Side-by-side distribution
Bioinformatics
$180,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 63.6%
- Live roles
- 33
Clinical Research
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.5%
- Live roles
- 113
Highest-paying jobs
Staff/Senior Staff, Bioinformatics Data Scientist
Senior Bioinformatician
Principal Scientist/Associate Director Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
Lead Bioinformatics Scientist, NGS
Senior Computational Biologist – Early Discovery Immunology
Senior Computational Biologist - Early Discovery Oncology
Associate Principal Computational Biologist, Neuroscience
Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics
Computational Biologist II, CellxState
Computational Biologist
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Clinical Research Associate
Senior Clinical Research Associate (CRA) - Texas or Arizona
Senior Clinical Research Associate
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Associate II
Clinical Research Associate II / Sr. CRA (Pain Management), Central US
Clinical Research Associate II / Sr. CRA, Eastern or Central US
Clinical Researcher
Senior Clinical Research Associate/Clinical Research Associate II - FSP
Senior Clinical Research Associate/Clinical Research Associate II - FSP
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Recursion
|
$193,820 | 3 |
|
Biohub
|
$164,025 | 2 |
Legend Biotech US
|
$158,247 | 2 |
|
Axle
|
$118,750 | 2 |
|
Vivodyne
|
$229,700 | 1 |
|
Rezotx
|
$220,000 | 1 |
|
Obsidian Therapeutics
|
$215,250 | 1 |
|
Nkarta, Inc.
|
$197,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Care Access
|
$85,000 | 16 |
|
Corcept Therapeutics
|
$150,175 | 2 |
|
Rho Inc
|
$115,000 | 2 |
|
MapLight Therapeutics
|
$152,500 | 1 |
|
Axle
|
$150,000 | 1 |
|
Ceribell, Inc
|
$133,500 | 1 |
|
Egenesisbio
|
$132,000 | 1 |
Epicrispr Biotechnologies
|
$118,000 | 1 |
Bioinformatics salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $193,820 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $189,525 | 6 |
Bioinformatics vs Clinical Research: which pays more?
The median for Bioinformatics is $180,000 per year (typically $147,206–$195,000), versus $115,000 for Clinical Research ($85,000–$133,500). That puts Bioinformatics about 57% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Bioinformatics and Clinical Research are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.