Side-by-side distribution
Bioinformatics
$154,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.3%
- Live roles
- 70
Pharmacovigilance
$126,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 9.3%
- Live roles
- 54
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Computational Biologist
Staff Computational Biologist
Lead Scientist / Associate Director, Bioinformatics and Data Science
Senior Bioinformatician
Senior / Principal Computational Biologist
Senior / Principal Computational Biologist
Sr. Scientist, Therapeutics & Translational Bioinformatics
Associate Principal Bioinformatics Scientist
Staff Bioinformatics Scientist
Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics
Highest-paying jobs
Associate Director, Drug Safety
Drug Safety Associate III
Drug Safety Associate II
Senior Specialist I, Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance (Clinical Trial Safety Operations)
Specialist I, Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance Operations
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Natera
|
$148,250 | 6 |
|
Abbott
|
$153,000 | 4 |
| SJ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | $145,080 | 4 |
| FR Freenome | $229,325 | 3 |
Recursion
|
$176,200 | 2 |
University of Chicago
|
$82,500 | 2 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$79,602 | 2 |
|
Vivodyne
|
$229,700 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Exelixis
|
$142,000 | 2 |
|
Corcept Therapeutics
|
$98,375 | 2 |
|
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
|
$184,500 | 1 |
Bioinformatics salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $197,500 | 3 |
| New York | $174,100 | 4 |
Bioinformatics vs Pharmacovigilance: which pays more?
The median for Bioinformatics is $154,750 per year (typically $120,468–$178,050), versus $126,250 for Pharmacovigilance ($120,350–$157,750). That puts Bioinformatics about 23% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Bioinformatics and Pharmacovigilance 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.