Median salary
$185,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$126.6k – $237.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
32.5%
200 of 615 roles
Live roles
615
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Engineering Manager - Model Performance
Engineering Manager - Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
Software Engineer- BIS (Baseten Inference Stack)
Software Engineer - Model Products
Software Engineer - Model Performance
Data Center Network Engineer
Software Engineer - GPU Kernels
Account Executive - Industries
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Baseten
|
$247,500 | 66 |
WRITER
|
$194,750 | 33 |
The New York Times
|
$126,635 | 5 |
Reddit
|
$201,000 | 4 |
VML
|
$100,000 | 4 |
Apex Technology, Inc.
|
$175,000 | 3 |
Shiftsmart
|
$117,500 | 3 |
Precision Medicine Group
|
$110,000 | 3 |
Medical Writer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $227,375 | 94 |
| New York | $205,000 | 100 |
| Seattle | $194,750 | 19 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 7 |
| London | $171,000 | 3 |
| Chicago | $167,975 | 14 |
| Austin | $160,500 | 11 |
| Boston | $130,200 | 5 |
| Denver | $130,200 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $82,500 | 3 |
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How much do Medical Writer roles pay?
The median salary for Medical Writer roles is $185,250 per year. Most pay falls between $126,635 (25th percentile) and $237,638 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $95,000 to $250,000.
These figures are computed live from 615 active Medical Writer roles on JobsRadar, of which 200 (32.5%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Medical Writer roles include Baseten.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.