Vertex Pharmaceuticals research scientist salary

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Average Vertex Pharmaceuticals research scientist salary

$99,981yearly

$43.27 hourly rate

Entry-level Vertex Pharmaceuticals research scientist salary

$74,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Vertex Pharmaceuticals pay research scientists?

The average salary for Vertex Pharmaceuticals research scientists is $99,981 per year. Vertex Pharmaceuticals research scientist salaries range between $74,000 to $134,000 per year. Vertex Pharmaceuticals research scientists earn 11% more than the national average salary for research scientists of $89,998.

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

How much does Vertex Pharmaceuticals pay research scientists by location?

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

Research scientist Vertex Pharmaceuticals salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Diego, CA	$131,511	$63.23
2	Providence, RI	$98,982	$47.59
3	Boston, MA	$94,322	$45.35

Highest-paid Vertex Pharmaceuticals research scientists 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	Senior Staff Scientist	$134,498	$65	-
4	Clinical Scientist	$133,278	$64	-
5	Senior Clinical Research Scientist	$131,402	$63	-
6	Research Associate Professor	$130,636	$63	-
7	Research Staff Member	$126,964	$61	-
8	Clinical Research Scientist	$125,362	$60	-
9	Senior Research Investigator	$125,196	$60	-
10	Principal Scientist	$121,634	$58	-

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Recent salaries for research scientists at vertex pharmaceuticals

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Molecular & Cell Biology Research Scientist, Tissue & Cell Characterization	San Diego, CA	06/06/2025	$118,500
Computational Genomics Research Scientist (Method Development)	Boston, MA	06/03/2025	$109,400
Compound Management Research Scientist	San Diego, CA	05/13/2025	$99,500
Data and Computational Sciences Research Scientist-Image Analytics	Boston, MA	05/09/2025	$101,200
Molecular & Cell Biology Research Scientist (Tissue Dissection)	San Diego, CA	04/11/2025	$84,800

Research scientist salary at Vertex Pharmaceuticals competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Amgen	$107,318	$52	73
2	Sanofi Genzyme	$104,703	$50	-
3	Regeneron	$103,475	$50	43
4	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$101,974	$49	194
5	Merck	$99,490	$48	95
6	Eli Lilly and Company	$99,298	$48	85
7	Novartis	$98,694	$47	1
8	Gilead Sciences	$97,676	$47	90
9	Incyte	$97,641	$47	1
10	Johnson & Johnson	$94,233	$45	82
11	U.S. Pharmacopeia	$90,686	$44	2
12	Parexel International	$89,712	$43	420
13	Boehringer Ingelheim	$88,445	$43	16
14	Axio Research	$88,406	$43	-
15	Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.	$88,179	$42	-
16	Hoffmann-LA Roche Inc	$87,556	$42	3
17	Cytel	$87,525	$42	30
18	Alexion Pharmaceuticals	$86,188	$41	5
19	Pfizer	$85,845	$41	53
20	AMRI	$82,813	$40	-

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