Salary for associate scientists??

[MSBioGirl_26]

Does anyone have info on base salary bands for a Masters and 2 yrs of industry in molecular bio?

 

[anonymous]

Should be able to start off at 50K assuming you are a direct hire. Industry has changed a lot from when I started and most new grads don’t get hired in directly. They get stuck being contract employees which are easier to get rid of if too many mistakes are made during testing. Lots of good older chemists got shown the door when research went overseas to China and India.

I only had a BS when I started and got $50K a year back in 2004. Got hired as an associate scientist and worked my way up to senior scientist making $85K in 7 years. Eventually got promoted to manager and maxed out at $120K.

Got laid off a few years ago with a nice severance package. Thought about going for an MBA, but didn’t want to spend too much time and money on a degree. Instead, I went to a coding bootcamp and became a web developer. Now, I bring in $100K base plus 10% bonus while only doing a few hours of “real work”. Most of my other time is used to do consulting which brings in about another $40K in income a year.

Not too bad for a farm boy from Ohio!