Pharmaceutical Scientist Salary in Philadelphia, PA

How much does a Pharmaceutical Scientist make in Philadelphia, PA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Pharmaceutical Scientist in Philadelphia, PA is $61,674. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $55,841 to $69,652, with most professionals earning between $50,530 and $76,915.

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Acting as the Technical Lead on multidisciplinary development teams, the candidate will have the responsibility and authority to make technical recommendations and decisions that directly impact the project timeline and budget.

November 23, 2022

Hands-on experience with bio-analytical and biophysical instrumentation, such as DSC, FDM, TGA, FTIR, CD, SDS-PAGE, IEF/cIEF, HPLC, and spectroscopy (UV and Fluorescence).

November 23, 2022

Collaborate with team members (Analytical Scientists, Quality Assurance, Material Coordinator, and Manufacturing Technicians) to meet timelines for drug product delivery and assist in working out investigation plans related to manufacturing investigations as required.

February 22, 2023

Develop methods for the manufacturing, purification, formulation, analysis and packaging of research and clinical drug- or dye-labeled antibodies, proteins or peptides on scales ranging from sub-milligram to multi-grams.

March 05, 2023

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

March 16, 2023

Participate in the development of validation strategies for new products and processes, and be involved in assessment of change control requests from vendors, risk assessments and have input into annual product reports.

April 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Pharmaceutical Scientist in Philadelphia, PA

Average Base Salary

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55841

69652

61674

Average Total Cash Compensation

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56680

71248

63412

What is the average salary for Pharmaceutical Scientist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Pharmaceutical Scientist in Philadelphia, PA. The base salary for Pharmaceutical Scientist ranges from $55,841 to $69,652 with the average base salary of $61,674. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $56,680 to $71,248 with the average total cash compensation of $63,412.

View Average Salary for Pharmaceutical Scientist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$61,674	$55,841 - $69,652
Bonus	$1,739	$839 - $1,596
Total Pay	$63,412	$56,680 - $71,248

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Pharmaceutical Scientist Salary Near Philadelphia, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Camden, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,841 - $69,652	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA 0%
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,756 - $68,299	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,700 - $71,971	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Trenton, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,876 - $72,191	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Wilmington, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,863 - $68,432	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE New Castle, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,863 - $68,432	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA

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About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, sometimes known colloquially as Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017[update]. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, wit...

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