Side-by-side distribution
Bioinformatics
$180,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 63.6%
- Live roles
- 33
Clinical Trial
$157,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.7%
- Live roles
- 60
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
Clinical Trial Manager / Senior Clinical Trial Manager
Manager, Clinical Trial Management
Manager, Clinical Trial Management
Senior Clinical Trial Manager (Sr CTM)
Senior Clinical Trial Manager, Patient Support Operations
Clinical Trial Manager
Senior Clinical Trial Manager
Clinical Trial Manager/Sr Clinical Trial Manager
Senior Clinical Trial Manager (CTM)
Clinical Trial Manager/Senior Clinical Trial Manager
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Corcept Therapeutics
|
$178,025 | 2 |
|
Precision Medicine Group
|
$161,600 | 2 |
|
Erasca
|
$148,500 | 2 |
| HE Heartflow | $110,000 | 2 |
|
Sana Biotechnology
|
$180,000 | 1 |
| PP Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. | $178,000 | 1 |
|
Treeline Biosciences
|
$175,300 | 1 |
Entrada Therapeutics
|
$172,500 | 1 |
Bioinformatics salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $193,820 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $189,525 | 6 |
Clinical Trial salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $155,000 | 3 |
Bioinformatics vs Clinical Trial: which pays more?
The median for Bioinformatics is $180,000 per year (typically $147,206–$195,000), versus $157,500 for Clinical Trial ($143,750–$167,500). That puts Bioinformatics about 14% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Bioinformatics and Clinical Trial 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.