Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC H-1B salaries

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC filed 423 certified H-1B applications between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $119,787 a year.

Median salary offered: $119,787
Middle half earn: $111,400 to $139,600
Top 10% earn over: $157,643
Certified filings: 423

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Senior Scientist, Statistical Programming	38	$114,700	$111,400 – $116,470
Associate Principal Scientist, Statistical Programming	35	$139,600	$135,510 – $142,771
Senior Scientist, Biostatistics	28	$114,700	$111,400 – $117,000
Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development	25	$114,700	$114,700 – $119,787
Senior Specialist, Data Science	20	$122,800	$121,760 – $131,626
Senior Scientist, Analytical R&D	19	$111,400	$111,400 – $115,850
Associate Principal Scientist, Biostatistics	17	$139,600	$139,600 – $142,400
Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow	17	$75,982	$73,798 – $79,040
Senior Scientist, Chemistry	16	$114,700	$114,525 – $115,212
Associate Principal Scientist, Analytical R&D	10	$135,500	$135,500 – $138,575
Senior Specialist - Software Engineering	10	$131,997	$124,672 – $140,858
Associate Director, Data Science	10	$153,800	$153,800 – $156,900
Senior Specialist - Data Engineering	7	$128,482	$120,879 – $144,934
Associate Principal Scientist, Preclinical Development	6	$140,354	$136,525 – $142,077
Senior Scientist, Engineering	6	$119,147	$112,225 – $124,171
Associate Director, Technical Product Management	6	$142,667	$139,225 – $154,923
Associate Scientist, Post Doctoral Fellow	6	$68,400	$68,400 – $68,400
Scientist, Statistical Programming	5	$94,300	$91,600 – $94,300
Associate Principal Scientist, Outcomes Research	5	$153,800	$139,600 – $153,800
Senior Specialist, Technical Product Management	5	$122,646	$117,000 – $129,251
Specialist, Data Science	5	$108,306	$101,100 – $118,082
Senior Specialist, Engineering	5	$111,400	$111,400 – $113,984
Principal Scientist, Statistical Programming	5	$169,700	$164,800 – $169,700
Associate Director, Software Engineering	4	$152,048	$143,715 – $157,643
Senior Scientist, Biology-Discovery	4	$114,700	$114,375 – $115,275
Principal Scientist, Biostatistics	3	$187,000	$187,000 – $188,900
Associate Director, Engineering, Development & Integration	3	$139,600	$139,600 – $149,287
Director, Statistical Programming	3	$187,000	$187,000 – $187,000
Associate Director, Data Engineering	3	$170,373	$170,373 – $170,373
Specialist, Engineering	3	$83,000	$81,660 – $84,300
Assoc. Scientist, Post Doc Fellow	2	$79,310	$78,843 – $79,778
Associate Scientist, Postdoctoral Fellow	2	$69,450	$68,925 – $69,975
Associate Principal Scientist, Pharmacokinetics	2	$137,550	$136,525 – $138,575
Director, Strategic Planning	2	$180,670	$172,735 – $188,604
Associate Director, Quality Assurance	2	$122,800	$122,800 – $122,800
Associate Principal Scientist, Medical Affairs	2	$171,100	$170,050 – $172,150
Associate Principal Scientist, Epidemiology	2	$137,550	$136,525 – $138,575
Associate Director, Strategic Planning	2	$135,500	$135,500 – $135,500
Associate Principal Scientist, Chemistry	2	$148,554	$144,830 – $152,277
Senior Specialist, D&A Strategy	2	$122,204	$118,452 – $125,957
Senior Specialist, Infrastructure Engineering	2	$131,610	$121,505 – $141,714
Senior Specialist, Service Delivery/Management	2	$117,749	$117,749 – $117,749
Sr. Specialist, ML Engineering	2	$152,253	$139,376 – $165,130
Specialist, D&A Strategy	2	$83,100	$83,100 – $83,100
Specialist, Engineering, Development and Integration	2	$104,094	$101,499 – $106,688
Senior Specialist, Technical Support	2	$133,452	$123,656 – $143,249
Specialist, Business/Technology Analysis	2	$85,200	$84,150 – $86,250
Sr. Scientist, Pharmacokinetics	2	$120,879	$118,940 – $122,818
Senior Scientist, Computational Chemistry	2	$129,000	$129,000 – $129,000
Senior Scientist, Analytical Research and Development	2	$111,400	$111,400 – $111,400

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Rahway, NJ	236	$117,749	$111,400 – $142,400
North Wales, PA	84	$135,500	$114,700 – $139,600
West Point, PA	59	$114,700	$104,791 – $126,500
Boston, MA	8	$137,910	$94,363 – $157,643
Cambridge, MA	6	$126,941	$115,750 – $131,082
Durham, NC	3	$104,200	$90,278 – $107,800
Fuquay Varina, NC	2	$139,600	$139,600 – $139,600
Lower Gwynedd Township, PA	2	$95,399	$84,598 – $106,200
Elkton, VA	2	$101,290	$94,585 – $107,995
Austin, TX	2	$110,852	$104,878 – $116,826
South San Francisco, CA	2	$76,461	$76,461 – $76,461
Kenilworth, NJ	2	$123,450	$117,425 – $129,475
De Soto, KS	1	$114,700	$114,700 – $114,700
Blue Ash, OH	1	$83,100	$83,100 – $83,100
Atlanta, GA	1	$153,800	$153,800 – $153,800
Alexandria, VA	1	$122,800	$122,800 – $122,800
Buffalo, NY	1	$181,600	$181,600 – $181,600
Harrison, NJ	1	$101,100	$101,100 – $101,100
Hatfield, PA	1	$114,700	$114,700 – $114,700
Long Island City, NY	1	$144,373	$144,373 – $144,373

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	29	$114,878
2024	158	$112,400
2025	145	$128,898
2026	91	$124,363

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	53	$83,100
Level II	165	$114,700
Level III	138	$135,500
Level IV	64	$141,107

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).