Side-by-side distribution
Geneticist
$162,050
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.4%
- Live roles
- 35
Pharmacist
$68.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 73.8%
- Live roles
- 4,626
Highest-paying jobs
AI Scientist/Senior, Clinical & Molecular Genomics Modeling, BRAID
Lead or Senior Scientist - Genome Editing, Genomics, Biotechnology (Shengdar Q. Tsai Lab)
Principal Clinical Molecular Geneticist
Senior Research Scientist - Genomics and Infectious Diseases
Clinical Geneticist
Principal Scientist (m/f/d) Genomic Technologies, Human Genetics and Genomics
Computational Genomics Senior Research Scientist
Physician - Geneticist
Scientist 3, Single Cell & Functional Genomics
Principal Scientist, Discovery BioSciences Genomics, Oncology TRC
Highest-paying jobs
Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist - Rheumatology/GI - Pharmacotherapy Clinic - Full Time - 8 Hour - Days
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist, Oncology
Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist IV
Pharmacist - CMC Specialty Pharmacotherapy Services - WC Behring Pavilion - Per Diem - 8 Hour - Days
Pharmacist - WCMC Pharmacy - Full Time - 10 Hour - Variable
Pharmacist - Outpatient Specialty Center - Pharmacy - Per Diem - 8 Hour - Days
Pharmacist - CMC Pharmacy - Full Time - 10 Hour - Variable Night Shift
Pharmacist - PD - Days - Pharmacy @ MV
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist III
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist III, Bay Area Float Pool
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| SJ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | $120,640 | 3 |
|
Roche
|
$179,400 | 2 |
|
Bristol Myers Squibb
|
$162,950 | 2 |
| PA Parsons | $158,725 | 2 |
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
|
$151,200 | 2 |
| TM Tufts Medicine | $212,562 | 1 |
|
Endeavor Health
|
$192,000 | 1 |
|
Abbott
|
$170,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CVS Health
|
$141,440 | 2,427 |
Loblaw
|
$120,640 | 91 |
Advocate Health
|
$142,740 | 55 |
Cardinal Health
|
$104,208 | 41 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $136,822 | 40 |
Save-On-Foods
|
$130,000 | 40 |
Sanford Health
|
$154,440 | 37 |
Option Care Health
|
$153,344 | 33 |
Geneticist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $147,700 | 3 |
Geneticist vs Pharmacist: which pays more?
The median for Geneticist is $162,050 per year (typically $140,575–$174,542), versus $68.00/hr for Pharmacist ($62.98/hr–$73.00/hr). That puts Geneticist about 15% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Geneticist and Pharmacist 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.