Who sponsors more H-1B visas, Pfizer or Merck?

Merck filed more, 153 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 versus 72 for Pfizer.

Which pays more on H-1B filings, Pfizer or Merck?

Pfizer averaged $115,557 and Merck averaged $132,048 across certified FY2025 filings. Median offered wage was $108,128 and $131,082 respectively.

How is this comparison calculated?

Both figures come from DOL LCA disclosure records for FY2025, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30,000 and $1,000,000. Employer legal-entity name variants are grouped before counting (Pfizer: 5 name variants; Merck: 11). An LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself, so these are filings rather than USCIS approvals.

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FY2025 · DOL LCA DATA

Pfizer vs Merck: H-1B Sponsorship Compared

Merck filed 153 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, against 72 for Pfizer.

Head to Head (FY2025)

Pfizer

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $115,557
Median wage: $108,128
25th–75th pct: $93,892 – $133,981
Tracked FY2021–2026: 278

Merck

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153

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $132,048
Median wage: $131,082
25th–75th pct: $114,700 – $142,771
Tracked FY2021–2026: 627

Most Sponsored Occupations (FY2025)

Pfizer

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Biochemists and Biophysicists	15	$94,659
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	11	$111,074
Statisticians	11	$121,513
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4	$144,056
Biostatisticians	4	$126,677

Merck

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Biochemists and Biophysicists	28	$119,370
Statisticians	26	$132,044
Biostatisticians	18	$134,152
Data Scientists	13	$131,843
Chemists	11	$112,013

Where They Hire (FY2025)

Pfizer

Washington (16)Massachusetts (15)New York (10)Connecticut (8)California (8)

Merck

New Jersey (79)Pennsylvania (51)Massachusetts (14)North Carolina (5)Virginia (1)

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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for Pfizer and Merck, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting. A Labor Condition Application is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself.