2. Bioinformatics Scientist
• A bioinformatics scientist is one who applies
information technology and computer science into
the area of biology for studying, analyzing, and
processing genomic information and other forms of
biological information.
3. Yearly Earnings
• Research Scientist with Bioinformatics skills
earns an average salary of $83,211 per year in
2017
• Salaries typically start from $41,740 and go up
to $112,820.
4. Hourly Earnings
• Bioinformatics Scientists earn a median hourly
wage of $36.13.
• Hourly wages typically start from $20.07 and go up
to $54.24.
5. Roles and Associated Earnings
54.24
43.33
36.13
27.48 20.07
112,820
90,140
75,150
57,160
41,740
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6. Bioinformatics Salaries in the US
82,109
129,804
91,691
66,312
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46,636 47,007
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Scientist
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Salary per year (USD)
7. Industry-based salary for
Bioinformatics Scientists
76,240 75,280 72,930 71,260
62,600 62,280
56,800 59,240 62,280 62,600
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8. Region-wise Salary
• Bioinformatics Scientist Salary in District of Columbia
is the highest with $44.75/hour and $93,080/year
• Bioinformatics Scientist Salary in South Dakota is
lowest with $28.15/hour and $58,560/year
9. Sector Overview
• Lot of competitionis in this field because it is one of
the fastest expanding sectors
• There are currently 40000 bioinfromatics scientist in
the US
• Majority of Bioinformatics Scientist hold a masters
degree
10. Career Overview `
• There are hundreds of companies over the world hiring
from the pool of candidates coming from the many
universities
• Annual compensation for this career has gone up since
2004 at the rate of 20.87 nationwide
• By 2018 over 7,000 new jobs within field will be created
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