Salaries *

Salaries

Education level, primary employer, and type of work have a significant impact on a Medical Writer's salary. Take at look at the table below to see the salaries of biomedical writers working today.

Experience (years) Salary (k=1000) Position Title Degrees

2 20K Technical Writer PhD, BS

2 26K Medical Writer/Research Associate BS

2 36K Research Associate, Quality Assurance Specialist, Technical Writer BS

3 48K Writer (Journalist), Editor, Copy Editor BS

5 25K Freelance Science Writer/
Publication Designer PhD

5 31K Clinical Research Associate or Medical Writer PhD

5 46K Medical/Science Writer and Editor BS

5 53K Medical Writer BS

6 20K Free-lance biologist/writer BS

6 60K Medical Editor MA

8 30K Scientist or Technical Writer/Editor PhD, BS

8 52K Technical Writer BS

8 65K Manager, Medical Writing BS

9 110K Lead Technical Writer MS

11 57K Medical Writer BS

20 50K Freelance Medical Editor and Writer BS

23 75K Writer, Editor, Communication Consultant MS

^*Data from MedZilla, an Internet career site.
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