Average Novartis Salary: By Location, Job Title, and Department

Updated December 14, 2021

Average Novartis Salary

$97,000 yearly

$46.63 hourly

Entry level Salary

$70,000 yearly

$70,000

10 %

$97,000

Median

$133,000

90 %

How Much Does Novartis Pay?

As an employee at Novartis in the USA, you can expect to earn an average salary of $97,022 per year, or $46.65 an hour.

If you are in the top 10th percent of earners, you can expect to make an average salary over $133,000 a year, but if you're in the bottom 10 percent of earners, your salary could be less than $70,000 a year.

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Highest Paying Jobs At Novartis

While the average employee salary at Novartis is $97,022, there is a big variation in pay depending on the role. Some of the job titles with high salaries at Novartis are Director Of Human Resources, Medical Science Liaison, Associate Director, and District Manager. A typical Director Of Human Resources salary at Novartis is $218,826. Other roles at Novartis include Administrative Assistant and Manufacturing Operator. A Administrative Assistant at Novartis earns an average yearly salary of $38,378.

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Director Of Human Resources	$218,826	$105.20
2	Medical Science Liaison	$145,097	$69.76
3	Associate Director	$140,762	$67.67
4	District Manager	$119,736	$57.57
5	SAP Consultant	$116,890	$56.20
6	Lead Technician	$116,310	$55.92
7	Principal	$113,502	$54.57
8	Salesforce Developer	$110,261	$53.01
9	Project Manager	$109,821	$52.80
10	NET Developer	$109,406	$52.60
11	Business Leader	$107,380	$51.63
12	Senior Specialist	$106,885	$51.39
13	Hospitality Specialist	$104,108	$50.05
14	Biostatistician	$103,438	$49.73
15	Scientist	$101,685	$48.89
16	Validation Engineer	$99,248	$47.72
17	Statistician	$98,827	$47.51
18	Senior Sales Representative	$98,541	$47.38
19	Sales Consultant	$97,753	$47.00
20	Clinical Statistical Programmer	$96,035	$46.17

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Average Novartis Salaries By Locations

It's no secret that workers earn different salaries in different parts of the country, since the cost of living can be much higher in certain areas. Looking at our data, we can see that employees at Novartis earn more in some areas than others. Our data shows that Novartis employees in Emeryville, CA get paid the most, where the average yearly pay is $107,942. This can be compared to East Hanover, NJ, where Novartis employees earn an average salary of $105,007.

Rank	Location	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Emeryville, CA	$107,942	$51.90
2	East Hanover, NJ	$105,007	$50.48
3	Cambridge, MA	$102,466	$49.26
4	Suffern, NY	$101,970	$49.02
5	Holly Springs, NC	$93,788	$45.09
6	Fort Worth, TX	$92,284	$44.37
7	Miami, FL	$86,030	$41.36

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Average Novartis Salaries By Department

How much you earn at Novartis depends on your role, and the organizational function that you work in. Employees in Business Development roles earn the highest wages at Novartis, with an average salary of $115,901. The Finance department also pays well, with an average salary of $114,475 per year. The organizational functions at Novartis that pay the least are Administrative and Plant/Manufacturing. Workers in these departments earn $69,571 and $79,067, respectively.

Rank	Department	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Business Development	$115,901	$55.72
2	Finance	$114,475	$55.04
3	IT	$109,040	$52.42
4	Engineering	$104,901	$50.43
5	Marketing	$104,144	$50.07
6	Human Resources	$102,570	$49.31
7	Healthcare	$100,584	$48.36
8	Research & Development	$97,585	$46.92
9	Sales	$96,780	$46.53
10	Plant/Manufacturing	$79,067	$38.01
11	Administrative	$69,572	$33.45

Best Paying Novartis Sales Position Salaries

Rank	Position	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	District Manager	$119,736	$57.57
2	Salesforce Developer	$110,261	$53.01
3	Account Manager	$101,608	$48.85
4	Senior Sales Representative	$98,541	$47.38
5	Sales Consultant	$97,753	$47.00
6	Account Executive	$95,348	$45.84
7	Medical Representative	$94,194	$45.29

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Best Paying Novartis Research & Development Position Salaries

Rank	Position	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Natural Science Manager	$171,432	$82.42
2	Scientific Director	$109,542	$52.66
3	Biostatistician	$103,438	$49.73
4	Scientist	$101,685	$48.89
5	Clinical Research Associate	$101,179	$48.64
6	Statistician	$98,827	$47.51
7	Biochemist	$97,577	$46.91
8	Senior Scientific Associate	$90,239	$43.38
9	Analytical Chemist	$82,634	$39.73
10	Quality Control Chemist	$73,279	$35.23
11	Quality Control Analyst	$67,701	$32.55
12	Research Fellow	$66,691	$32.06
13	Microbiologist	$65,635	$31.56
14	Doctoral Fellow	$65,502	$31.49
15	Laboratory Technician	$61,094	$29.37
16	Laboratory Internship	$45,662	$21.95

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Best Paying Novartis Engineering Position Salaries

Rank	Position	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Technology Architect	$149,195	$71.73
2	Project Leader	$141,882	$68.21
3	Associate Director Of Development	$139,882	$67.25
4	Senior Project Manager	$119,977	$57.68
5	Application Manager	$117,741	$56.61
6	SAP Consultant	$116,890	$56.20
7	Senior Software Engineer	$116,811	$56.16
8	SAP BW Consultant	$110,211	$52.99
9	NET Developer	$109,406	$52.60
10	Design, Development	$108,904	$52.36
11	Oracle Database Administrator	$107,045	$51.46
12	Validation Specialist	$102,084	$49.08
13	SQL Database Administrator	$101,139	$48.62
14	Validation Engineer	$99,248	$47.72
15	Clinical Statistical Programmer	$96,035	$46.17
16	SQL Server Developer	$94,925	$45.64
17	SAS Programmer	$94,562	$45.46
18	Engineering Specialist	$94,063	$45.22
19	Manufacturing Technician	$85,355	$41.04
20	Data Scientist	$82,680	$39.75

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Recently Added Novartis Salaries

Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Primary Care Sales Specialist/Senior-CRM-Denver-Remote Denver, CO	Denver, CO	12/14/2021	$82,50012/14/2021
Area Business Leader-Eye Care-Denver-Remote Denver, CO	Denver, CO	12/14/2021	$144,00012/14/2021
Primary Care Sales Specialist/Senior-CRM-Denver-Remote Denver, CO	Denver, CO	09/11/2021	$82,50009/11/2021
Cardiovascular Sales Specialist-CRM-Fort Collins, Co-Remote Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	08/24/2021	$116,00008/24/2021
Associate Director, Dermatology Clinical Sales-Denver-Remote Denver, CO	Denver, CO	08/21/2021	$198,00008/21/2021

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Highest Paying Novartis Competitor Salaries

Some of the competitors of Novartis are AstraZeneca, Purdue Pharma, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA. The wages at AstraZeneca average higher than the other similar companies, where the median salary is $95,413 per year. The employees at Purdue Pharma earn an average yearly salary of $95,163 per year, and the salaries at Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA average $94,521 per year.

Rank	Company Name	Zippia Score	Average Salary
1	AstraZeneca	4.9	$95,413
2	Purdue Pharma	4.9	$95,163
3	Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA	4.9	$94,521
4	Daiichi Sankyo	4.8	$94,031
5	Falcon Pharmaceuticals	3.8	$93,342
6	Boehringer Ingelheim	4.9	$92,407
7	Organon	4.6	$90,788
8	Endo International plc	4.9	$89,840
9	Janssen	4.8	$88,605
10	Glaxosmithkline Plc	4.8	$88,379
11	Eisai	4.8	$88,087
12	Wyeth	4.8	$86,194
13	Eli Lilly and Company	4.9	$86,117
14	Merck	4.8	$83,818
15	SmithKline Beecham Holdings	4.1	$83,455
16	Pfizer	4.8	$82,877
17	Upsher-Smith Laboratories	4.8	$81,084
18	Johnson & Johnson	4.8	$80,698
19	Vivus	4.5	$75,736

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