Salary Survey

2010 - Eleventh Annual Salary Survey

Welcome to Contract Pharma’s Eleventh Annual Salary Survey! This year’s results are derived from 600 respondents from our readership about employment attitudes, responsibilities, education, and their 2009 salaries.

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Respondent Gender: 70% male, 30% female

Avg. 2009 base salary for men: $121,026.84 (+2.9%)

Avg. 2009 base salary for women: $98,495.30 (+10.2%)

Avg. 2009 base salary for all respondents: $114,409.18 (+3.8%)

Avg. 2009 bonus (all): $18,900.32 (+12.2%)

Avg. 2009 stock option (all): $35,886.49 (+29.2%)

Avg. 2009 benefits (all): $19,042.06 (-3.0%)

Most frustrating aspect of job (all respondents): “Internal politics,” up slightly at 29%, followed by “Merger & Acquisition/layoff fears” at 16%.

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