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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Employer · New Jersey, United States

Employer address
New Jersey, United States
Applications on record
1,660
FY2025 applications
187
FY2026 to 30 June
139
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$118,371
Most common occupation
Statisticians
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. appears in 1,660 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 187.

Applications by fiscal year — Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

94187FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
94187FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20123
FY201365
FY201468
FY201596
FY201665
FY201778
FY2018105
FY2019142
FY2020115
FY2021123
FY2022166
FY2023139
FY2024169
FY2025187
FY2026*139
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*12910
FY202516720
FY20241627
FY20231327
FY202214224
FY202110320
FY20201078
FY201912715
FY20189015
FY20176612
FY20165411
FY20157719
FY20145711
FY2013614
FY201230
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 Sharp & Dohme Corp.: applications by worksite state

1+1+6+10+29+
1+1+6+10+29+
Data table
StateApplications
NJ818
PA651
MA95
CA29
NC24
VA15
TX10
NY6
NH6
KS2
NE1
GA1
CO1
OH1
Worksite states
  1. New Jersey818
  2. Pennsylvania651
  3. Massachusetts95
  4. California29
  5. North Carolina24
  6. Virginia15
  7. Texas10
  8. New York6
  9. New Hampshire6
  10. Kansas2
Worksite cities
  1. Rahway, NJ611
  2. North Wales, PA389
  3. West Point, PA252
  4. Kenilworth, NJ132
  5. Boston, MA74
  6. South San Francisco, CA16
  7. Whitehouse Station, NJ14
  8. Elkton, VA14
  9. Durham, NC13
  10. Palo Alto, CA13
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. Statisticians565
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists178
  3. Chemists149
  4. Biological Scientists, All Other105
  5. Software Developers81
  6. Chemical Engineers65
  7. Data Scientists56
  8. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers41
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Scientist, Statistical Programming98
  2. Senior Scientist, Biostatistics85
  3. Associate Principal Scientist, Statistical Programming64
  4. Associate Principal Scientist, Biostatistics54
  5. Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development37
  6. Senior Scientist, Chemistry36
  7. Senior Scientist, Analytical R&D31
  8. Associate Scientist, Postdoctoral Fellow30

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $118,371; middle half $111,400 to $139,600 · median prevailing wage $106,725 (marker) · 450 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I59
  2. Level II178
  3. Level III148
  4. Level IV70
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. India71
  2. China47
  3. Canada12
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)

111221FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
111221FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY201350
FY201442
FY201553
FY201640
FY201740
FY201870
FY201969
FY202087
FY2021173
FY2022221
FY202323
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202300230
FY20227501463
FY20215401190
FY2020300570
FY2019252442
FY2018232470
FY2017200200
FY2016120281
FY2015170361
FY201470351
FY2013190310
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. NPZ Law Group, P.C.561
  2. Ross Silverman Snyder Tietjen LLP251
  3. Pryor Cashman LLP173
  4. RBL Partners125
  5. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP25
  6. Ross Silverman LLP4
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 Sharp & Dohme Corp. has 1,660 work visa applications on record (FY2012–FY2026), ranking #89 of 9,122 sponsoring employers in New Jersey and #687 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.14% of the applications filed by employers based in New Jersey.

Rank in New Jersey
89 of 9,122
Rank in the United States
687 of 168,030
Share of New Jersey's applications
0.14%
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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