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Merck & Co., Inc.

Employer · New Jersey, United States

Employer address
New Jersey, United States
Applications on record
553
FY2025 applications
0
FY2026 to 30 June
0
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Median offered wage
$79,269
Most common occupation
Statisticians
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Merck & Co., Inc. appears in 553 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June).

Applications by fiscal year — Merck & Co., Inc.

59118FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
59118FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200895
FY200984
FY2010113
FY2011118
FY201299
FY201317
FY201416
FY20156
FY20161
FY20172
FY20181
FY20190
FY20201
FY20210
FY20220
FY20230
FY20240
FY20250
FY2026*0
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*00
FY202500
FY202400
FY202300
FY202200
FY202100
FY202010
FY201900
FY201810
FY201720
FY201610
FY201551
FY2014151
FY201389
FY2012936
FY20111117
FY20109023
FY20097212
FY20087619
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Merck & Co., Inc.: applications by worksite state

2+2+3+3+18+
2+2+3+3+18+
Data table
StateApplications
NJ272
PA168
MA69
NH18
CA9
NC3
KS3
FL3
TN2
WA2
NE2
VA2
Worksite states
  1. New Jersey272
  2. Pennsylvania168
  3. Massachusetts69
  4. New Hampshire18
  5. California9
  6. North Carolina3
  7. Kansas3
  8. Florida3
  9. Tennessee2
  10. Washington2
Worksite cities
  1. Rahway, NJ131
  2. West Point, PA102
  3. Boston, MA66
  4. Summit, NJ47
  5. North Wales, PA46
  6. Kenilworth, NJ43
  7. Whitehouse Station, NJ34
  8. Lebanon, NH18
  9. Union, NJ8
  10. Lebanon, NJ4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Statisticians71
  2. Chemists71
  3. Biochemists and Biophysicists42
  4. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists34
  5. Chemical Engineers20
  6. Biological Scientists, All Other19
  7. Computer Systems Analysts16
  8. Pharmacists13
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Research Chemist22
  2. Biometrician21
  3. Staff Biologist16
  4. Staff Chemist13
  5. Biometrician Biostatistics12
  6. Research Associate10
  7. Scientist I9
  8. SR Research Chemist9

Offered annual wage, all years, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $79,269; middle half $66,654 to $91,156 · median prevailing wage $78,645 (marker) · 370 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India26
  2. China24
  3. United Kingdom7
  4. Canada6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

54107FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2017FY2018
54107FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2018
Data table
FY200970
FY201060
FY2011107
FY201264
FY20132
FY20141
FY20151
FY20171
FY20181
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20181000
FY20170010
FY20150010
FY20140011
FY20130020
FY2012170471
FY2011290780
FY2010190410
FY2009300401
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in New Jersey

Merck & Co., Inc. has 553 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #360 of 9,122 sponsoring employers in New Jersey and #2,581 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.05% of the applications filed by employers based in New Jersey.

Rank in New Jersey
360 of 9,122
Rank in the United States
2,581 of 168,030
Share of New Jersey's applications
0.05%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in New Jersey
4,569
Largest sponsoring employers in New Jersey
  1. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP107,853
  2. Wipro Limited89,106
  3. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited48,358
  4. Compunnel Software Group, Inc26,843
  5. L&T Technology Services Limited16,730
  6. Hexaware Technologies, Inc.16,089
  7. Satyam Computer Services Ltd13,600
  8. Mindtree Limited11,426
  9. Marlabs, Inc10,977
  10. Igate Technologies Inc.8,474
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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