Compensation soars as demand for highly-skilled professionals heats up.
Salary by Highest Degree Earned
Salary by Area of Specialization
Salary Map: salaries and costs of living in 19 US metropolitan areas
Salary by Job Activity, type of research, age, and job title
2006 Salary Survey Methodology
The quest for top talent, especially in red-hot specializations like molecular and cell biology, pharmacology and drug discovery, drove compensation for US life scientists to loftier levels in 2006.
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Why the big jump? It's possible that this year's survey reflects a more favorable mix of specialties, degree levels, years of experience and geography ...