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Senior Scientist Chemistry H1B salary at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp offered a median $114,700 for Senior Scientist Chemistry roles on 6 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025 (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025), per U.S. Department of Labor records.

Updated USCIS data through 2025DOL LCA data through

FY2025 (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025)

Senior Scientist Chemistry offers at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp

$114,700
Median offered wage
$115K–$115K
Middle 50% of offers
$115K+
Top 10% of offers
6
Filings in FY2025

7% below Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp’s $122,800 median across all H1B roles in FY2025.

Where Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp files Senior Scientist Chemistry roles, FY2025

  • Rahway, NJ6 filings$115K median

Median and middle 50% by year

  1. FY2022$80K$80K–$100K
  2. FY2023$117K$108K–$126K
  3. FY2024$111K$110K–$113K
  4. FY2025$115K$115K–$115K
  5. FY2026 through Jun 30$117K$115K–$117K
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp — Senior Scientist Chemistry H1B salaries by fiscal year (DOL)
Fiscal yearFilingsMedianMiddle 50%Top 10%Range
FY2026 (through Jun 30)5$117,000$115K–$117K$117K+$115K–$117K
FY20256$114,700$115K–$115K$115K+$114K–$116K
FY20243$111,400$110K–$113K$114K+$108K–$115K
FY20238$116,500$108K–$126K$128K+$108K–$129K
FY20228$79,518$80K–$100K$109K+$80K–$129K

These are wages offered on the Labor Condition Application (Form ETA-9035), annualized, not salaries actually paid. Certified full-time H1B filings for this job title only; fiscal years with fewer than 3 such filings are left out. Fiscal years run October to September. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data.

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Common questions about Senior Scientist Chemistry pay at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp

How much does Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp pay H1B Senior Scientist Chemistry workers?

The median wage Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp offered for Senior Scientist Chemistry roles on its 6 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications in fiscal year 2025 was $114,700. The middle half of offers were between $114,700 and $114,925, and the top 10% were above $115,324, per U.S. Department of Labor records.

Has Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp's H1B pay for Senior Scientist Chemistry roles gone up?

The median offered wage went up 44%, from $79,518 in fiscal year 2022 to $114,700 in fiscal year 2025.

How does Senior Scientist Chemistry pay compare with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp's other H1B roles?

It is 7% below Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp's median across all H1B roles in fiscal year 2025, which was $122,800.

Where does Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp hire H1B Senior Scientist Chemistry workers?

In fiscal year 2025, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp's Senior Scientist Chemistry filings were mostly for Rahway, NJ (6 filings, $114,700 median).

How many H1B applications has Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp filed for Senior Scientist Chemistry roles?

30 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications across fiscal years 2022–2026, counting years with at least 3 filings for the title.

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