According to a recent survey in Science (http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/ career_development/previous_issues/articles/2006_11_03/ life_scientists_report_rising_salaries_and_high_job_satisfaction/), on average, life science PhDs working in industry made $116,000 last year—up ∼10% over 2005. Median salaries, which filter out the extremes, are more modest: for doctorate-level scientists working in biotech, a salary of ∼$100,000 falls around the middle of the pack (almost one-third higher than in 2001). Globally, >130,000 R&D staff work in biotech and ∼200,000 people are employed in research and business capacities at public biotech companies.
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Lawrence, S. Biotech as an employer. Nat Biotechnol 25, 12 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0107-12
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0107-12
