Seniority Profile · New Jersey

Lead / Director Chemists salary in New Jersey

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P75 to P90 of the New Jersey OES distribution for Chemists.

DOL OFLC offered median

$124,369

Across 54 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Chemists in New Jersey: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 54 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $124,369. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level IV — fully competent	54	$124,369

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Chemists in New Jersey. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Senior Scientist	7	$141,217
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC	Manager, Quality Control	5	$148,802
NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.	Director of Quality Control	3	$180,000
Tris Pharma, Inc.	Senior Scientist I (Product Development)	2	$115,066
RASI LABORATORIES, INC.	Senior Analytical Chemist	2	$120,000
USPL Nutritionals LLC / U.S. Pharma Lab LLC	Manager, Quality Assurance	2	$122,695
Veranova, L.P.	Analytical Scientist	2	$122,888
TCG GreenChem, Inc	Associate Principal Scientist	2	$110,706
Insmed, Inc.	Scientist, LC-MS	2	$134,060
June Jacobs Labs LLC.	Director of Research and Development	2	$115,752

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

Senior Scientist I (Product Development) at Tris Pharma, Inc.
$114,483
Monmouth JunctionWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-327485
Manager, Quality Control at Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$120,367
BranchburgWage Level IVDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25264-323705
Sr. Director, QA Compliance at NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.
$150,000
East WindsorWage Level IVDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25262-320394
Senior Scientist, Mass Spectrometry at Ethicon, Inc.
$116,500
RaritanWage Level IVDecided Sep 23, 2025I-200-25259-311225
New Digital Offerings Manager at Veolia Water M&S (Paramus), Inc.
$123,738
PARAMUSWage Level IVDecided Sep 18, 2025I-200-25254-302542
Senior Analytical Chemist at RASI LABORATORIES, INC.
$120,000
CranburyWage Level IVDecided Sep 10, 2025I-200-25246-283588
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST II at Crystal Bio Solutions Inc
$163,996
CRANBURYWage Level IVDecided Aug 7, 2025I-200-25212-213528
Principal Scientist at Tulex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$115,000
CranburyWage Level IVDecided Aug 5, 2025I-200-25210-207052

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.