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| Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville, TN | $95,260 | $45.80 |
| 2 | Washington, DC | $81,648 | $39.25 |
| 3 | Portland, ME | $80,905 | $38.90 |
| 4 | Indianapolis, IN | $78,210 | $37.60 |
| 5 | Dayton, NJ | $77,732 | $37.37 |
| 6 | Minneapolis, MN | $77,049 | $37.04 |
| 7 | Los Angeles, CA | $75,745 | $36.42 |
| 8 | Boston, MA | $72,645 | $34.93 |
| 9 | Phoenix, AZ | $71,562 | $34.40 |
| 10 | Richmond, VA | $71,079 | $34.17 |
| Rank | Job title | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Staff Scientist | $102,325 | $49 | - |
| 2 | Principal Research Scientist | $99,302 | $48 | - |
| 3 | Principal Scientist | $99,191 | $48 | 2 |
| 4 | Senior Principal Scientist | $98,962 | $48 | - |
| 5 | Senior Formulation Scientist | $97,015 | $47 | - |
| 6 | Process Scientist | $96,975 | $47 | - |
| 7 | Formulation Scientist | $96,915 | $47 | - |
| 8 | Senior Scientist, Product Development | $96,716 | $47 | - |
| 9 | Lead Scientist | $93,248 | $45 | - |
| 10 | Scientist, Project Leader | $93,084 | $45 | - |
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURECT | $104,901 | $50 | - |
| 2 | Nektar Therapeutics | $101,566 | $49 | - |
| 3 | Gilead Sciences | $99,283 | $48 | 82 |
| 4 | Merck | $98,562 | $47 | 85 |
| 5 | Alimera Sciences | $94,434 | $45 | - |
| 6 | Quidel | $89,971 | $43 | - |
| 7 | Watson Pharma Pvt Ltd | $87,264 | $42 | - |
| 8 | AAIPharma Services Corp | $85,741 | $41 | - |
| 9 | Alcami | $85,016 | $41 | 14 |
| 10 | Pharmaceutics International | $84,949 | $41 | - |
| 11 | Argos Therapeutics | $84,335 | $41 | - |
| 12 | Nostrum Laboratories | $84,190 | $40 | - |
| 13 | Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. | $83,290 | $40 | - |
| 14 | G&W Laboratories | $83,087 | $40 | - |
| 15 | Owens & Minor | $82,671 | $40 | 2 |
| 16 | Cambridge Major Laboratories, Inc. | $82,042 | $39 | - |
| 17 | United Therapeutics | $70,919 | $34 | 11 |
| 18 | SIGA Technologies | $70,142 | $34 | - |
| 19 | Puma Biotechnology | $67,431 | $32 | - |
| 20 | Portola Pharmaceuticals | $64,256 | $31 | - |