DOL Verified Employer

Merck & Co. Inc. - Biochemists and Biophysicists

Government-verified salary data from 127 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$80,870
13 DOL filings
NJ Approval Rate 60.6% · most recent FY 2020
Median Salary
$80,870
Certified filings
DOL Filings
13
Certified: 77
Unique Job Titles
44
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
60.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 13 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$63,461$63,461$80,870$104,021$109,949
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+5.0%

Merck & Co. Inc. pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2020

Salaries by Job Title

44 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Chemists 17 $75,962 -9.7%
$54,538$54,538$75,962$78,645$78,645
Biochemists and Biophysicists 13 $80,870 -22%
$63,461$63,461$80,870$104,021$104,021
Statisticians 9 $87,942 -14.9%
$78,270$78,270$87,942$89,510$89,510
Pharmacists 8 $97,906 -28.8%
$92,414$92,414$97,906$97,906$97,906
Chemical Engineers 7 $92,082 -24.4%
$92,082$92,082$92,082$101,192$101,192
15-2041.00 7 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Scientists, All Other 6 $55,973 -40%
$52,083$52,083$55,973$65,603$65,603
15-1121 6 $76,086 N/A
$63,440$63,440$76,086$77,626$77,626
19-1042.00 4 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Nov-21 4 $111,322 N/A
$79,061$79,061$111,322$122,866$122,866
Operations Research Analysts 4 $73,719 -19.3%
$61,970$61,970$73,719$85,467$85,467
Financial and Investment Analysts 3 $91,978 -9.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Electrical Engineers 2 $90,449 -19.2%
$89,835$89,835$90,449$91,062$91,062
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2 $80,059 -20.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Economists 2 $92,533 -19.8%
$89,510$89,510$92,533$95,555$95,555
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Accountants and Auditors 2 $68,848 -15.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2051.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1031.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Engineers, All Other 1 $62,400 -47%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1020.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Microbiologists 1 $45,074 -48.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Life Scientists, All Other 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2031.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Materials Scientists 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3021.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Legal Support Workers, All Other 1 $89,510 +30.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
29-1051.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Veterinarians 1 $67,454 -46.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Nov-31 1 $88,192 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
General and Operations Managers 1 $127,067 +23.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9041.00 1 $186,971 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Medical and Health Services Managers 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9111.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Natural Sciences Managers 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9199.99 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Management Analysts 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1 $58,198 -28.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2011.02 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1051.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1799 1 $68,536 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 1 $70,762 -1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2031.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Biochemists and Biophysicists at Merck & Co. Inc.

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Jul 2017 $84,760 $84,760 - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2016 $104,021 $104,021 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $109,949 $109,949 - RAHWAY NJ N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $86,798 $86,798 - KENILWORTH NJ N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $66,893 $66,893 - LEBANON NH N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $80,870 $80,870 - RAHWAY NJ N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2012 $63,461 $63,461 - WEST POINT PA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2012 $63,461 $63,461 - WEST POINT PA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2012 $60,923 $60,923 - BOSTON MA N/A Withdrawn LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2020.