Side-by-side distribution
Clinical Trial
$157,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 20.7%
- Live roles
- 280
Pharmacy Technician
$24.16/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 81.9%
- Live roles
- 6,942
Highest-paying jobs
Associate Clinical Trials Director
(Senior) Clinical Trial Manager (II), IQVIA Biotech
Senior Clinical Trial Manager (Oncology, Sponsor Dedicated)
Senior Clinical Trial Manager - Cardiovascular, CAR-T (US)
Senior Clinical Trial Manager - Metabolic - U.S.
Senior Clinical Trial Manager - Oncology
Senior Clinical Trial Manager - Hematology/Lymphoma (US)
Senior Clinical Trial Manager - Psychiatry (US)
Senior Manager Clinical Trial Liaison
Manager or Sr. Manager, Clinical Trial Feasibility Lead
Highest-paying jobs
Pharmacy Technician, StaffFlex contract
Pharmacy Technician, StaffFlex StaffFlex contract
Pharmacy Technician, StaffFlex contract, Evenings
Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT)
Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) (1 Year contract)
Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT)
Ambulatory Pharmacy Technician, Lead
Sr Pharmacy Automation Technician
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician II
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician II, Bay Area Float Pool
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
IQVIA
|
$152,825 | 6 |
| WC Worldwide Clinical Trials | $167,000 | 5 |
Centessa Pharmaceuticals, LLC
|
$197,600 | 2 |
Corcept Therapeutics
|
$178,025 | 2 |
Nurix
|
$175,407 | 2 |
|
Kymera Therapeutics
|
$161,250 | 2 |
Eikon Therapeutics
|
$158,125 | 2 |
Adicet Bio
|
$156,000 | 2 |
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 |
Clinical Trial salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | $149,050 | 6 |
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 | 23 |
| Paris | $43,160 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $41,746 | 18 |
Clinical Trial vs Pharmacy Technician: which pays more?
The median for Clinical Trial is $157,500 per year (typically $136,875–$167,000), versus $24.16/hr for Pharmacy Technician ($22.00/hr–$27.33/hr). That puts Clinical Trial about 213% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Clinical Trial 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.