Salary Survey

2011 – Twelfth Annual Salary Survey

WELCOME TO Contract Pharma’s Twelfth Annual Salary Survey! This year’s results are derived from nearly 700 respondents from our readership about employment attitudes, responsibilities, education, and their 2010 salaries.

By: Gil Roth

President, Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association

For comparison’s sake, we’ve included last year’s survey results with this year’s report; the pages with “2010 RESULTS” on them are from the previous survey. The winner of our Salary Survey iPad drawing is Harch Ooi of Seattle Genetics!

Charts and graphics by Jessica Carlin •

Quick Hits

Respondent Gender: 70% male, 30% female

Avg. 2010 base salary for all respondents: $115,756.91 (+1.2%)

Avg. 2010 bonus (all): $22,384.24 (+18.4%)

Avg. 2010 stock option (all): $48,856.38 (+36.1%)

Avg. 2010 benefits (all):$22,176.75 (+16.4%)

Avg. 2010 base salary for men: $120,512.72 (-0.4%)

Avg. 2010 base salary for women: $103,836.00 (+5.4%)

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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