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Chemists: green card (PERM) sponsors

447 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 19-2031). Median offered salary $93,600; median time to certification 487 days.

PERM applications447
Median offered salary$93,600
Middle half of salaries$78,374–$113,318
10th–90th percentile$60,902–$122,907

Top green card sponsors

EmployerPERM applicationsMedian salary
Novitium Pharma LLC.38$113,318
APPCO Pharma LLC12$113,318
Cambrex Charles City, Inc.9$70,554
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.9$114,178
Catalent Pharma Solutions8$91,048
ModernaTX, Inc.8$92,400
The Dow Chemical Company8$108,077
Veranova, L.P.7$102,502
Sannova Analytical, LLC7$82,800
Bactolac Pharmaceutical Inc.7$65,000
Tris Pharma, Inc.7$87,110
RiconPharma LLC6$80,184
Allure Labs, LLC6$119,517
J-Star Research Inc.6$93,750
Alnylam US, Inc.5$98,707
Gilead Sciences, Inc.5$163,031
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.5$82,514
Eli Lilly and Company4$118,736
Alcami Carolinas Corporation4$106,470
Novel Laboratories, Inc.4$112,240
Quagen Pharmaceuticals LLC4$92,500
AbbVie Inc.4$82,601
RK Pharma Inc4$78,374
Advanced Technology Laboratories Inc.4$57,949
Ascent Pharmaceuticals Inc.3$115,000
Amgen Inc.3$91,790
VAStek Inc.3$56,888
Stira Pharmaceuticals LLC3$78,374
Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC3$60,154
Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3$97,000
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.3$114,000
Rentschler Biopharma, Inc.3$123,725
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company3$113,318
Bioduro, LLC3$105,000
Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation3$95,846
Rust-Oleum Corporation3$91,925
Apicore LLC3$63,086
Prime Labs LLC3$74,090
STA Pharmaceuticals US LLC, a WuXi Apptec Company2$131,918
Neogen Corporation2$75,750
Curia Global, Inc.2$115,232
Eurofins Xenco LLC2$59,172
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.2$111,996
Hongene Biotech Corporation2$112,102
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.2$90,000
KLA Corporation2$102,425
USPL Nutritionals LLC2$78,374
Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc.2$124,840
AbbVie Bioresearch Center2$82,738
Havix Group Inc.2$83,000

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).