Life Sciences Salary Survey, 2009 - Charts

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Life Sciences Salary Survey, 2009 - Positions vs. Tenure and Gender

  Academic Positions FEMALES MALES
1 College/University Department Head (11-12 month appointment, tenured) $153,000 $195,000
2 College/University Department Head (11-12 month appointment, tenure track) $61,000 $80,000
3 Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenured) $156,000 $162,000
4 Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenure track) $135,000 $147,250
5 Professor (11-12 month appointment, not tenure track) $132,500 $147,250
6 Professor (9-10 month appointment, tenured) $98,235 $101,450
7 Associate Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenured) $100,500 $108,000
8 Associate Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenure track) $100,500 $110,000
9 Associate Professor (11-12 month appointment, not tenure track) $97,100 $106,000
10 Associate Professor (9-10 month appointment, tenured) $71,500 $77,000
11 Assistant Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenure track) $83,000 $84,168
12 Assistant Professor (11-12 month appointment, not tenure track) $71,000 $70,000
13 Assistant Professor (9-10 month appointment, tenure track) $68,141 $69,000
14 College Instructor, other (11-12 month appointment, tenure track) $61,000 $60,000
15 College Instructor, other (11-12 month appointment, not tenure track) $59,500 $60,000
16 Adjunct Professor (at least 2 semesters per year, tenure track) $35,250 $60,000
17 Adjunct Professor (at least 2 semesters per year, not tenure track) $35,250 $60,000
18 Post-Doctoral Researcher $42,000 $42,000
19 Graduate Student $26,250 $24,350
20 Other Academic Position (not adequately described above) $58,000 $60,000
  Industry Positions FEMALES MALES
1 President/Managing Director/CEO $150,000
2 Chief Scientific Officer $124,200 $121,000
3 Vice President $296,000
4 Director $164,500 $192,000
5 Manager $81,000 $120,000
  Research Positions FEMALES MALES
1 Research Vice President/Director $169,250 $207,500
2 Research Manager $95,000 $107,000
3 Research Section Head $125,000 $169,000
4 Research Unit Supervisor $90,000 $120,000
5 Distinguished Researcher $175,000
6 Senior Researcher $101,750 $111,146
7 Intermediate Researcher $79,000 $85,000
8 Researcher in Post-doctoral training program $45,750 $48,000
9 Junior Researcher $45,000 $70,000
10 Senior Research Technician $57,000 $91,600
11 Research Technician $50,000 $49,050
12 Other Research Position (full-time) $70,250 $96,000
  Laboratory Positions FEMALES MALES
1 Laboratory Director $116,500 $140,000
2 Laboratory Manager $56,000 $65,000
3 Medical Technologist/Clinical Lab Scientist $80,000
4 Laboratory Technician $40,506 $49,500
5 Other Laboratory Position $65,000 $67,000
  Government Positions FEMALES MALES
1 Manager $158,745 $127,000
2 Section Head $150,000 $145,000
3 Unit Supervisor $116,000 $99,875
4 Non-supervisory Professional $94,225 $105,600
5 Other Government Position $103,500 $126,000
  Consulting Positions FEMALES MALES
1 Principal Consultant $131,500
2 Senior Consultant $165,000
3 Consultant $80,500 $114,750
4 Independent Consultant (solo practice) $70,000
  Other Positions FEMALES MALES
1 Non-profit/NGO Administrator $85,000
2 Attorney $129,000 $210,000
3 Other Position not adequately described in this section $87,000 $105,050