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21st Annual $alary $urvey

The results from our Annual Salary & Job Satisfaction Survey are in!

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Welcome to Contract Pharma’s 21st Annual Salary & Job Satisfaction Survey! This year’s results are derived from more than 200 respondents from our readership about employment attitudes, responsibilities, education, and their 2019 salaries.

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Respondent Gender: 76% male, 24% female
Respondent Sector: 70% pharma/biopharma; 17% contract research; 13% lab services
Avg. 2019 base salary (all respondents): $129,735
Avg. 2019 bonus (all): $21,872
Avg. 2019 stock options (all): $11,631
Avg. 2019 benefits (all): $16,754
Avg. 2019 base salary for men: $139,379
Avg. 2019 base salary for women: $115,456

Charts and graphics by Scott Garibaldi

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