Medical Scientist Salary in Denver, Colorado

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Medical Scientist in Denver, CO is $104,824. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Medical Scientist in Denver, CO can go up to $144,680 and the lowest down to $74,314, but most earn between $88,854 and $125,686. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Medical Scientist in the United States.

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Participates in the lab Performance improvement program by collecting data, reviewing the results and implementing corrective action recommendations.

August 06, 2022

Performs laboratory procedures to obtain results for physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases using established protocols that require the broad exercise of independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision.

September 15, 2022

Review the worldwide medical/scientific literature to identify information applicable for inclusion in aggregate reports and for potential signals.

December 26, 2022

Follows the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.

February 10, 2023

Required - Ability to recognize inappropriate orders, specimens, requisitions and follow established corrective procedures.

February 18, 2023

Demonstrated strength in oral and written communication skills and the ability to interact on a professional and technical level with DoD, academic, industry, and other stakeholders.

February 25, 2023

Provide research expertise and program support to the Naval Advanced Medical Development Program Manager (PM) regarding procurements, schedules, technical risk, user impact, and technology transfer efforts.

May 04, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Medical Scientist in Denver, CO

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88854

125686

104824

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

89011

125925

104925

What is the average salary for Medical Scientist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Medical Scientist in Denver, CO. The base salary for Medical Scientist ranges from $88,854 to $125,686 with the average base salary of $104,824. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $89,011 to $125,925 with the average total cash compensation of $104,925.

View Average Salary for Medical Scientist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$104,824	$88,854 - $125,686
Bonus	$101	$158 - $239
Total Pay	$104,925	$89,011 - $125,925

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Medical Scientist Salary Near Denver, CO

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Westminster, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,705 - $125,476	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Aurora, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,647 - $125,394	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Arvada, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,705 - $125,476	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Broomfield, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,841 - $125,668	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Castle Rock, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,171 - $123,306	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Boulder, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $89,500 - $126,600	COMPARE TO Denver, CO

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About Denver, Colorado

Denver is in the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor, between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east. Denver's topography consists of plains in the city center with hilly areas to the north, west and south. According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 155 square miles (401 km2), of which 153 square miles (396 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (1.1%) is water. The City and County of Denver is surrounded by only three other counties: Adams County to the north and east, Arapahoe County to the south and east, and Jefferson County...

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