Visa Wage Index

Chemists in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Employers filed 396 applications covering 432 positions for this role here, at a median of $96,000 a year. 322 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Chemists in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$64,230
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$80,974
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$97,739
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$114,483

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Brookhaven National Laboratory Level II 2121 $85,000
SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Level I 1919 $81,000
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC Level IV 1111 $128,793
J-Star Research, Inc. Level III 815 $106,060
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Level II 736 $100,540
Accuon Labs Inc. Level I 66 $73,950
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC Level III 66 $101,996
LNK International, Inc. Level I 66 $65,000
RICONPHARMA, LLC Level II 66 $89,948
Sannova Analytical LLC Level II 66 $81,000
ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Level I 55 $65,000
HORIBA Instruments Incorporated Level III 55 $99,988
InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Level I 55 $73,359
J-Star Research, Inc. Level IV 55 $132,787
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Level III 55 $117,000
SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Level II 55 $94,300
SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Level III 55 $116,300
AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NEW YORK Level IV 44 $132,031
BACTOLAC PHARMACEUTICAL INC. Level III 44 $114,375
Innovation Labs Inc. Level II 44 $93,500
Kashiv BioSciences LLC Level II 44 $98,165
Novel Laboratories, Inc. Level II 44 $91,892
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. Level III 44 $97,739
SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Level IV 44 $155,453
Tris Pharma, Inc. Level IV 44 $114,483
AARKISH Pharmaceuticals NJ, Inc. Level II 33 $101,764
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC Level II 33 $94,606
AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NY LLC Level I 33 $68,907
ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Level IV 33 $205,000
BACTOLAC PHARMACEUTICAL INC. Level I 33 $70,000
EVARIC PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Level I 33 $65,000
Guardian Drug Company, Inc. Level I 33 $64,500
INGENUS PHARMACEUTICALS NJ, LLC Level I 33 $67,912
US Pharma Lab LLC - Biofarma Group dba USPL Nutritionals LLC Level III 33 $110,240
RICONPHARMA, LLC Level III 33 $105,021
SPLINT PHARMA LLC Level II 33 $80,974
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Level IV 33 $114,483
Tris Pharma, Inc. Level I 33 $64,230
Accuon Labs Inc. Level II 22 $96,250
AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NEW YORK Level III 22 $108,688
AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NY LLC Level III 22 $108,459
ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Level III 22 $130,650
Biocon Generics Inc. Level II 22 $84,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Level II 22 $122,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Level III 22 $139,790
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Level IV 22 $127,500
CMIC CMO USA Corporation Level II 22 $85,487
Cosmax USA Corporation Level I 22 $73,891
Epic Pharma LLC Level IV 22 $145,000
EVARIC PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Level II 22 $89,723
EVARIC PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Level IV 22 $169,350
GATTEFOSSE CORPORATION Level II 22 $93,309
Innogenix Inc Level III 22 $104,000
Innovation Labs Inc. Level I 22 $78,115
InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Level IV 22 $122,588
Kashiv BioSciences LLC Level I 22 $65,048
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Level IV 22 $115,850
Nature's Value Inc Level I 22 $71,949
Primedica Laboratories, LLC Level I 22 $64,230
Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation Level I 22 $65,615
Quagen Pharmaceuticals LLC Level I 22 $80,565
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Level III 22 $129,854
Renaissance Lakewood, LLC Level III 22 $97,739
RK PHARMA INC Level II 22 $82,987
RK PHARMA INC Level IV 22 $225,000
Samjan Group Inc Level II 22 $80,974
Sanaira Global LLC Level III 22 $98,000
Strides Pharma Inc. Level II 22 $83,600
Strides Pharma Inc. Level III 22 $110,895
Tris Pharma, Inc. Level II 22 $80,974
WuXi Biologics USA, LLC Level III 22 $111,370
A & Z Pharmaceutical, Inc. Level I 11 $65,000
AACE Pharmaceuticals Inc. Level II 11 $80,974
Accu Reference Medical Laboratory LLC Level I 11 $64,230
ADH HEALTH PRODUCTS INC. Level I 11 $64,500
Air Liquide Advanced Materials Inc. Level IV 11 $114,483
Alvogen Group Inc. Level IV 11 $153,576
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York Level II 11 $86,983
AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NY LLC Level II 11 $82,610
ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Level II 11 $100,750
Aspire Pharmaceuticals Inc. Level IV 11 $140,400
BACTOLAC PHARMACEUTICAL INC. Level II 11 $96,000
Bayer HealthCare LLC Level IV 11 $158,100
BELLA AUTOBODY PAINT&TOOLS INC Level I 11 $97,739
BELLA AUTOBODY PAINT&TOOLS INC Level III 11 $97,739
BESAEL CORPORATION Level IV 11 $132,600
BEST NUTRA INC Level II 11 $82,500
BIOACTIVE SERVICES LLC Level I 11 $65,000
BLI International Inc. Level I 11 $64,230
BridgeBio Services, Inc. Level IV 11 $163,800
CARECAM INTERNATIONAL INC. Level II 11 $81,000
CERTIFIED LABORATORIES INC Level II 11 $110,000
CERTIFIED LABORATORIES INC Level IV 11 $115,000
CMIC CMO USA Corporation Level III 11 $120,000
Columbia University Level III 11 $81,869
Contract Pharmacal Corp. Level I 11 $80,000
CorePharma LLC Level II 11 $120,000
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Level IV 11 $125,000
Croda Inc. Level II 11 $118,934
Crystal Pharmatech Inc. Level II 11 $85,476

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.