Vertex Pharmaceuticals senior scientist salary

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Average Vertex Pharmaceuticals senior scientist salary

$104,444yearly

$51.28 hourly rate

Entry-level Vertex Pharmaceuticals senior scientist salary

$73,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Vertex Pharmaceuticals pay senior scientists?

The average salary for Vertex Pharmaceuticals senior scientists is $104,444 per year. Vertex Pharmaceuticals senior scientist salaries range between $73,000 to $149,000 per year. Vertex Pharmaceuticals senior scientists earn 2% less than the national average salary for senior scientists of $106,672.

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

How much does Vertex Pharmaceuticals pay senior scientists by location?

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

Senior scientist Vertex Pharmaceuticals salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Diego, CA	$134,973	$64.89
2	Providence, RI	$104,557	$50.27
3	Boston, MA	$103,671	$49.84

Highest-paid Vertex Pharmaceuticals senior scientists by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Principal Research Scientist	$146,314	$70	-
2	Senior Staff Scientist	$134,498	$65	-
3	Clinical Scientist	$133,278	$64	-
4	Senior Clinical Scientist	$130,622	$63	-
5	Senior Research Investigator	$125,196	$60	-
6	Principal Scientist	$121,634	$58	-
7	Senior Principal Scientist	$116,814	$56	-
8	Drug Safety Scientist	$113,898	$55	-
9	Senior Bioinformatics Scientist	$110,626	$53	-
10	Senior Materials Scientist	$110,318	$53	-

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Recent salaries for senior scientists at vertex pharmaceuticals

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Formulation Senior Research Scientist	Boston, MA	06/28/2025	$120,300
Protein Sciences Senior Research Scientist	Seattle, WA	05/25/2025	$116,000
Analytical Science and Technology Senior Scientist	Boston, MA	05/22/2025	$117,400
Molecular Biology/Functional Genomics Senior Research Scientist	San Diego, CA	05/09/2025	$118,500
Senior Research Scientist, In Vivo Electrophysiologist, Pharmacology	San Diego, CA	04/07/2025	$123,200

Senior scientist salary at Vertex Pharmaceuticals competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Amgen	$112,136	$54	44
2	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$111,359	$54	205
3	Eli Lilly and Company	$109,090	$52	78
4	Novartis	$108,758	$52	1
5	Regeneron	$107,094	$51	41
6	Sanofi Genzyme	$106,797	$51	-
7	Merck	$103,071	$50	104
8	Incyte	$102,595	$49	1
9	Hoffmann-LA Roche Inc	$101,061	$49	2
10	Boehringer Ingelheim	$99,985	$48	14
11	U.S. Pharmacopeia	$99,700	$48	3
12	Cytel	$99,648	$48	30
13	Gilead Sciences	$98,691	$47	77
14	Parexel International	$97,490	$47	168
15	Alexion Pharmaceuticals	$96,290	$46	5
16	AMRI	$95,542	$46	-
17	Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.	$95,381	$46	-
18	Axio Research	$94,467	$45	-
19	Pfizer	$93,925	$45	47
20	Johnson & Johnson	$93,625	$45	60

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