667	$136,806 – $160,220
Associate Principal Scientist, Preclinical Development	6	$140,354	$135,250 – $142,565
Senior Scientist, Biology-Discovery	6	$115,673	$114,050 – $124,500
Senior Scientist, Engineering	6	$119,147	$109,500 – $124,363
Senior Specialist, Engineering	6	$111,400	$109,500 – $114,342
Senior Specialist, Engineering, Development and Integration	6	$119,891	$108,442 – $128,835
Senior Specialist, Technical Product Management	6	$123,338	$115,850 – $129,490
Associate Director, Engineering, Development & Integration	5	$139,600	$134,362 – $151,224
Associate Scientist, Post Doctoral Fellow	5	$68,400	$68,400 – $73,237
Principal Scientist, Statistical Programming	5	$169,700	$164,800 – $171,800

Showing the top 25 of 113 job titles.

Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.

$104,603

Median prevailing wage

Sponsorship score: 54 / 100 — Moderate sponsor

How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →

522

H-1B LCA filings

PERM certifications

3.1%

PERM denial rate

4 of 4

Years filing

0.06

PERM per H-1B filing

Components: volume 22 · trend 11 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 1. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+12%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.

$97,680$118,640 median$155,942

Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▼ 0.4%

Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings

Level I · Entry — 53 (10%), med $83,100Level II · Qualified — 225 (43%), med $114,700Level III · Experienced — 158 (30%), med $135,250Level IV · Fully competent — 83 (16%), med $140,150

Pay by role

Role	Positions	Median	Vs prevailing wage
Biostatisticians 15-2041	160	$118,640	+11% · Above prevailing wage
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021	73	$114,700	+24% · Above prevailing wage
Data Scientists 15-2051	46	$120,720	+18% · Above prevailing wage
Chemists 19-2031	40	$114,350	+19% · Above prevailing wage
Software Developers 15-1252	36	$131,997	+2% · Around prevailing wage
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 19-1029	27	$125,000	+33% · Above prevailing wage
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 15-1299	19	$129,730	+7% · Above prevailing wage
Industrial Engineers 17-2112	16	$111,400	+13% · Above prevailing wage
Chemical Engineers 17-2041	15	$123,594	+0% · Around prevailing wage
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042	14	$114,700	+21% · Above prevailing wage
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031	13	$118,640	+3% · Around prevailing wage
Epidemiologists 19-1041	12	$133,230	+41% · Above prevailing wage
Database Architects 15-1243	8	$117,926	—
Management Analysts 13-1111	5	$159,200	—
Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211	5	$125,715	—
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031	4	$135,280	—
Economists 19-3011	4	$173,200	—
Clinical Research Coordinators 11-9121	4	$174,564	—
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021	4	$160,946	—
Database Administrators 15-1242	3	$130,960	—
Marketing Managers 11-2021	3	$196,539	—
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244	2	$98,036	—
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 13-1041	2	$104,350	—
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221	2	$165,903	—
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232	1	$107,600	—

Pay by state

State	Positions	Median
New Jersey	287	$117,749
Pennsylvania	163	$117,000
Massachusetts	18	$128,041
North Carolina	11	$129,854
Texas	9	$122,800
New York	8	$135,347
Virginia	8	$111,150
California	5	$130,960
Connecticut	3	$126,464
Washington	2	$146,820
Florida	2	$133,536
Maryland	1	$159,200
Illinois	1	$114,878
Tennessee	1	$135,520
Ohio	1	$83,100

About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.

All filings

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has 522 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.