Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow at Merck
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Merck pay a Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow on an H-1B?
$74k Merck has filed 29 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $74k. Most of those filings fall between $64k and $78k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
29
Median base salary
$74k
Middle 50%
$64k to $78k
Filings and pay by year
Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow at Merck, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 7 | $79k |
| FY2025 | 7 | $76k |
| FY2024 | 5 | $74k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $76k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $59k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $53k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| West Point, PA | 10 | $74k |
| Rahway, NJ | 9 | $78k |
| Boston, MA | 5 | $64k |
| North Wales, PA | 2 | $60k |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $92k |
| Lower Gwynedd Township, PA | 1 | $74k |
| South San Francisco, CA | 1 | $76k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 22 | $74k |
| Level II | 4 | $78k |
| Level III | 3 | $53k |
Other roles Merck sponsors
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