Pharmacovigilance vs Regulatory Affairs

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

Side A

Side B

Pharmacovigilance pays about 2% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Pharmacovigilance Regulatory Affairs
$222.5k
$218k
$128.3k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $356.5k

Pharmacovigilance

$222,500

median · per year, annualized USD

$184.5k 25th
$222.5k Median
$274.5k 75th
$144.5k
$340.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $118.1k – $570.7k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
31.9%
Live roles
182

Regulatory Affairs

$218,000

median · per year, annualized USD

$177k 25th
$218k Median
$259k 75th
$144k
$298.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $43.2k – $999k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
22.8%
Live roles
1,442

Pharmacovigilance vs Regulatory Affairs: which pays more?

The median for Pharmacovigilance is $222,500 per year (typically $184,500–$274,500), versus $218,000 for Regulatory Affairs ($177,000–$259,000). That puts Pharmacovigilance about 2% ahead at the median.

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

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