Merck Sharp Dohme
Offered base salaries from 110 certified H-1B filings, across 10 roles in 3 metro areas.
Half of Merck Sharp Dohme's certified filings offered $123,656 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $114,700 and $142,771. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statisticians | $137,218 | $92k – $187k | 35 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | $114,700 | $76k – $140k | 18 |
| Data Scientists | $122,800 | $83k – $244k | 13 |
| Software Developers | $131,997 | $115k – $161k | 9 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $134,763 | $104k – $187k | 6 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $114,700 | $115k – $154k | 5 |
| Chemists | $114,700 | $71k – $123k | 5 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $153,046 | $115k – $159k | 3 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $119,787 | $115k – $124k | 3 |
| Epidemiologists | $153,800 | $140k – $187k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $115,000 | $71k – $277k | 71 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $139,600 | $92k – $197k | 28 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $131,082 | $101k – $140k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Merck Sharp Dohme's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statisticians — Philadelphia | $139,600 | 19 | +31.9% |
| Statisticians — New York | $114,700 | 16 | −16.6% |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists — New York | $114,700 | 16 | +4.6% |
| Data Scientists — New York | $153,800 | 8 | +13.1% |
| Software Developers — New York | $131,997 | 5 | −20.9% |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists — New York | $114,700 | 5 | +11.0% |
| Chemists — New York | $114,700 | 5 | +34.7% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 110 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Merck Sharp Dohme's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.