2014 sop report

2014 Scope of Practice & Compensation Report for the Regulatory Profession 1

2014 Scope of Practice &

Compensation Report for the Regulatory Profession


ContentsIntroduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

About RAPS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2

The Survey: An Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3

Compensation ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Compensation Trends ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Factors Shaping Compensation ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

The RAC Credential Factor ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9

Regulatory and Other Professional Experience ............................................................................................................................ 10

Professional Profiles ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Regulatory Professionals’ Scope of Practice ................................................................................................................................... 12

Scope of Work: Product Types and Geography ............................................................................................................................. 15

A Global Profession ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Educational Background ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Methodology ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Response, Confidence Intervals and Measurement Error ....................................................................................................... 17

Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

APPENDICES .........................................................................................................................................................................18

Appendix A. Detailed Salary Tables by Job Level (US) ................................................................................................................ 19

Appendix B. Detailed Salary Tables by Job Level (EU) ................................................................................................................ 26

Appendix C. Countries Represented in the 2014 Survey Respondent Pool ................................................................... 30


IntroductionThe regulatory profession is rarely in the spotlight, but the work undertaken by regulatory professionals involved with healthcare products is vital to developing and ensuring the availability of safe and effective products worldwide. Regulatory professionals make sure companies marketing life-saving medicines and medical technologies adhere to regulations, work to monitor the safety of marketed products, provide regulatory insight used to make business decisions and more. When we speak of the regulatory profession, we refer broadly to those who work in industry, government, academia and a variety of other settings, not strictly those who have “regulatory” in their titles.

This report shines a deserved spotlight on the global regulatory profession. It seeks to answer key questions about the profession and its practitioners, including: How much do they earn? What do they do in their jobs? And, what are their professional and educational backgrounds? The answers are useful for regulatory profes-sionals seeking to benchmark their places among colleagues, those looking to get into the profession, hiring managers and talent management professionals charged with attracting and retaining regulatory expertise, and the managers and colleagues who interact with regulatory professionals on cross-functional teams.

About RAPSThe Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is the largest global organization of and for those involved with the regulation of healthcare and related products, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics and nutritional products. Founded in 1976, RAPS helped establish the regulatory profession and continues to actively support the professional and lead the profession as a neutral, non-lobbying nonprofit organization. RAPS offers education and training, professional standards, publications, research, knowledge sharing, networking, career development opportunities and other valuable resources, including Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), the only post-academic professional credential to recognize regulatory excel-lence. RAPS is headquartered in suburban Washington, DC, with offices in Shanghai and Singapore, and chapters and affiliates worldwide. Find RAPS online at RAPS.org.


The Survey: An OverviewRAPS conducts the Scope of Practice & Compensation Survey of the Regulatory Profession every two years, and has fielded similar studies since 1990. For this year’s iteration, regulatory professionals around the world who are involved with healthcare and related products were asked to complete an online survey between January and March 2014. More than 3,300 people responded, answering questions about their compensa-tion, job responsibilities, professional and educational backgrounds and more. Responses were received from professionals in 62 countries working in the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology industries; government agencies; academic settings; clinical research organizations; consultancies and others.

The majority of responses (76.8%) were from professionals in North America (94% of those from the US). Overall, 28% of respondents are based outside the US. A significant number of responses came from Europe (11.7%) and Asia (7.5%).

Respondents by Region

Asia7.5%

Europe11.7%

Latin America1.6%

Middle East1.1%North America

76.8%

Oceania0.9%

Africa0.4%

Almost three-quarters of the regulatory professionals who responded to the survey work in industry, but there were a significant number of responses from those who work in other areas as well, including con-sulting, clinical research organizations (CROs), research organizations,1 government and academia. A few respondents work in medical practices, hospitals, law firms or nonprofits.

1 Research organizations engage in product research and development while clinical research organizations, or CROs, specialize in the conduct of clinical trials.

28% of respondents are based outside the US


Respondents by Work Setting

Academia2% Consulting

11%CRO4%

Government/Notified Body3%

Hospital/Medical Practice1%

Industry77%

Research Organization2%

Survey respondents were asked for both their exact titles and their job levels from among nine general titles from coordinator to CEO. Consultant was also one of the choices. Respondents represent a range of job levels.

Respondents by Job Level

CEO/President3% Vice President

7%

Director22%

Manager25%

Project Manager6%

Specialist20%

Associate8%

Coordinator2%

Consultant7%

The distribution of respondents’ work settings and job levels is consistent with past Scope of Practice Survey results and has remained fairly stable over time. It is likely these reflect the general distribution among all regulatory professionals.


CompensationThe regulatory profession continues to pay well, and while some other fields in the life sciences have been negatively impacted by changes within the healthcare product industries, salaries for regulatory profession-als maintained a general upward trend.

Compensation information collected includes base salary, the amount of bonuses and other cash compensa-tion for 2013, as well as the amount of base salary increase from 2012 to 2013.

Overall, respondents’ base salary increased 5.4% from 2012 to 2013. Larger increases were reported by professionals working in Asia (12.4%), Latin America (12.8%) and the Middle East (11.8%), particularly by those at the associate, specialist and manager levels. This may reflect the growth and role of the profession in these regions.

More than 17% of regulatory professionals worldwide reported base salary increases of more than 10%. Less than one-fifth of respondents (18.6%) said their salary stayed the same.

Average Base Compensation Increase 2012–2013

Africa Asia EuropeLatin

AmericaMiddle

EastNorth

America Oceania

CEO/President 16.7% 4.1% 10.0% 10.0% 5.8% 27.5%

Vice President 6.3% 4.3% 4.6% 4.9% 14.5%

Director 9.6% 4.1% 7.4% 16.7% 4.2% 5.3%

Manager 2.5% 13.4% 4.6% 14.2% 10.1% 4.8% 2.6%

Project Manager 3.0% 9.7% 3.0% 5.0% 4.1% 3.0%

Specialist 8.3% 10.2% 3.6% 16.7% 4.8% 4.7% 2.5%

Associate 15.0% 7.2% 10.4% 24.5% 5.3% 2.9%

Coordinator 30.0% 3.9% 12.9% 0.0% 2.5%

Consultant 10.0% 43.3% 6.2% 5.3% 39.0% 7.1% 1.3%

Overall 5.1% 13.0% 4.5% 11.9% 12.5% 4.8% 5.3%

Total compensation of regulatory professionals may include bonuses and other cash compensation, includ-ing stock options. In addition to base salary, 69.4% of regulatory professionals working full time received bonuses, and 32.3% received other cash compensation in 2013. Bonuses were reported by a majority of professionals in all regions and at nearly all job levels.

Base salary increased

5.4% from 2012 to 2013


Compensation TrendsSince RAPS has more responses from, and historical data about, US-based professionals, data from this group provide a good indication of the steady growth in compensation of regulatory professionals.

Compensation Trends, US-Based Professionals

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Since 1999, base salaries of regulatory professionals increased by an average of 3.5% per year. While sala-ries for regulatory consultants may vary due to economic and other factors, base salaries among consultants increased by an annual average of 6.4% from 1999 to 2013.

Total compensation has grown by an average of 4% per year since 1999, with higher growth among regula-tory vice presidents (5.9%) and directors (5.3%). While there was a decline in total compensation for vice presidents from 2007 to 2011, it was largely attributed to the slowing economy. In 2013, total compensa-tion at all levels rebounded above pre-2007 levels.

Factors Shaping CompensationRegulatory professionals’ pay is affected most by several interdependent factors: job level, regulatory expe-rience, highest-earned degree, total professional experience and whether they hold the Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) credential. These factors have been strong and stable drivers of compensation for more than a decade.

The strongest factor affecting compensation is job level. It also is worth noting that regulatory experience and total professional experience are closely related to job level.

Base Compensation by Job Level, US-Based Professionals

Vice President $227,357

Director $158,607

Manager $110,833

Project Manager $102,542

Specialist $83,012

Associate $70,687

Overall $126,163

Highest earned degree also is an important factor in determining compensation. Generally, graduate level education—from post-baccalaureate certificate or master’s degrees to doctorate degrees—positively influence compensation. It is interesting to note that having completed a post-baccalaureate certificate cor-relates to slightly higher compensation than having a master’s degree. This may be a result of respondents with certificates specifically focused on regulatory coursework, versus respondents with master’s degrees earned in a wide variety of fields.

Doctorate degrees among regulatory professionals are in a variety of related fields, including medicine, pharmacy, dental sciences, veterinary medicine, life sciences and engineering.

Total compensation has grown by an average of

4% per year since 1999


Average Base Compensation by Job Level and Highest Earned Degree, US-Based Professionals

Doctorate Master’s Post Grad Bachelor’s Associate

Vice President $243,339 $223,542 $241,988 $206,105 $145,000

Director $169,812 $155,056 $158,273 $155,029 $153,636

Manager $117,962 $110,158 $112,502 $110,178 $96,808

Project Manager $101,044 $108,386 $104,387 $96,645 $110,000

Specialist $92,379 $81,639 $85,323 $79,980 $77,433

Associate $76,257 $73,149 $70,909 $65,358 $71,275

Overall $148,025 $123,559 $133,563 $115,302 $107,214

While the data presented in the table above are for US-based professionals, a similar effect is evident in other regions, with higher degrees typically associated with higher salaries.


The RAC Credential FactorAbout 50% of survey respondents reported having the RAC credential, the only post-academic professional credential specifically for those in the healthcare product regulatory field. The RAC has been positively linked to compensation among North America-based professionals for many years, a trend that continues and seems to be expanding. There are approximately 6,500 active RAC-credentialed professionals worldwide, with the number of RAC holders increasing each year.

The benefit of the RAC on compensation also increased. In North America, professionals with the RAC credential make 10.6% more in base and total compensation than their peers without the credential, The RAC differential is seen at early career levels, such as associates (17% base salary difference) and specialists (12.4% difference) through vice presidents (11.5% difference).

Base Compensation for US-Based RACs vs. non-RACs

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RAC Credential Holder

The proportion of RAC holders is highest in North America and particularly in the US, where 59% of profes-sionals have the RAC credential. This likely is due in part to the fact that the first RAC examination introduced covered US regulations, so it has the longest history. However, the numbers of professionals with the RAC is growing globally. Among European professionals, 19% hold an RAC compared to 15% in 2012.

Among respondents from Asia, 20% reported having earned the RAC, which is higher than expected. It is possible Asia-based professionals with the RAC may be more aware of global initiatives like RAPS’ Scope of Practice Survey and may be more likely to respond.

Professionals with the RAC credential make

10.6% more in base and total compensation

RAC RAC RAC RAC RAC


Regulatory and Other Professional ExperienceRegulatory experience is strongly linked to both job level and compensation around the world and in all work settings. More than 90% of regulatory professionals began working in another field before transitioning into regulatory; 75% worked in fields closely related to regulatory, such as research and development (R&D), qual-ity, laboratory sciences, engineering, clinical research or pharmacy/pharmacology. Among those who moved into regulatory within the last year, 21% came from R&D, and of those, 75% are working in pharmaceuticals or biologics. About 11% of respondents reported being students just prior to beginning work in regulatory.

Generally, the ratio of total professional experience to regulatory experience is nearly 2 to 1. On average, professionals based in North America and Europe reported more regulatory experience than their counter-parts in Asia and other parts of the world.

Years of Regulatory and Total Professional Experience

Average Years Regulatory Experience

Average Total Professional Experience

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

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Vice President

Director

Manager

Project Manager

Specialist

Associate

Consultant

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23.8

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26%

7%8% 6%

21%

R&D Lab Sciences

ClinicalResearch/

Biostatistics

Engineering Manufacturing & Quality

Pharmacology/Pharmacy

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4% 3%

The ratio of total professional experience to regulatory experience is nearly

2:1


Professional ProfilesFollowing are snapshots of the average professionals at each job level. All data are global.

Vice President Director

Manager/ Project

Manager Specialist Associate

Average Years Regulatory Experience 19 14 9 6 4

Average Total Experience 28 23 17 14 10

Average Years in Position 5 4 4 3 3

Average Years in Organization 7 7 6 5 4

Average Number of Reports 8 4 2 0 0

Average Hours/Week 54 50 47 45 44

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Bachelor’s 21% 24% 27% 31% 24%

Post-Grad Studies 8% 7% 9% 8% 13%

Master’s 38% 41% 42% 42% 42%

Doctorate 31% 25% 18% 15% 15%

RAC 54% 55% 48% 48% 46%


Regulatory Professionals’ Scope of PracticeRegulatory work is broadly defined as that which involves the regulations governing healthcare products. Regulatory professionals are involved in every stage of the lifecycle of these products, including research and development, clinical testing, submission to regulatory agencies, manufacturing, marketing and post-approval monitoring. At each step along the way, important regulatory requirements must be thoroughly understood and steps taken to ensure compliance. The specific work of regulatory professionals reflects their employment settings and job levels.

The responsibilities of today’s regulatory professionals go well beyond product registration and compli-ance. Many professionals at all levels contribute to their organizations’ strategies. At mid- and senior levels, regulatory professionals play important roles in business decisions shaped by regulatory requirements or with regulatory implications.

For this report, business-related activities include involvement in overall organizational strategy and decision making, department management, legal, involvement with risk management, due diligence, reim-bursement and government affairs. Involvement in business-related activities increased for most job levels, and the amount of time allocated to overall organizational strategy increased significantly among special-ists, managers, directors and vice presidents. In many cases, allocation for other business-related functions including legal, reimbursement and government affairs decreased slightly. The core work of the regulatory professional begins with gathering and analyzing regulatory information, developing regulatory strategy and managing the regulatory functions throughout the product lifecycle.

For the 2014 study, regulatory intelligence was added as a task.2 Regulatory intelligence is closely aligned with regulatory strategy. Together, these areas represent an average of about 20% of the regulatory profes-sional’s time, with the highest time allocations reported by directors and vice presidents. Respondents working in industry, CROs and research organizations report more work on regulatory strategy and intel-ligence than those who work for government agencies.

2 Regulatory Intelligence was added based on input from the 2012 Scope of Practice Survey.


Time Allocation by Job Level

CEO/President

Vice President Director Manager

Project Manager Specialist Associate Coordinator Consultant

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Business Development/Corporate Strategy

11.4% 11.3% 6.9% 3.9% 3.9% 2.4% 2.8% 3.3% 5.1%

Management 8.3% 12.3% 8.5% 7.0% 4.0% 1.4% 1.9% 4.1% 3.3%

Legal 1.1% 1.6% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 2.0% 0.7% 1.9%

Reimbursement 0.3% 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%

Government Affairs 1.6% 3.2% 3.4% 2.0% 4.4% 2.6% 1.3% 3.1% 1.4%

Due Diligence 3.2% 1.9% 1.8% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% 2.0%

Risk Management 2.1% 2.1% 2.7% 2.1% 2.3% 2.7% 1.7% 1.8% 2.7%

TOTAL 28.0% 33.2% 24.8% 18.5% 17.7% 12.3% 12.3% 16.2% 16.7%

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Regulatory Strategy 10.8% 10.8% 14.2% 12.2% 11.6% 8.3% 9.6% 10.1% 11.1%

Regulatory Intelligence

4.9% 4.1% 6.7% 6.0% 4.9% 5.7% 5.9% 6.3% 5.6%

TOTAL 15.6% 14.9% 20.9% 18.2% 16.6% 14.0% 15.5% 16.5% 16.7%

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R&D 1.9% 4.9% 4.2% 4.2% 5.0% 5.2% 3.5% 4.4% 4.7%

Preclinical 1.8% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 2.5% 1.6% 0.9% 0.8% 1.8%

Clinical Research 6.2% 6.1% 4.3% 2.9% 7.2% 2.6% 6.5% 11.6% 3.8%

Domestic Registrations

15.9% 9.1% 12.0% 14.6% 17.5% 17.2% 20.4% 12.3% 12.4%

International Registrations

4.7% 5.9% 7.1% 10.6% 9.3% 14.8% 10.3% 9.7% 8.2%

TOTAL 30.5% 27.1% 28.6% 33.1% 41.4% 41.5% 41.7% 38.9% 30.8%

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Manufacturing 1.3% 2.0% 2.0% 1.8% 2.3% 2.0% 2.4% 1.3% 2.5%

Quality 6.6% 7.5% 6.9% 7.7% 4.6% 8.9% 5.9% 8.2% 12.9%

Marketing 2.5% 2.3% 3.5% 2.6% 2.8% 2.1% 2.0% 1.4% 2.0%

Domestic Compliance

7.2% 5.8% 4.7% 7.1% 5.4% 8.1% 7.4% 7.6% 8.6%

International Compliance

2.3% 3.2% 2.5% 3.8% 2.5% 4.1% 3.2% 2.9% 3.0%

Postmarketing 1.8% 2.6% 3.1% 4.5% 4.1% 4.4% 6.5% 3.5% 3.0%

TOTAL 21.6% 23.4% 22.7% 27.4% 21.7% 29.7% 27.5% 25.0% 32.0%

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TOTAL 4.1% 2.3% 3.3% 3.4% 3.0% 3.5% 3.7% 4.6% 4.6%

Time allocated to preapproval versus postapproval activities typically shows more time spent on preap-proval functions, but there are variations depending on employer and geographic location. It stands to reason professionals in different sectors would perform different ranges of job duties, and the survey responses bear this out.


Time Allocation by Job Level and Work Environment

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Vice President Director Manager Specialist Associate

Business/Management Related 33.1% 23.3% 17.0% 10.0% 11.2%

Regulatory Strategy & Intelligence 14.2% 21.0% 18.7% 13.7% 16.2%

Preapproval 28.0% 29.2% 33.7% 42.7% 39.5%

Postapproval 22.7% 23.5% 27.3% 30.4% 39.9%

Training 2.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1%

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Business/Management Related 67.5% 45.0% 33.9% 42.4%

Regulatory Strategy & Intelligence 10.0% 6.7% 7.4% 9.0%

Preapproval 7.5% 13.5% 7.8% 22.7%

Postapproval 15.0% 28.5% 46.4% 22.4%

Training 0.0% 3.0% 4.5% 2.6%

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Vice President Director Manager Specialist Associate

Business/Management Related 32.4% 29.9% 30.2% 19.3% 6.8%

Regulatory Strategy & Intelligence 21.3% 25.6% 13.5% 18.9% 7.3%

Preapproval 22.1% 24.2% 37.3% 43.8% 65.3%

Postapproval 21.5% 16.6% 14.8% 13.4% 14.8%

Training 2.7% 3.8% 4.3% 4.7% 5.8%

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Business/Management Related 27.1% 17.6% 4.5%

Regulatory Strategy & Intelligence 20.8% 18.9% 8.0%

Preapproval 28.9% 35.5% 65.9%

Postapproval 20.5% 22.9% 19.1%

Training 2.7% 5.2% 2.5%


Scope of Work: Product Types and GeographyRegulatory professionals work with the full range of regulated healthcare products—medicinal products (pharmaceuticals and biologics), medical devices, IVDs and nutritional products, as examples. The nature of the healthcare product sector today means many regulatory professionals need expertise in multiple prod-uct areas. The proportions of different product types with which they work have not changed much since previous surveys. Overall, 69% of respondents said they work on multiple product types. About 31% work with a single type of product, and of those, 71% work on medical devices only.

Product Line Involvement*

Biologics

Biotech

Biosimilars

Biomaterials

APIs

Innovative Rx

Generic Rx

OTC

Pharma-ceuticals

Biologics/Biotech

Medical Devices

IVDs Combination Products

Orphan Products

Veterinary Products

Foods/Nutritionals

44%

27.3% 26.6%

19.7%

9.5%

4.7%

26.4%

21.5%

13.8%

32%55.9%17.5%29.2% 17% 15%

5.5%

*Because many respondents work with multiple product lines, percentages do not add up to 100%

69%

of respondents work on multiple product types


A Global ProfessionMany facets of the regulatory scope of work—regulatory intelligence and regulatory strategy, pre- and postapproval functions and contributing to organizational strategy—require knowledge and understanding of multinational, multiregional and even global regulatory issues and approaches. Thus, it is not surprising 72% of professionals based in North America or Europe have multiregional or worldwide scopes of work. Only 23% have regulatory responsibilities in just one region, and only 6.2% are responsible for activities in a single country.

A slightly different picture emerges for professionals in Asia, where 47% have a multiregional or worldwide scope, 27% Asia region only, and 25.4% single country only.

Educational BackgroundIn a scientific and health-related, knowledge-based profession like regulatory, it is not surprising that higher education is critical. Today, nearly all professionals (99%) have university degrees, and 69% pursued post-graduate studies. More than 40% hold master’s degrees and 20% have doctorates, percentages that remain unchanged from 2012. Most regulatory professionals (94%) hold degrees in the sciences, a clinical discipline or engineering, up from 90% in 2012.

Degrees or certificates in regulatory affairs or regulatory science are becoming more common. All are at the post-baccalaureate level, and 99% of respondents with regulatory-specific education had a previous degree in the life or clinical sciences.

Life Sciences50%

Clinical Sciences18%

Engineering14%

Business14%

Regulatory Affairs13%

Social Sciences7%

Regulatory Science 4%

Technical Sciences4%

Public Health3%

Law3%

94%

hold degrees in the sciences, a clinical discipline or engineering


MethodologyData for RAPS’ 2014 Scope of Practice & Compensation Report for the Regulatory Profession were collected though a global survey administered on a secure, independent website from January through March 2014. The survey was open to all professionals involved in the regulatory process for healthcare and related prod-ucts. No information was collected that identified individual respondents or their employers. All information, including background demographics, compensation and scope of work were self-reported by the respondents.

Many questions on the 2014 survey were the same as those used in previous studies, allowing for direct comparisons across years. RAPS has conducted the Scope of Practice & Compensation Survey every two years since 1990.

Response, Confidence Intervals and Measurement ErrorThere were 3,355 usable responses to the survey. A response was considered usable if it included job title, scope of practice variables, compensation data and geographic location. Responses that did not include these data elements were not used in the analysis. It was not possible to verify information with respon-dents. Some responses that appeared to be significantly out of range with other similar respondents were not included in compensation calculations.

Based on the total number of responses to the survey, the margin of error is estimated to be less than 2% at a confidence level of 95%. The same margin of error and confidence level applies to data from US-based respondents. This means for overall analyses and for results reported for US-based respondents, one can be 95% confident that the figures in individual data cells are within +/- 2 percentage points of the figures for regulatory professionals fitting similar criteria.

AcknowledgementsRAPS would like to thank its partners, affiliates and the organizations that helped encourage participa-tion from regulatory professionals in their networks. We extend a special thanks to The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA), the German Society for Regulatory Affairs (DGRA), the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA), and RAPS chapters and affiliates worldwide.


Appendices


Appendix A. Detailed Salary Tables by Job Level (US)Appendix A presents information on US-based professionals, with comparisons to other countries and regions shown at the bottom of each table. The currency used for each country or region is indicated.

The salary tables in this appendix provide compensation information by job level for several key variables. Data includes average, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles. In the few instances where data is omitted, there was insufficient data.


VICE PRESIDENT

Base Salary Total Compensation

Employer Average 25th

Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th

Percentile Average 25th

Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th

Percentile

Consultancy $212,200 $168,750 $212,500 $267,000 $332,400 $237,930 $173,000 $231,500 $309,000 $385,500

CRO $183,000 $163,750 $182,500 $220,000 $235,000 $199,000 $183,750 $190,000 $231,000 $285,000

Industry $229,161 $198,650 $220,000 $263,750 $304,500 $320,570 $222,000 $270,550 $387,500 $472,500

Notified Body $262,333 $175,000 $276,000 $336,000 $380,333 $205,000 $276,000 $660,000

HIGHEST EARNED DEGREE

Baccalaureate $206,105 $177,500 $200,000 $232,500 $301,800 $265,848 $185,513 $236,000 $292,500 $425,000

Postgrad certificate

$240,357 $214,000 $243,000 $280,000 $297,000 $291,628 $243,000 $268,000 $335,000 $420,000

Master’s $223,542 $200,000 $220,000 $250,000 $286,400 $310,889 $220,000 $290,000 $360,000 $463,400

Doctorate $239,244 $194,100 $225,000 $300,000 $333,800 $341,678 $203,750 $273,000 $439,500 $601,600

REGULATORY EXPERIENCE

1-2 yrs $157,400 $103,500 $180,000 $200,000 $201,060 $104,150 $180,000 $308,500

3-5 yrs $173,333 $60,000 $200,000 $260,000 $257,833 $135,000 $293,500 $345,000

6-9 yrs $234,906 $200,000 $225,500 $274,600 $310,000 $325,248 $225,008 $278,950 $390,750 $476,000

10-14 yrs $195,215 $145,000 $200,000 $228,000 $293,434 $259,770 $150,000 $228,000 $321,792 $482,000

15-19 yrs $240,610 $205,000 $224,500 $268,000 $344,100 $322,442 $225,000 $274,450 $391,175 $474,500

20-24 yrs $246,766 $200,000 $233,774 $300,000 $319,000 $337,859 $231,000 $296,513 $420,000 $486,000

25+ yrs $232,308 $200,000 $230,000 $256,000 $302,200 $334,283 $234,200 $270,000 $390,000 $500,800

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

10-14 yrs $181,667 $85,000 $220,000 $240,000 $194,667 $85,000 $237,000 $262,000

15-19 yrs $191,579 $155,000 $200,000 $225,000 $235,000 $242,053 $187,000 $217,015 $252,000 $413,000

20-24 yrs $233,013 $191,250 $217,000 $283,750 $303,000 $314,863 $228,750 $272,500 $398,000 $532,100

25-29 yrs $247,054 $203,750 $232,500 $285,363 $326,100 $343,771 $228,758 $295,225 $402,250 $588,000

30 + yrs $226,245 $187,750 $225,000 $254,500 $306,300 $313,370 $200,250 $265,000 $353,700 $465,000

RAC

Yes $235,542 $200,000 $230,000 $285,000 $310,000 $319,782 $226,500 $285,000 $397,500 $470,000

No $213,259 $180,000 $210,000 $241,500 $288,000 $292,944 $194,000 $244,000 $326,000 $465,000

OVERALL $228,233 $195,250 $220,000 $265,000 $305,400 $312,353 $215,000 $270,000 $358,500 $470,000

EU (EUR) € 138,897 € 89,130 € 126,945 € 176,000 € 244,000 € 229,227 € 108,750 € 204,000 € 285,000 € 424,000

Middle East (USD) $155,800 $120,000 $144,000 $150,000 $240,000 $184,800 $130,000 $150,000 $159,000 $309,600

Oceania (AUD) $170,000 $160,000 $170,000 $180,000 $186,000 $170,000 $160,000 $170,000 $180,000 $186,000


DIRECTOR



Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th


Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th

Percentile

Academia $137,314 $104,000 $136,000 $173,500 $181,500 $141,136 $115,250 $136,500 $176,100 $185,250

Consultancy $149,886 $112,500 $140,000 $181,750 $231,750 $162,477 $118,750 $153,750 $200,250 $267,500

CRO $152,582 $127,000 $140,000 $175,000 $242,300 $173,374 $137,700 $158,000 $202,000 $261,300

Government $145,714 $106,000 $140,000 $170,000 $150,857 $106,000 $155,000 $175,000

Hospital/medical practice

$172,000 $141,250 $157,500 $206,500 $213,583 $148,750 $178,250 $292,500

Industry $159,835 $138,389 $158,733 $179,634 $207,000 $209,921 $156,000 $195,000 $252,000 $308,900

Research $161,647 $132,500 $165,000 $188,000 $216,200 $200,912 $150,000 $185,000 $238,000 $303,600


Associate $153,636 $150,000 $156,000 $160,000 $250,000 $183,273 $150,000 $171,000 $220,000 $285,000

Diploma $138,333 $125,000 $130,000 $160,000 $151,833 $137,500 $158,000 $160,000

Baccalaureate $155,029 $134,750 $150,000 $175,875 $201,000 $204,219 $150,750 $189,000 $252,500 $304,000


$159,004 $131,250 $156,733 $187,125 $204,500 $195,695 $158,500 $187,483 $228,750 $307,100

Master’s $155,056 $130,825 $153,500 $172,250 $200,000 $197,446 $147,375 $181,500 $234,250 $299,300

Doctorate $169,812 $144,250 $167,000 $188,450 $225,270 $221,276 $165,000 $202,800 $255,000 $328,595


<1 $167,500 $152,000 $159,500 $191,000 $245,750 $162,250 $230,500 $344,500

1-2 yrs $135,816 $96,250 $135,650 $173,750 $186,500 $171,578 $103,750 $167,150 $245,500 $264,457

3-5 yrs $151,223 $130,000 $147,500 $165,000 $236,800 $180,200 $135,000 $160,000 $229,000 $272,600

6-9 yrs $147,681 $120,500 $144,500 $165,000 $193,742 $188,658 $137,375 $174,000 $218,000 $280,700

10-14 yrs $153,069 $138,000 $155,000 $170,000 $185,000 $200,170 $158,000 $190,000 $226,813 $277,700

15-19 yrs $168,509 $139,000 $160,000 $196,000 $221,800 $212,956 $157,000 $196,000 $245,000 $308,000

20-24 yrs $169,968 $145,000 $167,000 $192,724 $225,000 $227,915 $170,500 $199,003 $271,761 $360,571

25+ yrs $168,044 $136,500 $165,000 $197,000 $223,500 $211,828 $155,000 $194,500 $274,875 $324,900


3-5 yrs $160,000 $80,000 $150,000 $250,000 $161,667 $80,000 $155,000 $250,000

6-9 yrs $142,628 $122,500 $146,250 $168,750 $199,750 $183,935 $136,000 $180,266 $245,000 $279,333

10-14 yrs $144,777 $130,000 $148,500 $165,000 $178,600 $187,762 $142,538 $186,000 $229,188 $268,000

15-19 yrs $156,395 $133,000 $156,000 $177,500 $198,800 $199,576 $141,000 $175,000 $239,475 $302,900

20-24 yrs $156,842 $135,000 $153,500 $178,250 $201,800 $194,827 $144,888 $182,500 $220,200 $284,400

25-29 yrs $166,837 $141,500 $160,000 $188,250 $227,210 $221,263 $160,000 $191,000 $279,500 $347,600

30 + yrs $163,119 $140,000 $160,000 $186,750 $210,800 $211,004 $160,000 $198,000 $256,500 $312,800

RAC

Yes $160,371 $140,000 $158,000 $175,000 $207,000 $205,381 $156,000 $191,000 $238,000 $310,700

No $155,732 $130,000 $156,500 $181,500 $207,300 $201,425 $141,363 $179,923 $253,500 $295,000

OVERALL $158,607 $135,000 $157,500 $178,000 $207,000 $203,877 $151,000 $189,000 $245,000 $302,080

CAN (CAD) $132,862 $112,500 $135,000 $148,000 $169,000 $147,421 $123,100 $146,000 $175,500 $190,000

EU (EUR) € 108,990 € 85,000 € 106,392 € 135,000 € 150,295 € 129,169 € 88,483 € 120,900 € 151,750 € 189,000

China (CNY) ¥659,150 ¥430,000 ¥584,250 ¥1,000,750 ¥1,210,000 ¥939,350 ¥475,000 ¥719,250 ¥1,357,250 ¥1,945,000

Hong Kong (USD) $116,899 $79,446 $128,798 $166,250 $186,500 $165,703 $117,408 $144,105 $192,400 $241,720

Singapore (SGD) $208,530 $120,000 $150,000 $250,000 $396,659 $249,230 $140,000 $178,000 $300,000 $474,636

India (USD) $18,400 $12,000 $15,500 $17,500 $28,000 $19,604 $14,000 $15,500 $21,500 $29,612

Latin America (USD) $133,889 $80,000 $120,000 $170,000 $216,000 $149,447 $90,000 $123,000 $170,000 $241,020

Middle East (USD) $73,467 $20,200 $40,000 $110,000 $152,000 $99,800 $24,700 $49,000 $149,500 $209,800

Oceania (AUD) $187,400 $150,000 $187,000 $210,000 $228,000 $201,800 $170,000 $207,000 $230,000 $239,000


MANAGER



Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th


Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th

Percentile

Academia $83,598 $58,674 $89,692 $100,250 $114,200 $85,327 $58,748 $89,692 $107,250 $117,000

Consultancy $102,406 $70,500 $108,000 $125,000 $155,400 $109,800 $74,575 $113,500 $138,250 $159,900

CRO $99,313 $77,500 $106,000 $116,410 $125,000 $101,447 $77,750 $106,000 $120,250 $129,325

Government $114,685 $105,250 $116,000 $125,500 $147,640 $115,535 $107,275 $116,000 $125,500 $151,840

Industry $112,212 $95,000 $113,000 $129,125 $142,000 $130,124 $102,875 $126,600 $151,000 $178,625

Research $104,269 $88,000 $107,000 $118,000 $136,600 $111,308 $92,500 $115,000 $126,000 $152,800


Associate $96,808 $70,250 $96,000 $116,500 $146,000 $101,369 $72,500 $96,000 $119,550 $157,200

Diploma $90,857 $59,000 $105,000 $118,000 $100,614 $59,000 $117,000 $136,000

Baccalaureate $110,178 $95,000 $110,000 $124,250 $140,000 $124,592 $99,000 $120,000 $140,000 $166,250


$112,216 $96,692 $114,000 $131,500 $151,000 $125,969 $97,692 $125,000 $149,500 $183,000

Master’s $110,158 $93,950 $110,000 $128,188 $139,000 $125,844 $101,000 $124,002 $150,000 $171,280

Doctorate $117,962 $100,000 $120,000 $134,500 $155,000 $144,070 $113,500 $135,350 $162,375 $203,500


<1 $101,463 $72,763 $104,500 $130,000 $130,000 $125,730 $84,590 $120,250 $151,925 $162,450

1-2 yrs $103,766 $82,504 $102,000 $126,125 $142,200 $123,127 $85,300 $115,250 $136,000 $181,450

3-5 yrs $99,337 $80,000 $100,000 $114,000 $125,800 $111,417 $90,000 $111,000 $135,000 $152,600

6-9 yrs $107,005 $91,650 $107,000 $124,300 $135,000 $122,654 $97,438 $118,000 $140,075 $165,250

10-14 yrs $116,527 $104,125 $118,500 $130,000 $140,000 $131,761 $109,410 $130,750 $151,750 $170,960

15-19 yrs $120,820 $108,500 $122,356 $132,000 $155,000 $145,127 $117,500 $135,000 $157,887 $191,000

20-24 yrs $118,951 $96,162 $115,000 $140,000 $168,533 $134,800 $100,146 $126,340 $168,250 $197,600

25+ yrs $134,630 $113,750 $134,500 $149,500 $174,000 $151,967 $116,250 $141,000 $181,750 $215,200


<3 yrs $84,392 $64,000 $75,175 $ 107,500 $ 89,503 $ 71,500 $ 81,510 $113,500

3-5 yrs $84,739 $69,500 $83,350 $ 106,250 $ 117,500 $ 99,296 $ 72,699 $ 97,500 $134,003 $143,821

6-9 yrs $103,315 $86,000 $105,000 $ 117,000 $ 130,900 $ 122,824 $ 98,000 $ 118,000 $135,900 $185,600

10-14 yrs $103,934 $92,813 $106,000 $ 121,000 $ 129,425 $ 117,337 $ 97,375 $ 112,300 $140,500 $160,800

15-19 yrs $109,542 $90,000 $110,000 $ 125,000 $ 138,900 $ 126,782 $ 98,625 $ 120,500 $145,000 $170,800

20-24 yrs $114,848 $98,000 $113,000 $ 130,000 $ 146,500 $ 133,821 $ 103,000 $ 129,163 $150,000 $179,500

25-29 yrs $119,454 $103,500 $120,000 $ 135,000 $ 155,000 $ 138,526 $ 113,000 $ 125,000 $158,500 $193,000

30 + yrs $118,061 $100,000 $117,000 $135,500 $ 152,400 $ 130,148 $ 103,697 $ 126,700 $152,000 $179,800

RAC

Yes $114,876 $98,643 $115,000 $129,500 $ 140,200 $ 132,792 $ 106,023 $128,000 $150,000 $182,000

No $105,242 $86,000 $105,000 $125,000 $ 144,100 $ 119,046 $ 90,000 $115,547 $140,000 $167,850

OVERALL $110,833 $95,000 $110,000 $127,000 $141,000 $127,034 $100,000 $123,000 $146,125 $175,000

CAN (CAD) $89,302 $75,000 $87,300 $100,575 $116,500 $99,555 $77,000 $96,050 $117,075 $137,760

EU (EUR) €76,013 €51,987 €70,000 €90,675 €120,000 €81,625 €52,970 €74,000 €100,425 €130,700

China (CNY) ¥289,100 ¥157,500 ¥257,000 ¥387,500 ¥511,000 ¥347,667 ¥200,000 ¥320,000 ¥443,750 ¥617,000

Hong Kong (USD) $82,000 $80,500 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $83,500 $81,500 $87,000 $87,250 $87,400

Singapore (SGD) $83,875 $60,000 $73,500 $102,250 $115,300 $96,601 $71,250 $94,000 $120,328 $130,217

Taiwan (TWD) $1,136,650 $925,000 $1,115,750 $1,700,000 $1,964,000 $1,349,820 $1,063,625 $1,385,000 $1,845,000 $2,206,000

India (USD) $27,752 $12,850 $22,000 $30,750 $40,000 $36,855 $13,258 $23,000 $33,802 $47,000


Middle East (USD) $62,260 $25,000 $72,000 $80,000 $113,000 $70,877 $41,000 $77,000 $88,000 $123,322

Oceania (AUD) $114,618 $89,698 $115,000 $137,500 $160,000 $124,212 $95,317 $122,000 $142,150 $172,000


PROJECT MANAGER



Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th


Percentile50th

Percentile 75th

Percentile90th

Percentile

Academia $98,039 $85,000 $99,000 $110,597 $98,039 $85,000 $99,000 $110,597

Consultancy $99,375 $77,500 $96,500 $112,750 $108,156 $80,000 $108,000 $122,875

CRO $84,792 $66,750 $81,500 $109,000 $116,450 $89,733 $71,250 $85,800 $112,750 $131,150

Government $107,546 $95,000 $100,000 $124,750 $135,800 $113,927 $95,000 $105,000 $129,000 $160,772

Industry $104,090 $87,379 $104,000 $122,050 $131,000 $119,393 $95,229 $115,000 $141,000 $157,650

Research $114,750 $99,250 $111,000 $134,000 $125,425 $101,875 $121,850 $152,550


Baccalaureate $96,645 $76,000 $95,790 $112,000 $132,800 $102,596 $83,000 $103,060 $121,000 $140,500

Postgrad certificate $104,387 $86,330 $107,500 $122,200 $130,000 $118,187 $97,625 $120,400 $140,500 $153,800

Master’s $108,386 $94,000 $104,000 $129,000 $139,200 $123,675 $95,000 $115,000 $149,000 $165,972

Doctorate $101,044 $81,875 $100,000 $118,125 $126,000 $1,114,656 $88,250 $104,500 $135,000 $154,800


<1 $86,000 $66,250 $82,500 $107,500 $91,840 $67,850 $84,500 $119,500

1-2 yrs $94,686 $83,000 $95,000 $121,500 $130,000 $107,767 $88,375 $99,097 $132,725 $151,401

3-5 yrs $94,825 $80,000 $91,000 $103,750 $129,700 $103,582 $86,000 $98,400 $114,500 $1,511,460

6-9 yrs $103,493 $85,750 $102,700 $115,000 $134,500 $119,552 $89,886 $114,000 $134,750 $166,175

10-14 yrs $111,055 $100,000 $112,000 $123,125 $136,500 $125,952 $104,843 $121,400 $141,375 $159,800

15-19 yrs $104,906 $86,000 $104,000 $130,875 $138,800 $111,789 $86,000 $112,000 $136,750 $156,700

20-24 yrs $112,770 $96,500 $105,597 $124,250 $119,882 $97,925 $122,097 $130,250

25+ yrs $119,750 $108,250 $123,250 $129,250 $133,878 $113,875 $142,000 $146,942


3-5 yrs $81,063 $66,875 $81,250 $96,375 $92,711 $73,693 $84,500 $125,125

6-9 yrs $91,264 $74,000 $91,500 $99,597 $117,000 $99,813 $80,000 $95,545 $116,250 $131,600

10-14 yrs $98,496 $76,000 $96,939 $115,000 $129,500 $115,477 $84,500 $103,050 $134,250 $157,875

15-19 yrs $100,761 $83,000 $99,000 $121,000 $131,900 $110,085 $86,000 $99,000 $133,300 $165,450

20-24 yrs $111,512 $97,500 $109,000 $124,500 $141,200 $125,712 $98,450 $121,000 $154,300 $169,393

25-29 yrs $110,111 $96,250 $111,000 $133,500 $137,750 $117,347 $97,750 $119,847 $1,146,375 $151,250

30 + yrs $114,743 $101,800 $117,500 $126,000 $137,000 $125,881 $107,000 $122,250 $140,875 $154,500

RAC

Yes $103,929 $88,000 $101,000 $120,000 $130,600 $115,138 $95,000 $110,000 $134,000 $160,000

No $99,140 $75,000 $100,000 $122,125 $132,050 $112,872 $84,275 $104,250 $146,025 $149,761

OVERALL $102,542 $85,000 $100,000 $120,500 $131,000 $121,392 $94,500 $108,500 $135,000 $131,000


SPECIALIST



Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th


Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th

Percentile

Academia $62,409 $43,500 $65,000 $70,000 $107,000 $64,273 $43,500 $65,500 $75,000 $109,000

Consultancy $83,895 $64,750 $77,500 $100,000 $128,500 $86,630 $68,500 $82,050 $103,000 $128,500

CRO $78,325 $66,775 $77,500 $87,575 $106,000 $81,794 $67,500 $82,500 $91,650 $116,500

Government $104,878 $91,000 $102,000 $119,500 $129,800 $106,911 $92,700 $102,000 $122,700 $135,260

Industry $82,551 $70,000 $81,000 $95,000 $110,000 $88,125 $70,000 $85,000 $102,000 $122,600

Research $78,108 $60,000 $76,000 $94,875 $125,500 $89,188 $60,290 $81,150 $108,375 $180,600


Associate $77,433 $54,500 $75,750 $98,525 $121,500 $81,075 $56,375 $77,750 $103,000 $128,010

Diploma $84,658 $45,000 $96,500 $112,475 $87,985 $45,000 $100,500 $118,456

Baccalaureate $79,980 $66,625 $79,000 $95,000 $105,000 $85,309 $69,750 $83,750 $102,000 $116,350


Master’s $81,639 $70,000 $81,000 $93,000 $108,700 $86,602 $70,000 $85,300 $98,621 $117,400

Doctorate $92,209 $72,325 $90,000 $109,000 $134,500 $98,051 $76,300 $91,250 $115,650 $143,600


<1 $85,352 $65,125 $79,000 $100,376 $127,900 $88,713 $70,038 $79,750 $107,242 $129,220

1-2 yrs $71,611 $55,000 $70,500 $83,813 $96,000 $76,444 $56,500 $72,687 $90,000 $103,900

3-5 yrs $78,973 $65,000 $77,000 $90,000 $103,500 $83,924 $70,000 $82,000 $98,000 $115,400

6-9 yrs $83,815 $70,000 $82,750 $93,050 $112,100 $89,149 $72,161 $87,425 $101,565 $121,700

10-14 yrs $90,847 $75,825 $91,500 $105,200 $119,050 $96,018 $79,250 $96,500 $114,250 $126,400

15-19 yrs $92,543 $80,000 $94,000 $105,000 $112,475 $97,619 $80,000 $100,150 $117,000 $120,000

20-24 yrs $105,625 $86,250 $99,500 $128,750 $122,788 $86,250 $112,150 $161,000

25+ yrs $121,967 $101,850 $120,000 $144,000 $157,000 $130,750 $114,000 $127,000 $153,525 $175,000


<3 yrs $59,542 $50,000 $59,000 $65,500 $78,650 $61,511 $52,288 $60,500 $68,500 $80,665

3-5 yrs $67,959 $54,000 $70,000 $78,000 $90,000 $71,418 $55,000 $71,650 $84,001 $99,500

6-9 yrs $74,310 $60,000 $74,000 $85,334 $95,600 $78,095 $65,275 $77,250 $91,375 $101,216

10-14 yrs $84,013 $72,500 $83,750 $95,000 $110,000 $90,040 $75,000 $89,300 $104,625 $119,600

15-19 yrs $85,935 $72,211 $88,500 $100,500 $113,880 $90,709 $72,211 $94,750 $105,900 $124,900

20-24 yrs $90,582 $73,500 $87,000 $102,500 $119,200 $96,574 $79,025 $90,000 $109,250 $133,720

25-29 yrs $96,827 $82,900 $97,000 $115,750 $132,700 $104,228 $86,500 $102,000 $121,050 $150,000

30 + yrs $100,566 $85,000 $96,000 $115,000 $130,600 $108,184 $86,000 $102,000 $121,000 $164,784

RAC

Yes $87,391 $73,075 $85,850 $99,000 $115,000 $93,384 $76,000 $90,000 $106,250 $126,740

No $77,731 $60,000 $75,000 $91,000 $109,000 $82,102 $62,500 $79,050 $98,000 $119,700

OVERALL $83,012 $69,500 $81,250 $96,000 $113,000 $88,270 $70,000 $85,900 $102,170 $123,250

CAN (CAD) $73,234 $65,000 $71,000 $84,848 $91,400 $77,041 $65,000 $75,000 $91,000 $100,570

EU (EUR) €50,776 €33,950 €48,500 €60,000 €81,400 €53,426 €35,125 €50,200 €66,744 €89,550

China (CNY) ¥132,000 ¥80,000 ¥100,000 ¥130,000 ¥264,000 ¥154,521 ¥80,000 ¥110,000 ¥180,000 ¥314,000

Singapore (SGD) $52,100 $40,000 $45,500 $65,000 $67,600 $58,756 $46,900 $54,500 $71,000 $78,500

Taiwan (TWD) $529,273 $325,000 $600,000 $660,000 $900,000 $574,227 $353,000 $650,000 $735,000 $1,000,000

India (USD) $16,829 $7,183 $10,033 $15,000 $37,364 $18,686 $8,354 $10,314 $15,000 $44,634

S Korea (USD) $28,833 $23,250 $32,000 $36,000 $38,400 $31,933 $23,400 $32,000 $40,500 $45,600

Malaysia (USD) $7,800 $6,300 $10,000 $10,400 $10,640 $9,067 $7,200 $11,800 $12,300 $12,600


Middle East (USD) $65,953 $16,500 $43,000 $102,500 $144,859 $67,622 $17,250 $47,500 $104,759 $144,865

Oceania (AUD) $76,500 $74,750 $76,500 $78,250 $79,300 $82,000 $79,500 $82,000 $84,500 $86,000


ASSOCIATE



Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th


Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th

Percentile

Academia $55,167 $47,250 $49,000 $62,500 $55,167 $47,250 $49,000 $62,500

Consultancy $62,210 $52,025 $57,000 $75,000 $65,410 $56,275 $60,000 $77,250

CRO $59,076 $45,125 $60,000 $68,000 $86,210 $62,263 $47,125 $61,825 $71,500 $92,210

Industry $72,711 $58,000 $70,000 $85,000 $100,010 $77,223 $60,500 $70,726 $91,000 $113,010

Research $60,250 $32,500 $71,500 $76,750 $78,025 $32,500 $75,500 $126,075


Diploma $50,000 $33,250 $50,500 $66,250 $50,000 $33,250 $50,500 $66,250

Baccalaureate $65,358 $50,000 $61,000 $77,750 $94,910 $69,266 $51,250 $65,150 $81,125 $105,650


Master’s $73,194 $60,000 $70,000 $85,000 $100,905 $77,184 $62,575 $72,800 $90,875 $110,640

Doctorate $75,071 $55,000 $70,000 $86,900 $114,800 $80,070 $56,500 $70,000 $92,900 $130,143


<1 $58,497 $44,125 $50,500 $68,250 $109,400 $66,093 $45,250 $51,750 $71,250 $139,270

1-2 yrs $61,044 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $81,200 $64,527 $50,350 $61,301 $75,000 $90,179

3-5 yrs $72,413 $60,000 $67,000 $85,000 $100,000 $75,966 $62,500 $69,000 $88,000 $110,900

6-9 yrs $81,926 $70,000 $80,000 $93,000 $104,400 $87,626 $72,000 $85,000 $105,000 $121,600

10-14 yrs $73,495 $53,000 $80,000 $85,000 $89,800 $78,561 $62,425 $82,000 $94,000 $100,840

20-24 yrs $95,125 $70,750 $102,000 $113,250 $101,988 $74,750 $108,500 $125,179


<3 yrs $52,537 $45,000 $52,500 $60,000 $65,000 $54,493 $45,000 $53,000 $63,000 $70,000

3-5 yrs $62,575 $51,750 $60,500 $69,000 $78,800 $66,243 $53,125 $62,750 $71,400 $97,050

6-9 yrs $71,909 $55,000 $68,500 $84,500 $103,400 $77,982 $57,261 $70,750 $98,150 $119,600

10-14 yrs $72,972 $59,353 $73,000 $84,450 $92,400 $80,248 $62,032 $77,700 $91,800 $123,640

15-19 yrs $76,269 $70,000 $78,000 $84,250 $88,600 $79,700 $70,000 $81,500 $87,250 $94,670

20-24 yrs $78,582 $58,000 $80,000 $96,000 $111,600 $80,535 $59,500 $89,000 $99,500 $112,720

25-29 yrs $80,262 $53,634 $85,000 $99,250 $111,210 $86,612 $62,953 $85,000 $103,000 $132,394

30 + yrs $84,546 $65,550 $83,000 $102,500 $119,600 $87,408 $67,225 $83,000 $107,000 $130,000

RAC

Yes $75,684 $60,000 $70,000 $89,000 $104,300 $80,579 $64,509 $71,875 $93,875 $120,600

No $64,268 $50,000 $61,000 $77,316 $88,800 $68,141 $51,500 $63,150 $83,250 $97,000

OVERALL $70,687 $55,000 $67,250 $84,500 $100,000 $75,117 $56,000 $69,900 $88,750 $112,300

CAN (CAD) $64,642 $51,896 $62,500 $77,000 $84,000 $67,168 $56,000 $67,150 $79,500 $87,200

EU (EUR) €40,593 €37,500 €40,000 €45,000 €51,590 €40,593 €37,500 €40,000 €45,000 €51,590

China (CNY) ¥53,200 ¥40,000 ¥50,000 ¥60,000 ¥72,000 ¥54,800 ¥41,000 ¥57,000 ¥60,000 ¥72,000

Singapore (SGD) $42,200 $41,100 $42,200 $43,300 $43,960 $47,500 $46,250 $47,500 $48,750 $49,500

India (USD) $10,469 $4,857 $6,105 $11,250 $17,460 $10,940 $5,185 $6,155 $11,250 $18,230

S Korea (USD) $19,150 $11,725 $19,150 $26,575 $31,030 $21,125 $12,713 $21,125 $29,538 $34,585


Middle East (USD) $15,500 $6,808 $7,500 $16,192 $30,938 $16,563 $6,996 $7,625 $17,192 $33,738

Oceania (AUD) $137,769 $100,000 $120,000 $160,000 $205,400 $146,385 $100,000 $120,000 $200,000 $225,400


Appendix B. Detailed Salary Tables by Job Level (EU)Appendix B presents detailed information for European-based respondents for selected positions. Salaries are shown in euros.

The salary tables in this appendix provide compensation information by job level for several key variables. Data includes average, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles. In the few instances where data is omitted, there was insufficient data.


DIRECTOR



Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th


Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th

Percentile

CRO € 120,241 € 99,516 € 118,482 € 142,725 € 124,305 € 107,475 € 122,109 € 143,330

Consultancy € 101,079 € 60,000 € 102,950 € 135,429 € 144,729 € 77,500 € 112,182 € 208,503

Industry € 106,897 € 85,000 € 101,383 € 133,125 € 145,000 € 127,670 € 87,465 € 120,000 € 152,898 € 191,700


Diploma € 107,333 € 95,000 € 112,000 € 115,000 € 115,000 € 95,000 € 120,000 € 130,000

Baccalaureate € 112,736 € 86,678 € 118,000 € 138,712 € 161,000 € 145,696 € 90,300 € 120,450 € 175,250 € 310,411

Postgrad Certificate

€ 116,827 € 77,920 € 120,000 € 154,148 € 118,838 € 79,733 € 122,800 € 155,961

Master’s € 95,361 € 75,000 € 90,000 € 120,000 € 141,472 € 106,771 € 78,500 € 96,000 € 147,000 € 161,690

Doctorate € 118,320 € 88,875 € 118,482 € 143,750 € 168,600 € 144,644 € 100,975 € 142,500 € 168,195 € 251,167


3-5 yrs € 122,464 € 107,250 € 120,000 € 150,000 € 133,107 € 117,250 € 140,000 € 156,000

6-9 yrs € 89,374 € 69,500 € 87,360 € 117,950 € 120,900 € 97,756 € 70,200 € 87,360 € 125,132 € 149,800

10-14 yrs € 92,431 € 65,000 € 87,500 € 109,383 € 160,800 € 108,137 € 75,000 € 91,280 € 145,159 € 185,200

15-19 yrs € 116,640 € 86,879 € 120,000 € 142,818 € 150,148 € 126,375 € 94,988 € 136,000 € 149,500 € 160,295

20-24 yrs € 123,960 € 94,750 € 116,450 € 147,844 € 182,000 € 164,066 € 102,250 € 150,521 € 236,465 € 276,500

25+ yrs € 119,659 € 86,285 € 132,786 € 140,636 € 170,567 € 93,720 € 149,750 € 262,806


10-14 yrs € 83,103 € 67,500 € 82,315 € 94,750 € 118,810 € 98,185 € 73,750 € 93,900 € 115,460 € 158,790

15-19 yrs € 97,335 € 72,800 € 95,000 € 133,000 € 145,000 € 107,045 € 75,300 € 95,000 € 147,000 € 156,000

20-24 yrs € 107,019 € 85,839 € 102,765 € 138,000 € 150,000 € 123,924 € 90,000 € 120,900 € 163,215 € 176,800

25-29 yrs € 122,413 € 95,419 € 122,950 € 137,023 € 169,000 € 154,748 € 101,738 € 137,500 € 187,750 € 266,945

30 + yrs € 127,181 € 99,138 € 120,000 € 151,125 € 180,000 € 156,206 € 112,000 € 144,400 € 182,000 € 296,810

RAC

Yes € 111,167 € 85,000 € 116,032 € 141,500 € 158,000 € 128,918 € 90,750 € 132,500 € 149,979 € 179,500

No € 108,186 € 84,630 € 102,765 € 134,000 € 150,627 € 129,261 € 87,204 € 120,000 € 158,399 € 193,543

OVERALL € 108,990 € 85,000 € 106,392 € 135,000 € 150,295 € 129,169 € 88,483 € 120,900 € 151,750 € 189,000


MANAGER



Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th


Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th

Percentile

CRO € 49,635 € 20,570 € 42,264 € 78,250 € 53,297 € 21,338 € 43,715 € 82,750

Consultancy € 62,805 € 45,930 € 62,000 € 85,000 € 67,295 € 51,430 € 66,500 € 89,750

Industry € 78,370 € 54,000 € 70,000 € 95,000 € 121,200 € 84,413 € 56,000 € 76,000 € 106,000 € 131,800

Notified Body € 70,000 € 60,000 € 67,500 € 82,500 € 74,250 € 66,000 € 71,750 € 85,000


Diploma € 77,328 € 53,000 € 78,500 € 112,500 € 129,000 € 80,975 € 54,275 € 85,750 € 114,500 € 137,000

Baccalaureate € 71,058 € 49,703 € 66,495 € 81,500 € 124,000 € 76,061 € 55,314 € 76,000 € 89,338 € 127,400

Postgrad Certificate

€ 67,231 € 44,631 € 56,930 € 83,250 € 69,266 € 45,532 € 60,733 € 85,500

Master’s € 75,298 € 48,000 € 70,000 € 92,838 € 117,000 € 81,359 € 50,500 € 75,000 € 107,000 € 131,200

Doctorate € 79,284 € 54,500 € 70,000 € 94,500 € 121,058 € 85,393 € 56,412 € 73,000 € 100,350 € 135,821


<1 € 40,000 € 20,000 € 37,500 € 62,500 € 42,341 € 20,750 € 37,683 € 68,591

1-2 yrs € 65,957 € 48,000 € 68,000 € 78,500 € 108,810 € 69,605 € 49,750 € 71,000 € 85,750 € 113,646

3-5 yrs € 62,279 € 43,893 € 55,500 € 80,750 € 110,000 € 67,095 € 45,866 € 64,400 € 91,000 € 116,500

6-9 yrs € 77,630 € 51,170 € 60,000 € 89,700 € 137,500 € 82,248 € 52,540 € 63,500 € 91,985 € 139,500

10-14 yrs € 70,795 € 51,203 € 75,000 € 87,500 € 108,000 € 77,584 € 57,016 € 77,500 € 98,000 € 119,008

15-19 yrs € 94,335 € 65,785 € 92,500 € 121,500 € 147,000 € 101,383 € 68,059 € 100,600 € 125,625 € 152,800

20-24 yrs € 115,964 € 72,500 € 96,000 € 166,000 € 220,000 € 122,864 € 78,000 € 106,000 € 176,500 € 222,100


3-5 yrs € 46,692 € 17,750 € 45,500 € 49,500 € 108,500 € 49,051 € 18,375 € 49,500 € 50,000 € 113,500

6-9 yrs € 59,946 € 47,520 € 54,000 € 72,500 € 96,880 € 62,989 € 50,748 € 56,262 € 75,250 € 104,600

10-14 yrs € 77,452 € 53,801 € 67,100 € 89,250 € 114,594 € 82,614 € 55,011 € 73,400 € 98,285 € 129,250

15-19 yrs € 79,397 € 55,500 € 72,500 € 92,300 € 151,000 € 86,645 € 61,838 € 76,688 € 99,020 € 156,600

20-24 yrs € 81,461 € 64,000 € 76,167 € 100,000 € 122,800 € 88,090 € 65,000 € 80,000 € 105,250 € 137,600

25-29 yrs € 92,152 € 65,139 € 85,000 € 110,000 € 152,400 € 99,517 € 68,745 € 90,675 € 121,500 € 168,400

30 + yrs € 105,935 € 83,785 € 104,100 € 130,000 € 171,000 € 114,596 € 85,193 € 114,876 € 132,750 € 188,500

RAC

Yes € 70,256 € 51,397 € 65,000 € 89,250 € 115,552 € 75,453 € 54,211 € 67,650 € 100,500 € 123,650

No € 77,201 € 51,490 € 70,000 € 94,250 € 121,800 € 82,899 € 52,850 € 75,031 € 100,625 € 133,600

OVERALL € 76,013 € 51,987 € 70,000 € 90,675 € 120,000 € 81,625 € 52,970 € 74,000 € 100,425 € 130,700


SPECIALIST



Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th


Percentile50th

Percentile75th

Percentile90th

Percentile

Consultancy € 39,410 € 33,600 € 38,688 € 45,942 € 41,086 € 35,000 € 42,315 € 45,942

Government € 44,333 € 28,000 € 45,000 € 60,000 € 44,333 € 28,000 € 45,000 € 60,000

Industry € 52,360 € 34,411 € 49,500 € 72,850 € 91,100 € 55,326 € 34,786 € 51,200 € 74,600 € 96,160HIGHEST EARNED DEGREE

Baccalaureate € 44,603 € 36,844 € 45,338 € 54,750 € 60,900 € 48,808 € 38,908 € 45,338 € 63,246 € 69,200Postgrad Certificate € 41,500 € 12,750 € 39,500 € 72,250 € 43,525 € 13,200 € 43,550 € 73,825

Master’s € 48,216 € 28,000 € 49,000 € 60,000 € 80,000 € 50,447 € 32,375 € 50,200 € 61,500 € 83,000

Doctorate € 41,500 € 12,750 € 39,500 € 72,250 € 43,525 € 13,200 € 43,550 € 73,825REGULATORY EXPERIENCE

1-2 yrs € 41,834 € 30,322 € 45,942 € 54,900 € 57,120 € 43,759 € 32,172 € 45,942 € 57,464 € 58,820

3-5 yrs € 42,458 € 26,452 € 40,000 € 54,750 € 80,800 € 44,777 € 26,452 € 43,158 € 56,400 € 86,850

6-9 yrs € 50,930 € 36,250 € 47,750 € 60,675 € 84,500 € 54,006 € 38,500 € 50,200 € 65,244 € 92,640

10-14 yrs € 58,259 € 41,000 € 55,350 € 73,714 € 63,849 € 41,800 € 63,500 € 81,823

15-19 yrs € 61,075 € 33,750 € 58,900 € 90,575 € 63,200 € 35,100 € 58,900 € 95,600

25+ yrs € 64,533 € 33,600 € 80,000 € 80,000 € 65,000 € 35,000 € 80,000 € 80,000PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

3-5 yrs € 42,250 € 24,250 € 47,000 € 55,500 € 42,750 € 24,375 € 47,250 € 56,625

6-9 yrs € 39,733 € 27,652 € 40,169 € 47,875 € 72,100 € 42,150 € 27,855 € 41,669 € 50,300 € 78,540

10-14 yrs € 47,564 € 39,016 € 51,500 € 58,925 € 66,630 € 51,124 € 42,736 € 53,600 € 64,500 € 72,440

15-19 yrs € 55,015 € 33,750 € 56,060 € 76,750 € 59,428 € 35,100 € 59,910 € 88,250

25-29 yrs € 60,600 € 39,200 € 64,400 € 78,200 € 61,225 € 40,525 € 64,950 € 78,200

30 + yrs € 86,714 € 59,000 € 90,000 € 111,141 € 87,923 € 59,000 € 90,000 € 114,768RAC

Yes € 55,800 € 41,500 € 56,000 € 70,000 € 57,680 € 44,450 € 59,500 € 70,000

No € 50,241 € 33,600 € 47,500 € 60,000 € 84,600 € 52,973 € 35,000 € 50,000 € 66,992 € 91,760

OVERALL € 50,776 € 33,950 € 48,500 € 60,000 € 81,400 € 53,426 € 35,125 € 50,200 € 66,744 € 89,550


Appendix C. Countries Represented in the 2014 Survey Respondent Pool

AfghanistanAlgeriaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBrazilCanadaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprus

Czech RepublicDenmarkEgyptFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIrelandIsraelItalyJapanJordanKenya

Korea, SouthMalaysiaMexicoNetherlandsNew ZealandNigeriaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaSloveniaSingapore

South AfricaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanThailandTunisiaTurkeyUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaZimbabwe

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