Side-by-side distribution
Geneticist
$155,300
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.9%
- Live roles
- 35
Pharmacy Technician
$24.15/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 83%
- Live roles
- 7,039
Highest-paying jobs
AI Scientist/Senior, Clinical & Molecular Genomics Modeling, BRAID
Senior Statistical Geneticist
Clinical Geneticist
Senior Principal Scientist/Principal Scientist, Real-World Evidence & Disease Genomics
Computational Genomics Senior Research Scientist
Scientist 3, Single Cell & Functional Genomics
Physician - Geneticist
Immunology Senior Research Scientist - Single-Cell Genomics
Senior Scientist I, Cancer Genomics, Clinical Biomarker Development
Senior Scientist, Functional Genomics
Highest-paying jobs
Supervisor, Pharmacy Technician Operations, Specialty Pharmacy
Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT)
Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) (1 Year contract)
Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT)
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician II
Hospital Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technician Supervisor
Ambulatory Pharmacy Technician II
Infusion Pharmacy Technician, Oncology
Infusion Pharmacy Technician, Oncology
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
|
$155,300 | 3 |
|
Roche
|
$179,400 | 2 |
| SJ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | $105,300 | 2 |
| TM Tufts Medicine | $212,562 | 1 |
|
BridgeBio Pharma
|
$207,500 | 1 |
|
Endeavor Health
|
$192,000 | 1 |
|
Sanofi
|
$181,500 | 1 |
|
Revolution Medicines
|
$167,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CVS Health
|
$43,160 | 4,967 |
|
Option Care Health
|
$51,917 | 66 |
Advocate Health
|
$56,836 | 60 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $63,430 | 44 |
Cardinal Health
|
$43,992 | 39 |
| AD AdventHealth | $51,782 | 37 |
| BU Brown University Health | $54,558 | 25 |
|
Loblaw
|
$56,498 | 24 |
Geneticist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $153,000 | 3 |
Pharmacy Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $58,864 | 4 |
| London | $57,816 | 20 |
| San Francisco | $55,349 | 4 |
| Denver | $54,683 | 17 |
| Los Angeles | $52,874 | 19 |
| Chicago | $50,024 | 24 |
| New York | $49,920 | 44 |
| Dublin | $46,436 | 4 |
| Boston | $45,760 | 31 |
| Atlanta | $43,160 | 27 |
Geneticist vs Pharmacy Technician: which pays more?
The median for Geneticist is $155,300 per year (typically $143,850–$186,750), versus $24.15/hr for Pharmacy Technician ($22.00/hr–$27.33/hr). That puts Geneticist about 209% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Geneticist 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.