AstraZeneca senior scientist salary

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Average AstraZeneca senior scientist salary

$97,859yearly

$51.28 hourly rate

Entry-level AstraZeneca senior scientist salary

$74,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does AstraZeneca pay senior scientists?

The average salary for AstraZeneca senior scientists is $97,859 per year. AstraZeneca senior scientist salaries range between $74,000 to $128,000 per year. AstraZeneca senior scientists earn 8% less than the national average salary for senior scientists of $106,672.

Location impacts how much a senior scientist at AstraZeneca can expect to make. Senior scientists at AstraZeneca make the most in South San Francisco, CA, Chesterfield, NJ, and Las Vegas, NV.

How much does AstraZeneca pay senior scientists by location?

AstraZeneca pays senior scientists the most in South San Francisco, CA, Chesterfield, NJ, and Las Vegas, NV. Additionally, cities like Bothell and Wilmington also report highly competitive salaries for senior scientists at AstraZeneca.

Senior scientist AstraZeneca salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	South San Francisco, CA	$129,293	$62.16
2	Chesterfield, NJ	$103,764	$49.89
3	Las Vegas, NV	$102,123	$49.10
4	Bothell, WA	$98,516	$47.36
5	Wilmington, DE	$96,648	$46.47
6	Gaithersburg, MD	$95,809	$46.06
7	Vernon, IN	$95,196	$45.77
8	Waltham, MA	$94,634	$45.50
9	Westmont, IL	$89,618	$43.09
10	Odessa, FL	$87,585	$42.11

Highest-paid AstraZeneca senior scientists by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Clinical Scientist	$125,520	$60	-
2	Clinical Scientist	$124,852	$60	-
3	Senior Staff Scientist	$119,133	$57	-
4	Senior Research Investigator	$116,509	$56	-
5	Senior Principal Scientist	$115,188	$55	-
6	Principal Research Scientist	$114,801	$55	1
7	Principal Scientist	$114,509	$55	-
8	Senior Engineer/Scientist	$114,275	$55	-
9	Senior Materials Scientist	$113,811	$55	-
10	Senior Scientist, Product Development	$111,004	$53	-

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Recent salaries for senior scientists at astrazeneca

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Senior Scientist, Bioscience	Gaithersburg, MD	06/27/2025	$108,473
Senior Scientist, Flow Cytometry (Cpss Cell Therapy)	Santa Monica, CA	06/24/2025	$112,000
Senior Scientist, Early Bioprocess Research	Wilmington, NC	04/15/2025	$108,474
Senior Scientist, Early Bioprocess Research	Seattle, WA	04/07/2025	$108,474
Senior Scientist	Gaithersburg, MD	03/21/2025	$122,000

Senior scientist salary at AstraZeneca competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$111,359	$54	70
2	Eli Lilly and Company	$109,090	$52	79
3	Novartis	$108,758	$52	3
4	Cardiol Therapeutics	$106,520	$51	-
5	Glaxosmithkline	$106,491	$51	-
6	Merck	$103,071	$50	94
7	Boehringer Ingelheim	$99,985	$48	11
8	Sunovion Pharmaceuticals	$99,275	$48	-
9	Somaxon Pharmaceuticals	$99,142	$48	-
10	Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals	$98,593	$47	-
11	Noven	$98,085	$47	-
12	Santarus	$97,234	$47	-
13	Med Immune Inc	$95,249	$46	-
14	PDI	$94,329	$45	2
15	Pharmacia	$94,036	$45	-
16	Daiichi Sankyo	$93,444	$45	-
17	Organon	$93,436	$45	3
18	Sanofi US	$93,396	$45	14
19	Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$92,737	$45	35
20	Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc	$89,609	$43	-

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