Side-by-side distribution
Biologist
$119,319
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.2%
- Live roles
- 77
Pharmacy Technician
$24.16/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 81.9%
- Live roles
- 6,939
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Computational Biologist
Staff Computational Biologist
Senior / Principal Computational Biologist
Senior / Principal Computational Biologist
Senior Terrestrial Biologist, Project
Fisheries Biologist, Project
Senior Computational Biologist - Early Discovery Oncology
Senior Computational Biologist – Early Discovery Immunology
Computational Biologist, Immune Cell Repolarization
Computational Biologist
Highest-paying jobs
Pharmacy Technician, StaffFlex StaffFlex contract
Pharmacy Technician, StaffFlex contract, Evenings
Pharmacy Technician, StaffFlex contract
Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT)
Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT)
Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) (1 Year contract)
Ambulatory Pharmacy Technician, Lead
Sr Pharmacy Automation Technician
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician II, Bay Area Float Pool
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician II, Bay Area Float Pool
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
ERM
|
$85,863 | 9 |
| FR Freenome | $229,325 | 3 |
| PA Parsons | $155,750 | 3 |
|
Recursion
|
$176,200 | 2 |
JUST ONE | Recruitment & Executive Search agency
|
$136,650 | 2 |
Axle
|
$116,250 | 2 |
State of Oregon
|
$7,076 | 2 |
| CE Cellarity | $207,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CVS Health
|
$43,160 | 4,714 |
Option Care Health
|
$53,123 | 72 |
Advocate Health
|
$56,836 | 44 |
Cardinal Health
|
$41,288 | 44 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $63,430 | 41 |
| AD AdventHealth | $53,971 | 40 |
| BU Brown University Health | $54,803 | 30 |
Guardian Pharmacy Services
|
$43,680 | 29 |
Biologist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $174,100 | 4 |
Pharmacy Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $99,965 | 7 |
| London | $56,555 | 31 |
| Denver | $52,988 | 17 |
| Seattle | $50,190 | 9 |
| Chicago | $50,024 | 26 |
| New York | $49,920 | 31 |
| Boston | $45,968 | 32 |
| Atlanta | $43,160 | 21 |
| Paris | $43,160 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $41,746 | 17 |
Biologist vs Pharmacy Technician: which pays more?
The median for Biologist is $119,319 per year (typically $86,261–$147,400), versus $24.16/hr for Pharmacy Technician ($22.00/hr–$27.33/hr). That puts Biologist about 137% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Biologist and Pharmacy Technician 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.