Vertex Pharmaceuticals research associate salary

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Average Vertex Pharmaceuticals research associate salary

$72,643yearly

$28.93 hourly rate

Entry-level Vertex Pharmaceuticals research associate salary

$55,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Vertex Pharmaceuticals pay research associates?

The average salary for Vertex Pharmaceuticals research associates is $72,643 per year. Vertex Pharmaceuticals research associate salaries range between $55,000 to $95,000 per year. Vertex Pharmaceuticals research associates earn 21% more than the national average salary for research associates of $60,166.

Location impacts how much a research associate at Vertex Pharmaceuticals can expect to make. Research associates at Vertex Pharmaceuticals make the most in Boston, MA, San Diego, CA, and Providence, RI.

How much does Vertex Pharmaceuticals pay research associates by location?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals pays research associates the most in Boston, MA, San Diego, CA, and Providence, RI. Additionally, cities like undefined and undefined also report highly competitive salaries for research associates at Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

Research associate Vertex Pharmaceuticals salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Boston, MA	$85,482	$41.10
2	San Diego, CA	$77,277	$37.15
3	Providence, RI	$68,680	$33.02

Highest-paid Vertex Pharmaceuticals research associates by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Research Professor	$217,489	$105	-
2	Principal Research Scientist	$146,314	$70	-
3	Research Director	$141,641	$68	-
4	Research Leader	$139,823	$67	1
5	Senior Research Manager	$135,541	$65	1
6	Research Manager	$135,517	$65	-
7	Research Associate Professor	$130,636	$63	-
8	Research Staff Member	$126,964	$61	-
9	Senior Research Investigator	$125,196	$60	-
10	Principal Research Economist	$124,481	$60	-

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Recent salaries for research associates at vertex pharmaceuticals

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Stem Cell Principal Research Associate	Boston, MA	03/20/2025	$104,416
Health Economics & Outcomes Research Associate Director	Boston, MA	03/13/2025	$161,530
Formulation Principal Research Associate	Boston, MA	02/24/2025	$84,228

Research associate salary at Vertex Pharmaceuticals competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	U.S. Pharmacopeia	$89,852	$43	-
2	Novartis	$88,298	$42	1
3	Eli Lilly and Company	$87,549	$42	50
4	Hoffmann-LA Roche Inc	$86,851	$42	1
5	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$85,479	$41	75
6	Parexel International	$85,063	$41	274
7	Alexion Pharmaceuticals	$84,849	$41	3
8	Cytel	$84,446	$41	-
9	Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.	$84,420	$41	1
10	Boehringer Ingelheim	$83,287	$40	5
11	Axio Research	$82,646	$40	-
12	Amgen	$76,126	$37	51
13	Sanofi Genzyme	$74,007	$36	-
14	Regeneron	$73,343	$35	20
15	Merck	$73,120	$35	33
16	Gilead Sciences	$72,360	$35	46
17	Incyte	$71,651	$34	1
18	AMRI	$70,344	$34	-
19	Johnson & Johnson	$66,720	$32	55
20	Pfizer	$66,336	$32	23

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