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Job outlook for pharmaceutical analysts in the United States
Are pharmaceutical analyst jobs in demand?
Pharmaceutical analyst job and salary trends over time
Pharmaceutical analyst jobs over time
Pharmaceutical analyst job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 93 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 93 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 90 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 92 | 0.00% |
Average pharmaceutical analyst salary over time
Pharmaceutical analyst salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $66,273 | $31.86 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | $63,750 | $30.65 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | $62,257 | $29.93 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | $61,580 | $29.61 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | $60,532 | $29.10 | +1.7% |
Pharmaceutical analyst jobs by state
Most common states for pharmaceutical analysts
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 99 | 14% |
| 2 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 416 | 5% |
| 3 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 258 | 4% |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 198 | 3% |
| 5 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 149 | 3% |
| 6 | Delaware | 961,939 | 27 | 3% |
| 7 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 22 | 3% |
| 8 | Alaska | 739,795 | 21 | 3% |
| 9 | Vermont | 623,657 | 16 | 3% |
| 10 | California | 39,536,653 | 687 | 2% |
| 11 | Texas | 28,304,596 | 508 | 2% |
| 12 | New York | 19,849,399 | 423 | 2% |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 214 | 2% |
| 14 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 175 | 2% |
| 15 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 105 | 2% |
| 16 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 62 | 2% |
| 17 | Nevada | 2,998,039 | 46 | 2% |
| 18 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 34 | 2% |
| 19 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 24 | 2% |
| 20 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 20 | 2% |
Pharmaceutical Analyst job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of pharmaceutical analyst experts
University of California, Irvine
Quinnipiac University
David Feldman Ph.D.
Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy and Political Science, Director, Water UCI, Director, MPP ProgramUniversity of California, Irvine
Urban Planning and Public Policy
What skills stand out on Pharmaceutical Analyst resumes?
David Feldman Ph.D.: Succinct writing, critical thinking, strong quantitative analytical skills.
What technology do you think will become more important and prevalent for Pharmaceutical Analysts in the next 3-5 years?
Christopher Ball Ph.D.: Economics is at the cutting edge of data science and, also, cognitive psychology or "behavioral economics." All of the artificial intelligence and network sciences are booming in our field. So any technology supporting that area will grow in importance for economists. Most students in economics today learn necessary coding in R - an open-source programming language used in statistical analysis - and slowly in Python as well, which is broader than R. Again, all the areas feeding the use of those technologies are only growing in importance for us. Finally, because all techs generate lots of data, and data continues to grow in availability, data management, and understanding both the potential and the limits of big data, will become more critical.