Highest-paying biotech and pharma employers
Editas Medicine, Mirum Pharmaceuticals and Janux Therapeutics post the highest median pay among biotech and pharma employers that state pay on at least a few of their jobs. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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| # | Employer | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Editas MedicineMA · Open 4 · With pay 4 | $331k |
| 2 | Mirum PharmaceuticalsCA · Open 9 · With pay 4 | $310k |
| 3 | Janux TherapeuticsCA · Open 5 · With pay 5 | $299k |
| 4 | Jazz PharmaceuticalsMO · Open 6 · With pay 4 | $299k |
| 5 | ExelixisCA · Open 18 · With pay 5 | $298k |
| 6 | AstrazenecaMD · Open 237 · With pay 6 | $297k |
| 7 | Seres TherapeuticsMA · Open 4 · With pay 4 | $296k |
| 8 | Denali TherapeuticsCA · Open 10 · With pay 6 | $293k |
| 9 | GenentechCA · Open 18 · With pay 8 | $291k |
| 10 | Travere TherapeuticsCA · Open 47 · With pay 9 | $289k |
| 11 | worldCA · Open 23 · With pay 13 | $288k |
| 12 | Otsuka America PharmaceuticalAZ · Open 11 · With pay 7 | $288k |
| 13 | Moderna TherapeuticsMA · Open 9 · With pay 7 | $272k |
| 14 | Daiichi SankyoNJ · Open 21 · With pay 6 | $258k |
| 15 | Akebia TherapeuticsMA · Open 10 · With pay 10 | $257k |
| 16 | CareDxPA · Open 5 · With pay 5 | $255k |
| 17 | Rigel PharmaceuticalsCA · Open 5 · With pay 4 | $253k |
| 18 | KardiganNJ · Open 27 · With pay 25 | $251k |
| 19 | Disc MedicineMA · Open 17 · With pay 13 | $247k |
| 20 | ImmunicMA · Open 10 · With pay 10 | $246k |
| 21 | MerckPA · Open 47 · With pay 20 | $246k |
| 22 | Tango TherapeuticsMA · Open 16 · With pay 16 | $246k |
| 23 | RegeneronNY · Open 15 · With pay 11 | $244k |
| 24 | Gilead SciencesCA · Open 297 · With pay 35 | $241k |
| 25 | CytokineticsCA · Open 43 · With pay 14 | $241k |
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