Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Sr. Scientist, Chemistry
Occupation profile for Sr. Scientist, Chemistry covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $119,500.
- FY2025 certified median
- $119,500
- Total filings
- 7
- FY2025 25th–75th percentile
- $108,720–$127,500
- Top employer
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $111,400 | $109,500 | $113,233 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $119,500 | $108,720 | $127,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC4 filings
- Eli Lilly and Company1 filings
- Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, LLC1 filings
- Societal CDMO San Diego LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Rahway2 filings
- West Point2 filings
- San Diego1 filings
- Indianapolis1 filings
- Cambridge1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2031 | $66,186 | $81,994 | $97,781 | $113,589 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1021 | $90,730 | $114,795 | $138,882 | $162,947 |
| 2026-27 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 26900 | 19-2031 | $60,840 | $74,630 | $88,421 | $102,211 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 17-2041 | $86,341 | $107,557 | $128,752 | $149,968 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-2031 | $62,899 | $82,888 | $102,898 | $122,886 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 19-2031 | $63,981 | $82,534 | $101,067 | $119,621 |