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| Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South San Francisco, CA | $102,404 | $49.23 |
| 2 | Bothell, WA | $80,918 | $38.90 |
| 3 | Houston, TX | $62,786 | $30.19 |
| 4 | Miami Beach, FL | $59,109 | $28.42 |
| Rank | Job title | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principal Research Scientist | $129,852 | $62 | - |
| 2 | Senior Staff Scientist | $115,181 | $55 | - |
| 3 | Principal Scientist | $109,262 | $53 | - |
| 4 | Senior Principal Scientist | $108,191 | $52 | - |
| 5 | Staff Scientist | $101,136 | $49 | - |
| 6 | Lead Scientist | $100,174 | $48 | - |
| 7 | Associate Principal Scientist | $99,561 | $48 | - |
| 8 | Scientist, Project Leader | $98,626 | $47 | - |
| 9 | Senior Scientist | $94,018 | $45 | - |
| 10 | Senior Development Scientist | $93,585 | $45 | - |
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genentech | $108,151 | $52 | 66 |
| 2 | Cytokinetics | $104,635 | $50 | 3 |
| 3 | Amgen | $104,314 | $50 | 34 |
| 4 | Sanofi Genzyme | $99,633 | $48 | - |
| 5 | Regeneron | $99,527 | $48 | 28 |
| 6 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | $97,381 | $47 | 7 |
| 7 | Zoetis | $96,937 | $47 | 21 |
| 8 | Merck | $96,477 | $46 | 88 |
| 9 | NanoString Technologies | $94,578 | $45 | - |
| 10 | Gilead Sciences | $92,475 | $44 | 87 |
| 11 | Baxter International | $88,578 | $43 | 1 |
| 12 | Medimmune | $87,840 | $42 | - |
| 13 | Human Genome Sciences | $87,561 | $42 | - |
| 14 | Johnson & Johnson | $84,006 | $40 | 80 |
| 15 | Promega | $82,818 | $40 | 5 |
| 16 | OPKO Health | $79,957 | $38 | - |
| 17 | Genencor International | $77,183 | $37 | - |
| 18 | Dynavax Technologies | $73,953 | $36 | - |
| 19 | Morphotek | $73,538 | $35 | - |
| 20 | Peregrine Pharmaceuticals | $71,824 | $35 | - |