Pharmacologist Salary in Boston, Massachusetts

How much does a Pharmacologist make in Boston, MA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Pharmacologist in Boston, MA is $166,351. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $148,120 to a high of $186,703, with most professionals earning between $156,808 and $177,004.

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Collaborate with and represent the ED function at internal functional teams including Clinical Development and Operations, Project Management, Bioanalytics and Toxicology to design, develop and implement and monitor execution of strategies and short and long term experiments to advance non-clinical studies in both hematologic cancers and solid tumors.

November 01, 2022

Promote work environment that attracts, retains and engages highly-qualified faculty, staff, students, and associates in various programs of the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Group.

January 03, 2023

Maintains appropriate knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories and identifies new project areas or technologies.

February 18, 2023

Represent Clinical Pharmacology on development project teams, leading the development of clinical pharmacology strategies and the execution of clinical pharmacology studies.

March 02, 2023

Contribute to the development of clinical study concepts and protocols, clinical study reports, and relevant components of regulatory submission documents.

April 13, 2023

Build and utilize QSP models of biological, physiological, and/or pathophysiological processes to evaluate novel targets, pathways, and drug candidates.

April 26, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Pharmacologist in Boston, MA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

156808

177004

166351

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

157722

178308

167344

What is the average salary for Pharmacologist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Pharmacologist in Boston, MA. The base salary for Pharmacologist ranges from $156,808 to $177,004 with the average base salary of $166,351. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $157,722 to $178,308 with the average total cash compensation of $167,344.

View Average Salary for Pharmacologist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$166,351	$156,808 - $177,004
Bonus	$992	$914 - $1,304
Total Pay	$167,344	$157,722 - $178,308

* 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.

Pharmacologist Salary Near Boston, MA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Boston, MA
CITY, STATE Revere, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $156,808 - $177,004	COMPARE TO Boston, MA 0%
CITY, STATE Brookline, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $156,808 - $177,004	COMPARE TO Boston, MA 0%
CITY, STATE Malden, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $156,808 - $177,004	COMPARE TO Boston, MA 0%
CITY, STATE Somerville, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $156,808 - $177,004	COMPARE TO Boston, MA 0%
CITY, STATE Quincy, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $156,808 - $177,004	COMPARE TO Boston, MA 0%
CITY, STATE Arlington, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $156,808 - $177,004	COMPARE TO Boston, MA 0%

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About Boston, Massachusetts

Boston has an area of 89.63 square miles (232.1 km2)—48.4 square miles (125.4 km2) (54%) of land and 41.2 square miles (106.7 km2) (46%) of water. The city's official elevation, as measured at Logan International Airport, is 19 ft (5.8 m) above sea level. The highest point in Boston is Bellevue Hill at 330 feet (100 m) above sea level, and the lowest point is at sea level. Situated onshore of the Atlantic Ocean, Boston is the only state capital in the contiguous United States with an oceanic shoreline. Boston is surrounded by the "Greater Boston" region and is contiguously bordered by the citi...

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