Doctorate (PhD), Biology Degree Salary

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Updated: 13 Jun 2013

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Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Biology Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$90K	$180K
Assistant Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$45,050 - $109,633
Research Scientist	$48,301 - $132,126
Research Scientist, Biotechnology	$58,176 - $98,633
Postdoctoral Research Associate	$36,991 - $50,339
Associate Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$46,979 - $144,828
Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	$51,521 - $164,829
Senior Research Scientist, Biotechnology	$64,341 - $110,738
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 13 Jun 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 350

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Biology Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


University of California - San Diego (UCSD)	$59,462 - $77,670
University of California - Berkeley	$40,695 - $137,569
Yale University	$65,000 - $111,000
Cornell University - Ithaca, NY	$63,871 - $115,510
Harvard University	$78,611 - $123,347

Popular Cities

Salary Range


San Diego, California	$46,369 - $164,829
San Francisco, California	$40,851 - $195,743
Boston, Massachusetts	$58,175 - $216,388
New York, New York	$57,950 - $124,800
Chicago, Illinois	$41,217 - $126,045

Gender

	Female 43%			Male 57%
Salary:	$52,608 - $94,500			$62,971 - $119,609

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