Lawyer vs Medical Affairs

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Lawyer pays about 22% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Lawyer Medical Affairs
$255k
$209.5k
$58.2k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $468.8k

Lawyer

$255,000

median · per year, annualized USD

$182.5k 25th
$255k Median
$352.5k 75th
$86.5k
$440.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $36.4k – $862.7k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
35.6%
Live roles
1,734

Medical Affairs

$209,500

median · per year, annualized USD

$164.6k 25th
$209.5k Median
$247.5k 75th
$109.4k
$298k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $55k – $750k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
23%
Live roles
1,757

Lawyer vs Medical Affairs: which pays more?

The median for Lawyer is $255,000 per year (typically $182,500–$352,500), versus $209,500 for Medical Affairs ($164,625–$247,500). That puts Lawyer about 22% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Lawyer and Medical 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.

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