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Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts H-1B Salaries 2026

10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $138,436.

$138,436Median salary
$122,17525th percentile
$153,57575th percentile
10Filings

Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts H-1B salaries by job title

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Senior Scientist Biology Discovery4$119,100$119,100 – $123,068
Senior Specialist Data Science2$151,852$146,876 – $156,827
Senior Specialist ML Engineering1$131,400$131,400 – $131,400
Principal Scientist Pharmacokinetics1$176,200$176,200 – $176,200
Associate Principal Scientist Biology Discovery1$144,800$144,800 – $144,800
Associate Director Data Science1$156,500$156,500 – $156,500

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Cambridge, MA7$131,400
Boston, MA3$161,803

Wage levels

Level I20% · 2
Level II20% · 2
Level III30% · 3
Level IV30% · 3

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).

Median prevailing wage on these filings: $113,464.

Recent Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts H-1B filings

Latest 10 of 10 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.

CertifiedStartJob titleLocationSalaryLevel
2026-06-252026-09-30Sr. Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryCambridge, MA$119,100
to $187,500		III
2026-06-162026-10-01Associate Principal Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryCambridge, MA$144,800
to $227,900		II
2026-05-202026-10-01Sr. Specialist, ML EngineeringCambridge, MA$131,400
to $206,800		I
2026-05-202026-07-27Principal Scientist, PharmacokineticsBoston, MA$176,200
to $277,300		IV
2026-05-182026-10-01Sr. Specialist, Data ScienceBoston, MA$161,803
to $227,900		IV
2026-05-122026-10-01Sr. Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryCambridge, MA$119,100
to $187,500		II
2026-05-122026-10-01Sr. Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryCambridge, MA$119,100
to $187,500		I
2025-11-142026-03-06Senior Specialist, Data ScienceBoston, MA$141,900
to $223,300		III
2025-09-302026-01-09Senior Scientist, Biology-DiscoveryCambridge, MA$134,971
to $183,800		IV
2025-08-212025-08-25Associate Director, Data ScienceCambridge, MA$156,500
to $246,300		III

Employer names as filed: Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, LLC. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.