Quality assurance salaries in pharma and biotech
What employers are offering for quality assurance roles right now, from pay ranges posted on open jobs in the US and Canada.
United States
US$163k
Middle half US$110k to US$206k
about CA$231k. From 112 postings.
Canada
CA$92k
Middle half CA$77k to CA$129k
about US$65k. From 17 postings.
By city
All levels together. A city with more manager and director postings shows a higher figure, so check the city comparisons for the same level.
| Group | Middle posting | Middle half | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Bay Area | US$224k | US$188k to US$241k | 21 |
| Boston and Cambridge | US$196k | US$176k to US$218k | 28 |
| New Jersey | US$135k | US$122k to US$163k | 9 |
| New York | US$121k | US$89k to US$133k | 5 |
| Toronto and GTA | CA$103k | CA$72k to CA$129k | 6 |
| Chicago area | US$95k | US$80k to US$103k | 7 |
| Vancouver | CA$93k | CA$92k to CA$95k | 6 |
Compare two cities
By level
| Group | Middle posting | Middle half | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid, Canada | CA$92k | CA$91k to CA$93k | 7 |
| Manager, Canada | CA$129k | CA$95k to CA$129k | 5 |
| Entry, US | US$73k | US$68k to US$123k | 5 |
| Mid, US | US$87k | US$76k to US$99k | 14 |
| Senior, US | US$107k | US$93k to US$117k | 19 |
| Manager, US | US$170k | US$139k to US$186k | 47 |
| Director, US | US$238k | US$224k to US$276k | 23 |
How these figures work
They come only from pay ranges that employers posted on open jobs listed on PharmoniQ today. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range. Only yearly pay in the job's own currency is used; hourly postings are left out. A figure shows only when at least 5 postings stand behind it. These are offers employers advertise, not what people in the role earn, and they change as jobs open and close. Currency conversions use today's Bank of Canada rate (1 US dollar = 1.42 Canadian dollars) and are rounded.