Merck Sharp & Dohme salaries in New York, NY

Based on 144 certified H-1B filings by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$123,594

Middle 50%$114.7k–$144.4k

vs. all employers here−6%comparison median $131,997

Filings144FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,043 and $269,999.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$93,683	$83,200	$109,117	37
FY2021	$107,141	$89,898	$115,731	53
FY2022	$105,477	$92,019	$123,614	69
FY2023	$124,030	$107,600	$130,960	64
FY2024	$111,400	$111,400	$135,500	86
FY2025	$122,646	$114,700	$146,453	81
FY2026	$126,464	$117,000	$144,373	63

Job	Median here	Filings
Statistician	$117,000	37
Biochemist	$114,700	26
Data Scientist	$141,170	15
Chemist	$114,850	12
Software Engineer	$141,378	10
Chemical Engineer	too few	7
Medical Scientist	too few	7
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	too few	5
Systems Engineer / Architect	too few	4
Biomedical Engineer	too few	3
Epidemiologist	too few	3
IT Manager	too few	2
Research Manager (Natural Sciences)	too few	2
Systems Analyst	too few	2
Industrial Engineer	too few	2

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Job	Median here	Filings
Economist	too few	2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in New York, NY.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.