Scientist Salaries in the United States
How much does a Scientist make in the United States?
Scientists earn $67,000 annually on average, or $32 per hour, which is 2% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Scientists work for Elan at $114,000 annually while the lowest paid Scientists work for Commonwealth of Virginia earning approximately $30,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$83K Novozymes' Average Scientist Salary (3 salaries)
+$16K (21%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$22K (30%) more than average Novozymes salary ($61K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Novozymes Scientist salary ($83K)
"Salary at Novozymes is slightly lower than competitors, however they provide support and work-life balance that I think makes up for it."
+$13K (14%) more than average Novozymes Scientist salary ($83K)
"Lower. But Davis is a lower standard of living."
$71K
Novozymes Scientist
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-$12K (15%) less than average Novozymes Scientist salary ($83K)
$68K Johnson & Johnson's Average Scientist Salary (38 salaries)
+$1K (1%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$3K (4%) less than average Johnson & Johnson salary ($71K)
-$13K (21%) less than average Johnson & Johnson Scientist salary ($68K)
"Considering my skill set and then work that I am doing in addition to my job responsibilities, I definitely deserve more than I am currently getting."
$30K
Johnson & Johnson Scientist
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-$38K (77%) less than average Johnson & Johnson Scientist salary ($68K)
$91K
Johnson & Johnson Scientist
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+$23K (28%) more than average Johnson & Johnson Scientist salary ($68K)
$67K Roche's Average Scientist Salary (36 salaries)
Equal to national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$3K (4%) less than average Roche salary ($70K)
+$6K (8%) more than average Roche Scientist salary ($67K)
"Work was good enough to make up for the compensation"
$41K
Roche Scientist
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-$26K (48%) less than average Roche Scientist salary ($67K)
$102K
Roche Scientist
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+$35K (41%) more than average Roche Scientist salary ($67K)
$66K GlaxoSmithKline's Average Scientist Salary (24 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$5K (7%) less than average GlaxoSmithKline salary ($71K)
$75K
GlaxoSmithKline Scientist
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+$9K (12%) more than average GlaxoSmithKline Scientist salary ($66K)
$51K
GlaxoSmithKline Scientist
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-$15K (25%) less than average GlaxoSmithKline Scientist salary ($66K)
$60K
GlaxoSmithKline Scientist
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-$6K (9%) less than average GlaxoSmithKline Scientist salary ($66K)
$66K United States Navy's Average Scientist Salary (11 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$21K (37%) more than average United States Navy salary ($45K)
+$36K (42%) more than average United States Navy Scientist salary ($66K)
"The pay at NSWCDD is good."
$61K
United States Navy Scientist
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-$5K (7%) less than average United States Navy Scientist salary ($66K)
$60K
United States Navy Scientist
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-$6K (9%) less than average United States Navy Scientist salary ($66K)
$66K AstraZeneca's Average Scientist Salary (5 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$8K (11%) less than average AstraZeneca salary ($74K)
+$28K (35%) more than average AstraZeneca Scientist salary ($66K)
"I am OK with my salary"
$91K
AstraZeneca Scientist
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+$25K (31%) more than average AstraZeneca Scientist salary ($66K)
$131K
AstraZeneca Scientist
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+$65K (65%) more than average AstraZeneca Scientist salary ($66K)
$61K Bristol-Myers Squibb's Average Scientist Salary (5 salaries)
-$6K (9%) less than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
-$10K (15%) less than average Bristol-Myers Squibb salary ($71K)
+$29K (38%) more than average Bristol-Myers Squibb Scientist salary ($61K)
"Based on my experience I should be a senior scientist but I get paid higher than other scientists for biotech companies in Phoenix"
+$9K (13%) more than average Bristol-Myers Squibb Scientist salary ($61K)
-$10K (17%) less than average Bristol-Myers Squibb Scientist salary ($61K)
$107K Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Average Scientist Salary (3 salaries)
+$40K (45%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$47K (56%) more than average Pacific Northwest National Laboratory salary ($60K)
+$47K (36%) more than average Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Scientist salary ($107K)
"National Laboratories pay their scientific staff well."
-$51K (62%) less than average Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Scientist salary ($107K)
-$47K (56%) less than average Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Scientist salary ($107K)
$114K Elan's Average Scientist Salary (2 salaries)
+$47K (51%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$42K (45%) more than average Elan salary ($72K)
+$43K (31%) more than average Elan Scientist salary ($114K)
"I believe that my compensation was commensurate with my experience."
$71K
Elan Scientist
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-$43K (46%) less than average Elan Scientist salary ($114K)
$74K Thermo Fisher Scientific's Average Scientist Salary (2 salaries)
+$7K (9%) more than national average Scientist salary ($67K)
+$13K (19%) more than average Thermo Fisher Scientific salary ($61K)
-$8K (11%) less than average Thermo Fisher Scientific Scientist salary ($74K)
"The pay for an entry level scientist was good but as we move higher up in the ladder, the compensation was not as competitive as other companies."
+$7K (9%) more than average Thermo Fisher Scientific Scientist salary ($74K)
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