Pharma Salary Data
Compensation benchmarks from 8,186 pharma and biotech job listings with salary data. Based on employer-provided ranges and industry benchmarks.
Salary by Department
Average salary ranges across pharma departments. Click any department to see matching jobs.
Government Affairs
10 jobs$258K—$324K
Range: $151K — $383K
Clinical Sciences
16 jobs$254K—$304K
Range: $120K — $424K
Clinical Development
128 jobs$209K—$281K
Range: $0K — $542K
Development
27 jobs$223K—$274K
Range: $0K — $416K
US Region
29 jobs$237K—$268K
Range: $150K — $367K
Medical Affairs
450 jobs$182K—$265K
Range: $18K — $528K
Pharmacovigilance
42 jobs$194K—$261K
Range: $0K — $460K
Business Development
196 jobs$171K—$258K
Range: $40K — $462K
Real-World Evidence
73 jobs$155K—$255K
Range: $0K — $490K
Global Commercialization
10 jobs$195K—$254K
Range: $106K — $331K
Data Science
155 jobs$175K—$251K
Range: $62K — $474K
Unknown
11 jobs$143K—$248K
Range: $45K — $475K
Legal
160 jobs$174K—$244K
Range: $0K — $592K
Biometrics
11 jobs$202K—$236K
Range: $145K — $290K
Medical Writing
20 jobs$160K—$234K
Range: $80K — $492K
Patient Services
43 jobs$208K—$228K
Range: $120K — $235K
Human Resources
111 jobs$155K—$224K
Range: $0K — $490K
Communications
29 jobs$152K—$220K
Range: $42K — $345K
Regulatory Affairs
267 jobs$156K—$219K
Range: $0K — $469K
Quantitative Sciences
14 jobs$175K—$219K
Range: $67K — $305K
General & Administrative
13 jobs$170K—$218K
Range: $72K — $354K
Project Management
84 jobs$124K—$218K
Range: $74K — $443K
Clinical Operations
281 jobs$143K—$212K
Range: $0K — $536K
Management
28 jobs$173K—$210K
Range: $75K — $400K
Clinical
44 jobs$167K—$205K
Range: $0K — $450K
Commercial
1793 jobs$139K—$204K
Range: $0K — $832K
Biology
11 jobs$143K—$202K
Range: $83K — $317K
Clinical Supply
28 jobs$136K—$197K
Range: $40K — $273K
Account Management
19 jobs$121K—$195K
Range: $100K — $360K
Research & Development
951 jobs$129K—$188K
Range: $0K — $595K
Professional
60 jobs$136K—$185K
Range: $0K — $350K
Information Technology
18 jobs$126K—$184K
Range: $0K — $244K
Finance
200 jobs$133K—$179K
Range: $0K — $658K
Engineering
664 jobs$111K—$164K
Range: $0K — $439K
Chemistry
18 jobs$118K—$164K
Range: $80K — $401K
IT
422 jobs$117K—$162K
Range: $0K — $502K
Quality Assurance
390 jobs$110K—$160K
Range: $0K — $500K
Manufacturing
808 jobs$115K—$159K
Range: — — $464K
Research
11 jobs$105K—$145K
Range: $41K — $280K
Molecular Biology
12 jobs$97K—$139K
Range: $65K — $182K
Capricor Therapeutics
40 jobs$102K—$125K
Range: $0K — $350K
AIX
13 jobs$104K—$120K
Range: $85K — $160K
Supply Chain
439 jobs$87K—$120K
Range: $0K — $570K
Patient Training Direct
11 jobs$50K—$66K
Range: $50K — $71K
Temporary Opportunities
14 jobs$13K—$21K
Range: $0K — $167K
Technical
12 jobs$10K—$13K
Range: $0K — $155K
Salary by Therapeutic Area
How compensation varies across disease areas. Oncology and rare disease typically command higher pay.
Rare Diseases
502 jobs$170K—$394K
Unknown
9 jobs$160K—$275K
Hematology
84 jobs$167K—$243K
Endocrinology
110 jobs$168K—$237K
Immunology
397 jobs$179K—$234K
Oncology
1936 jobs$154K—$210K
Gastroenterology
221 jobs$134K—$208K
Metabolic Diseases
306 jobs$135K—$205K
Nephrology
101 jobs$149K—$204K
Infectious Diseases
431 jobs$129K—$201K
Dermatology
22 jobs$130K—$200K
Infectious Disease
46 jobs$132K—$191K
Cardiology
99 jobs$160K—$190K
Vaccines
96 jobs$128K—$189K
Rare Disease
66 jobs$140K—$186K
Gene Therapy
92 jobs$124K—$176K
Women's Health
53 jobs$113K—$175K
Psychiatry
73 jobs$131K—$175K
Cardiovascular
426 jobs$133K—$174K
Neurology
2246 jobs$121K—$172K
Pain Management
6 jobs$107K—$165K
Cell Therapy
278 jobs$126K—$165K
Musculoskeletal
30 jobs$104K—$156K
Ophthalmology
1188 jobs$105K—$156K
Respiratory
147 jobs$109K—$152K
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