Visa Wage Index

Chemists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Employers filed 114 applications covering 114 positions for this role here, at a median of $97,500 a year. 75 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 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$57,054
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$74,526
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$91,998
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$109,470

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Level II 99 $83,031
Carnegie Pharmaceuticals LLC Level I 55 $57,054
Adesis, Inc. Level IV 44 $127,656
KVK-Tech, Inc. Level II 44 $83,500
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level I 44 $69,855
Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc Level IV 33 $111,602
i3 Pharmaceuticals, LLC Level I 33 $58,011
Abzena Bristol LLC Level II 22 $99,863
Adesis, Inc. Level III 22 $118,760
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC. Level I 22 $57,055
Flamma USA, LLC Level III 22 $111,310
Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Level I 22 $64,028
GlaxoSmithKline LLC Level III 22 $97,500
Incyte Corporation Level III 22 $135,000
Incyte Corporation Level IV 22 $130,000
KVK-Tech, Inc. Level III 22 $97,500
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Level III 22 $117,000
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Level IV 22 $117,000
Penn Life Sciences, LLC Level III 22 $132,500
PPL Healthcare, LLC Level II 22 $97,726
Quotient Sciences - Philadelphia, LLC Level II 22 $86,000
Sepax Technologies, Inc. Level II 22 $80,000
Syensqo USA LLC Level IV 22 $117,000
Temple University--A Commonwealth University Level I 22 $69,402
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level IV 22 $101,046
ABX-CRO Inc. Level IV 11 $120,000
Abzena (Bristol) LLC Level I 11 $85,280
Abzena Bristol LLC Level III 11 $104,000
Abzena Bristol LLC Level IV 11 $109,470
Adare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Level III 11 $92,000
Advanced Materials & Catalysts LLC Level IV 11 $119,393
AIR COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC. Level IV 11 $115,000
APTAPHARMA, INC Level II 11 $74,526
AstaTech, Inc. Level II 11 $83,500
Axalta Coating Systems, LLC Level III 11 $100,000
Carboline Global Inc. Level IV 11 $125,000
COIM USA, Inc. Level III 11 $91,998
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Level III 11 $109,470
Entegris, Inc. Level III 11 $115,000
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC Level II 11 $80,954
Flamma USA LLC Level IV 11 $125,000
Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Level III 11 $92,983
Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Level IV 11 $130,074
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Level IV 11 $109,470
Instanosis Inc. Level II 11 $85,000
J&W PharmLab Level II 11 $75,000
Johnson Matthey Stationary Emissions Control LLC Level II 11 $111,916
K&H Technologies, Inc. Level III 11 $91,998
LUXELAB LLC Level II 11 $75,000
Penn Life Sciences, LLC Level II 11 $95,000
Penn Life Sciences, LLC Level IV 11 $110,000
PharmaBlock USA, Inc Level III 11 $99,600
PPD Development, L.P. Level II 11 $75,001
PPD Development, L.P. Level IV 11 $115,783
PPL Healthcare, LLC Level IV 11 $130,725
QRD Pharma LLC Level I 11 $65,000
QRD Pharma LLC Level III 11 $92,000
Sepax Bioscience, Inc. Level II 11 $75,000
Sepax Technologies, Inc. Level I 11 $64,800
Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC Level III 11 $105,000
Solenis LLC Level IV 11 $111,372
SPLINT PHARMA LLC Level III 11 $91,998
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Level III 11 $125,000
United Consulting Hub Inc Level II 11 $74,880
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Level III 11 $88,000
Veranova, L.P. Level II 11 $77,947
The Veritas Healthcare Solutions LLC Level II 11 $74,526
Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Level I 11 $75,000
Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Level III 11 $113,000
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia not stated 11 $65,640
Temple University--A Commonwealth University not stated 11 $59,328

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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.