253 certified · Median $124,363 a year · Rahway, NJ
Also filed as Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
106
21
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
147
14
4
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$114,700
Median
$124,363
75th percentile
$142,400
A year, from 251 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate Principal Scientist, Statistical ProgrammingStatisticians · median $142,40021
Senior Scientist, Statistical ProgrammingStatisticians · median $114,70021
Senior Scientist, Preclinical DevelopmentBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $114,70018
Senior Scientist, BiostatisticsBiostatisticians · median $117,00013
Senior Scientist, ChemistryChemists · median $114,85013
Associate Principal Scientist, BiostatisticsBiostatisticians · median $141,00012
Senior Scientist, Analytical R&DChemists · median $117,0008
Associate Scientist, Post Doc FellowBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $79,0407
Associate Director, Data ScienceBioinformatics Scientists · median $153,8006
Associate Principal Scientist, Analytical R&DBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $139,6005
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.