What are the main factors that influence a Pharmacovigilance Scientist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Pharmacovigilance Scientist?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Pharmacovigilance Scientist roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Pharmacovigilance Scientist's salary?

A Pharmacovigilance Scientist's salary grows with experience: a Pharmacovigilance Scientist (0-2 years)earns $53,406, a Biologist II (2-4 years)earns $61,724, a Biologist III (4-7 years)earns $77,036, a Biologist IV (7+ years)earns $111,643, a Biologist V (7-10 years)earns $126,509,

What are the highest paying states for a Pharmacovigilance Scientist?

Pharmacovigilance Scientist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pharmacovigilance Scientist roles are District of Columbia $61,077, California $60,845, Massachusetts $60,034. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pharmacovigilance Scientist roles make?

Salaries for Pharmacovigilance Scientist level roles vary by specialization: Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance: $375,479; Senior Director, Pharmacovigilance: $247,610; Manager, Pharmacovigilance Operations: $181,765; Pharmacovigilance Consultant: $153,575; Pharmacovigilance Director: $148,119.

Pharmacovigilance Scientist Salary in Montana

How much does a Pharmacovigilance Scientist make in Montana?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pharmacovigilance Scientist in Montana is $52,080 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a Pharmacovigilance Scientist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,341
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,713 to $56,927
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,916

10% $39,916

50% (Median) $52,080

90% $61,341

Pharmacovigilance Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,927	$4,744	$1,095	$27
Average	$52,080	$4,340	$1,002	$25
25th Percentile	$45,713	$3,809	$879	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Pharmacovigilance Scientist Salaries

A Pharmacovigilance Scientist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Pharmacovigilance Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pharmacovigilance Scientist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $53,406
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,724
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $77,036
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,643
Expert (over 8 years): $126,509

Levels	Salary
Pharmacov... Level Pharmacovigilance Scientist	$53,406
Biologist... Level Pharmacovigilance Scientist	$61,724
Biologist... Level Pharmacovigilance Scientist	$77,036
Biologist... Level Pharmacovigilance Scientist	$111,643
Biologist... Level Pharmacovigilance Scientist	$126,509

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How Do Pharmacovigilance Scientist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Pharmacovigilance Scientists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,077.
California: $60,845.
Massachusetts: $60,034.

District of Columbia $61,077 California $60,845 Massachusetts $60,034 Washington $59,814 New Jersey $59,792 Alaska $59,714 Connecticut $58,953 New York $58,644

Hawaii $57,657 Rhode Island $57,194 Maryland $56,879 Minnesota $56,449 Colorado $56,283 Illinois $56,228 Oregon $56,019 Delaware $55,864

New Hampshire $55,767 Virginia $55,550 Pennsylvania $54,915 Nevada $54,595 North Dakota $54,491 Michigan $54,325 Wisconsin $54,264 Vermont $54,143

Texas $53,806 Maine $53,784 Arizona $53,751 Ohio $53,713 Georgia $53,205 Indiana $52,951 Wyoming $52,902 Utah $52,825

Iowa $52,791 Kansas $52,527 Louisiana $52,449 North Carolina $52,422 Missouri $52,411 Florida $52,196 Montana $52,080 Nebraska $51,970

Kentucky $51,909 South Carolina $51,688 Tennessee $51,550 Idaho $51,495 New Mexico $51,092 Oklahoma $51,004 Alabama $50,679 South Dakota $50,133

Arkansas $49,835 West Virginia $49,675 Mississippi $49,195

Top Paying Cities for Pharmacovigilance Scientists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $51,763
Acton: $53,016
Ashland: $51,723

Absarokee, MT $51,763 Acton, MT $53,016 Ashland, MT $51,723 Ballantine, MT $52,935 Bearcreek, MT $51,755 Belfry, MT $51,808 Bighorn, MT $51,638 Big Timber, MT $51,720

Birney, MT $51,687 Boyd, MT $52,229 Bridger, MT $52,026 Broadview, MT $52,723 Busby, MT $51,745 Clyde Park, MT $51,729 Columbus, MT $52,154 Cooke City, MT $51,628

Crow Agency, MT $51,789 Custer, MT $51,803 Decker, MT $51,736 Edgar, MT $52,819 Emigrant, MT $51,725 Fishtail, MT $51,680 Fromberg, MT $52,611 Gardiner, MT $51,726

Garryowen, MT $51,769 Grass Range, MT $51,673 Greycliff, MT $51,723 Hardin, MT $52,219 Fort Smith, MT $52,057 Harlowton, MT $51,701 Huntley, MT $53,196 Hysham, MT $51,664

Ingomar, MT $51,566 Joliet, MT $52,617 Lame Deer, MT $51,775 Laurel, MT $53,180 Lavina, MT $51,846 Livingston, MT $51,786 Lodge Grass, MT $51,798 Mc Leod, MT $51,612

Martinsdale, MT $51,645 Melstone, MT $51,664 Melville, MT $51,625 Molt, MT $52,867 Mosby, MT $51,593 Musselshell, MT $51,647 Nye, MT $51,674 Otter, MT $51,724

Park City, MT $52,815 Pompeys Pillar, MT $52,606 Pray, MT $51,698 Pryor, MT $52,636 Rapelje, MT $52,027 Red Lodge, MT $51,767 Reed Point, MT $51,702 Roberts, MT $51,985

Roscoe, MT $51,664 Roundup, MT $51,762 Ryegate, MT $51,655 Saint Xavier, MT $52,010 Sanders, MT $51,727 Sand Springs, MT $51,599 Shawmut, MT $51,639 Shepherd, MT $52,963

Silver Gate, MT $51,767 Springdale, MT $51,690 Sumatra, MT $51,599 Teigen, MT $51,674 Two Dot, MT $51,633 Wilsall, MT $51,679 Winnett, MT $51,637 Worden, MT $52,541

Wyola, MT $51,821 Billings, MT $53,242 Baker, MT $51,903 Wolf Point, MT $51,725 Antelope, MT $51,788 Bainville, MT $51,966 Brockton, MT $51,699 Brockway, MT $51,628

Circle, MT $51,667 Crane, MT $52,002 Culbertson, MT $51,813 Dagmar, MT $51,837 Fairview, MT $51,988 Flaxville, MT $51,659 Fort Peck, MT $51,634 Frazer, MT $51,694

Froid, MT $51,743 Glasgow, MT $51,721 Saint Marie, MT $51,941 Glentana, MT $51,635 Hinsdale, MT $51,623 Homestead, MT $51,743 Lambert, MT $51,712 Larslan, MT $51,627

Medicine Lake, MT $51,736 Nashua, MT $51,694 Opheim, MT $51,619 Outlook, MT $51,697 Peerless, MT $51,629 Plentywood, MT $51,779 Poplar, MT $51,735 Raymond, MT $51,740

Redstone, MT $51,631 Reserve, MT $51,682 Richey, MT $51,652 Richland, MT $51,623 Saco, MT $51,653 Savage, MT $51,806 Scobey, MT $51,699 Sidney, MT $52,000

Vandalia, MT $51,647 Vida, MT $51,664 Westby, MT $51,827 Whitetail, MT $51,622 Miles City, MT $51,730 Alzada, MT $51,685 Angela, MT $51,592 Alberton, MT $51,668

Arlee, MT $51,688 Bonner, MT $51,671 Charlo, MT $51,703 Clinton, MT $51,705 Condon, MT $51,613 Conner, MT $51,715 Corvallis, MT $51,783 Darby, MT $51,615

De Borgia, MT $51,508 Dixon, MT $51,657 Drummond, MT $51,685 Florence, MT $51,771 Frenchtown, MT $51,750 Grantsdale, MT $51,755 Hall, MT $51,674 Hamilton, MT $51,757

Pinesdale, MT $51,875 Haugan, MT $51,496 Helmville, MT $51,573 Heron, MT $51,516 Hot Springs, MT $51,609 Huson, MT $51,682 Lolo, MT $51,740 Lonepine, MT $51,628

Milltown, MT $51,871 Noxon, MT $51,495 Ovando, MT $51,568 Pablo, MT $51,887 Paradise, MT $51,687 Philipsburg, MT $51,674 Plains, MT $51,645 Polson, MT $51,726

Ravalli, MT $51,693 Ronan, MT $51,733 Saint Ignatius, MT $51,720 Saint Regis, MT $51,610 Saltese, MT $51,475 Seeley Lake, MT $51,699 Stevensville, MT $51,781 Sula, MT $51,597

Superior, MT $51,647 Thompson Falls, MT $51,574 Trout Creek, MT $51,526 Victor, MT $51,749 Kalispell, MT $51,771 Big Arm, MT $51,703 Bigfork, MT $51,700 Columbia Falls, MT $51,766

Coram, MT $51,699 Dayton, MT $51,710 Elmo, MT $51,649 Essex, MT $51,615 Eureka, MT $51,715 Fortine, MT $51,664 Hungry Horse, MT $51,826 Kila, MT $51,658

Lake Mc Donald, MT $51,705 Lakeside, MT $51,743 Libby, MT $51,637 Marion, MT $51,630 Martin City, MT $51,742 Olney, MT $51,622 Polebridge, MT $51,532 Proctor, MT $51,634

Rexford, MT $51,673 Rollins, MT $51,666 Somers, MT $51,737 Stryker, MT $51,613 Trego, MT $51,651 Troy, MT $51,495 West Glacier, MT $51,548 Whitefish, MT $51,740

Bloomfield, MT $51,680 Boyes, MT $51,696 Broadus, MT $51,712 Brusett, MT $51,629 Capitol, MT $51,588 Cohagen, MT $51,610 Colstrip, MT $51,820 Ekalaka, MT $51,700

Fallon, MT $51,754 Forsyth, MT $51,686 Glendive, MT $51,857 Hammond, MT $51,664 Hathaway, MT $51,721 Ismay, MT $51,680 Jordan, MT $51,640 Kinsey, MT $51,702

Lindsay, MT $51,637 Mildred, MT $51,754 Olive, MT $51,647 Plevna, MT $51,799 Powderville, MT $51,597 Rosebud, MT $51,622 Terry, MT $51,656 Volborg, MT $51,623

Wibaux, MT $51,837 Willard, MT $51,816 Great Falls, MT $49,498 Malmstrom A F B, MT $49,498 Augusta, MT $51,621 Babb, MT $51,640 Belt, MT $50,106 Black Eagle, MT $49,498

Brady, MT $51,130 Browning, MT $51,709 Buffalo, MT $51,669 Bynum, MT $51,663 Carter, MT $50,358 Cascade, MT $51,054 Choteau, MT $51,664 Coffee Creek, MT $51,668

Conrad, MT $51,711 Cut Bank, MT $51,676 Denton, MT $51,656 Dupuyer, MT $51,615 Dutton, MT $50,545 East Glacier Park, MT $51,593 Ethridge, MT $51,609 Fairfield, MT $51,256

Floweree, MT $49,602 Forest Grove, MT $51,648 Fort Benton, MT $51,292 Fort Shaw, MT $50,176 Galata, MT $51,623 Geraldine, MT $51,645 Geyser, MT $51,273 Heart Butte, MT $51,708

Highwood, MT $50,177 Hilger, MT $51,668 Hobson, MT $51,676 Judith Gap, MT $51,666 Kevin, MT $51,657 Ledger, MT $51,634 Lewistown, MT $51,759 Loma, MT $51,645

Lothair, MT $51,640 Moccasin, MT $51,679 Monarch, MT $51,107 Moore, MT $51,707 Neihart, MT $51,488 Oilmont, MT $51,630 Pendroy, MT $51,615 Power, MT $49,981

Raynesford, MT $51,047 Roy, MT $51,621 Sand Coulee, MT $49,498 Shelby, MT $51,712 Simms, MT $50,566 Stanford, MT $51,673 Stockett, MT $50,008 Sunburst, MT $51,676

Sun River, MT $49,916 Sweet Grass, MT $51,644 Biddle, MT $51,730 Ulm, MT $49,522 Valier, MT $51,668 Vaughn, MT $49,703 Winifred, MT $51,650 Havre, MT $51,747

Big Sandy, MT $51,660 Box Elder, MT $51,763 Chester, MT $51,667 Chinook, MT $51,677 Dodson, MT $51,657 Gildford, MT $51,648 Harlem, MT $51,720 Hays, MT $51,741

Hingham, MT $51,649 Hogeland, MT $51,640 Inverness, MT $51,636 Joplin, MT $51,649 Kremlin, MT $51,647 Lloyd, MT $51,572 Loring, MT $51,620 Malta, MT $51,685

Rudyard, MT $51,661 Turner, MT $51,652 Whitewater, MT $51,630 Whitlash, MT $51,594 Zortman, MT $51,690 Zurich, MT $51,619 Helena, MT $49,355 Basin, MT $50,433

Boulder, MT $50,985 Canyon Creek, MT $49,905 Clancy, MT $49,439 East Helena, MT $49,322 Fort Harrison, MT $49,322 Jefferson City, MT $49,793 Lincoln, MT $51,662 Marysville, MT $49,845

Radersburg, MT $51,067 Ringling, MT $51,604 Toston, MT $51,263 Townsend, MT $50,503 White Sulphur Springs, MT $51,453 Winston, MT $49,896 Wolf Creek, MT $50,948 Butte, MT $51,660

Alder, MT $51,642 Anaconda, MT $51,774 Avon, MT $50,397 Belgrade, MT $51,835 Bozeman, MT $51,869 Big Sky, MT $51,830 Cameron, MT $51,608 Cardwell, MT $51,720

Deer Lodge, MT $51,346 Dell, MT $51,466 Dillon, MT $51,682 Divide, MT $51,667 Elliston, MT $49,977 Ennis, MT $51,751 Gallatin Gateway, MT $51,721 Garrison, MT $51,092

Glen, MT $51,665 Gold Creek, MT $51,433 Harrison, MT $51,734 Jackson, MT $51,533 Lima, MT $51,503 Mc Allister, MT $51,741 Manhattan, MT $51,821 Melrose, MT $51,671

Norris, MT $51,671 Polaris, MT $51,608 Pony, MT $51,745 Ramsay, MT $51,772 Sheridan, MT $51,763 Silver Star, MT $51,762 Three Forks, MT $51,780 Twin Bridges, MT $51,719

Virginia City, MT $51,737 Warm Springs, MT $51,767 West Yellowstone, MT $51,708 Whitehall, MT $51,773 Willow Creek, MT $51,757 Wisdom, MT $51,545 Wise River, MT $51,636 Missoula, MT $51,949

Pharmacovigilance Scientist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Pharmacovigilance Scientist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Pharmacovigilance Scientist positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Pharmacovigilance Scientist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Pharmacovigilance Scientist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$78,120	$38.0	50%

Pharmacovigilance Scientist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pharmacovigilance Scientist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$45,713

Average $52,080/year

$56,927

$3,809

Average $4,340/month

$4,744

$879

Average $1,002/week

$1,095

$22

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,927	$4,744	$1,095	$27
Average	$52,080	$4,340	$1,002	$25
25th Percentile	$45,713	$3,809	$879	$22

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