Side-by-side distribution
Clinical Trial
$157,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.7%
- Live roles
- 60
Regulatory Affairs
$165,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 49.3%
- Live roles
- 73
Highest-paying jobs
Clinical Trial Manager / Senior Clinical Trial Manager
Manager, Clinical Trial Management
Manager, Clinical Trial Management
Senior Clinical Trial Manager (Sr CTM)
Clinical Trial Manager
Senior Clinical Trial Manager, Clinical Operations
Clinical Trial Manager/Sr Clinical Trial Manager
Senior Clinical Trial Manager (CTM)
Clinical Trial Manager/Senior Clinical Trial Manager
Senior Clinical Trial Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Project Management
Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs Advertising and Promotion
Staff Regulatory Affairs Associate (Digital Health & AI Technologies)
Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs
Sr. Manager/Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs
Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs
Associate Director, CMC Regulatory Affairs
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Clinical Strategy - Job ID: 1961
Senior Manager, Commercial Regulatory Affairs
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Corcept Therapeutics
|
$178,025 | 2 |
|
Precision Medicine Group
|
$161,600 | 2 |
Umoja Biopharma
|
$137,500 | 2 |
| HE Heartflow | $110,000 | 2 |
| PP Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. | $178,000 | 1 |
|
Entrada Therapeutics
|
$172,500 | 1 |
|
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
|
$171,000 | 1 |
|
Erasca
|
$167,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Iovance Biotherapeutics
|
$150,000 | 6 |
|
Recursion
|
$191,950 | 3 |
|
Revolution Medicines
|
$197,000 | 2 |
|
Mirum Pharmaceuticals
|
$215,000 | 1 |
|
Ascendis Pharma
|
$205,000 | 1 |
|
Immunome, Inc.
|
$195,546 | 1 |
|
Whoop
|
$195,000 | 1 |
| TP Tonix Pharmaceuticals | $195,000 | 1 |
Clinical Trial salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $155,000 | 3 |
Regulatory Affairs salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $191,950 | 4 |
| Boston | $187,500 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $159,750 | 4 |
| London | $133,014 | 3 |
Clinical Trial vs Regulatory Affairs: which pays more?
The median for Clinical Trial is $157,500 per year (typically $146,342–$167,425), versus $165,000 for Regulatory Affairs ($130,237–$188,000). That puts Regulatory Affairs about 5% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Clinical Trial and Regulatory Affairs 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.