Scope of Practice & Compensation Report For The Regulatory Profession

2014
Scope of Practice &

Compensation Report
for the Regulatory Profession
2014 Scope of Practice & Compensation Report for the Regulatory Profession
Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
About RAPS......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
The Survey: An Overview............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Compensation.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Compensation Trends.................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Factors Shaping Compensation................................................................................................................................................................. 7
The RAC Credential Factor......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Regulatory and Other Professional Experience............................................................................................................................. 10
Professional Profiles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Regulatory Professionals Scope of Practice.................................................................................................................................... 12
Scope of Work: Product Types and Geography.............................................................................................................................. 15
A Global Profession...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Educational Background............................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Methodology.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Response, Confidence Intervals and Measurement Error........................................................................................................ 17
Acknowledgements...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
APPENDICES..........................................................................................................................................................................18
Appendix A. Detailed Salary Tables by Job Level (US)................................................................................................................. 19
Appendix B. Detailed Salary Tables by Job Level (EU)................................................................................................................. 26
Appendix C. Countries Represented in the 2014 Survey Respondent Pool.................................................................... 30
Introduction
The regulatory profession is rarely in the spotlight, but the work undertaken by regulatory professionals
involved with healthcare products is vital to developing and ensuring the availability of safe and effective
products worldwide. Regulatory professionals make sure companies marketing life-saving medicines and
medical technologies adhere to regulations, work to monitor the safety of marketed products, provide
regulatory insight used to make business decisions and more. When we speak of the regulatory profession,
we refer broadly to those who work in industry, government, academia and a variety of other settings, not
strictly those who have regulatory in their titles.
This report shines a deserved spotlight on the global regulatory profession. It seeks to answer key questions
about the profession and its practitioners, including: How much do they earn? What do they do in their jobs?
And, what are their professional and educational backgrounds? The answers are useful for regulatory professionals seeking to benchmark their places among colleagues, those looking to get into the profession, hiring
managers and talent management professionals charged with attracting and retaining regulatory expertise,
and the managers and colleagues who interact with regulatory professionals on cross-functional teams.
About RAPS
The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is the largest global organization of and for those
involved with the regulation of healthcare and related products, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals,
biologics and nutritional products. Founded in 1976, RAPS helped establish the regulatory profession and
continues to actively support the professional and lead the profession as a neutral, non-lobbying nonprofit
organization. RAPS offers education and training, professional standards, publications, research, knowledge
sharing, networking, career development opportunities and other valuable resources, including Regulatory
Affairs Certification (RAC), the only post-academic professional credential to recognize regulatory excellence. RAPS is headquartered in suburban Washington, DC, with offices in Shanghai and Singapore, and
chapters and affiliates worldwide. Find RAPS online at RAPS.org.
The Survey: An Overview
28%
of respondents are based
outside the US
RAPS conducts the Scope of Practice & Compensation Survey of the Regulatory Profession every two years,
and has fielded similar studies since 1990. For this years iteration, regulatory professionals around the world
who are involved with healthcare and related products were asked to complete an online survey between
January and March 2014. More than 3,300 people responded, answering questions about their compensation, job responsibilities, professional and educational backgrounds and more. Responses were received from
professionals in 62 countries working in the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology industries;
government agencies; academic settings; clinical research organizations; consultancies and others.
The majority of responses (76.8%) were from professionals in North America (94% of those from the US).
Overall, 28% of respondents are based outside the US. A significant number of responses came from Europe
(11.7%) and Asia (7.5%).
Respondents by Region
Oceania
0.9%
Africa
0.4%
Asia
7.5%
Europe
11.7%
Latin America
1.6%
North America
76.8%
Middle East
1.1%
Almost three-quarters of the regulatory professionals who responded to the survey work in industry, but
there were a significant number of responses from those who work in other areas as well, including consulting, clinical research organizations (CROs), research organizations,1 government and academia. A few
respondents work in medical practices, hospitals, law firms or nonprofits.
esearch organizations engage in product research and development while clinical research organizations, or CROs, specialize in the
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conduct of clinical trials.
Respondents by Work Setting

Research Organization
2%
Academia
Consulting
2%
11%
CRO
4%
Government/Notified Body
3%
Industry
77%
Hospital/Medical Practice
1%
Survey respondents were asked for both their exact titles and their job levels from among nine general titles
from coordinator to CEO. Consultant was also one of the choices. Respondents represent a range of job levels.
Respondents by Job Level

Consultant
7%
Coordinator
2%
CEO/President
Vice President
3%
7%
Associate
8%
Director
22%
Specialist
20%
Project Manager
6%
Manager
25%
The distribution of respondents work settings and job levels is consistent with past Scope of Practice Survey
results and has remained fairly stable over time. It is likely these reflect the general distribution among all
regulatory professionals.
Compensation
The regulatory profession continues to pay well, and while some other fields in the life sciences have been
negatively impacted by changes within the healthcare product industries, salaries for regulatory professionals maintained a general upward trend.
Base salary increased
5.4%
from 2012 to 2013
Compensation information collected includes base salary, the amount of bonuses and other cash compensation for 2013, as well as the amount of base salary increase from 2012 to 2013.
Overall, respondents base salary increased 5.4% from 2012 to 2013. Larger increases were reported by
professionals working in Asia (12.4%), Latin America (12.8%) and the Middle East (11.8%), particularly by
those at the associate, specialist and manager levels. This may reflect the growth and role of the profession
in these regions.
More than 17% of regulatory professionals worldwide reported base salary increases of more than 10%.
Less than one-fifth of respondents (18.6%) said their salary stayed the same.
Average Base Compensation Increase 20122013

Asia
Europe
Latin
America
Middle
East
North
America
Oceania
CEO/President
16.7%
4.1%
10.0%
10.0%
5.8%
27.5%
Vice President
6.3%
4.3%
4.6%
4.9%
14.5%
Director
9.6%
4.1%
7.4%
16.7%
4.2%
5.3%
14.2%
10.1%
4.8%
2.6%
5.0%
4.1%
3.0%
Africa
Manager
2.5%
13.4%
4.6%
Project Manager
3.0%
9.7%
3.0%
Specialist
8.3%
10.2%
3.6%
16.7%
4.8%
4.7%
2.5%
2.9%
Associate
15.0%
7.2%
10.4%
24.5%
5.3%
Coordinator
30.0%
3.9%
12.9%
0.0%
2.5%
10.0%
43.3%
6.2%
5.3%
39.0%
7.1%
1.3%
5.1%
13.0%
4.5%
11.9%
12.5%
4.8%
5.3%
Consultant
Overall
Total compensation of regulatory professionals may include bonuses and other cash compensation, including stock options. In addition to base salary, 69.4% of regulatory professionals working full time received
bonuses, and 32.3% received other cash compensation in 2013. Bonuses were reported by a majority of
professionals in all regions and at nearly all job levels.
Compensation Trends
Since RAPS has more responses from, and historical data about, US-based professionals, data from this
group provide a good indication of the steady growth in compensation of regulatory professionals.
Compensation Trends, US-Based Professionals

$250,000
Vice President
$200,000
Director
$150,000
Manager
$100,000
Specialist
Associate
$50,000
$0
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Base Compensation (US$)
$350,000
Vice President
$300,000
$250,000
Director
$200,000
$150,000
Manager
$100,000
Specialist
Associate
$50,000
0
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Total Compensation (US$)
Total compensation has

grown by an average of
4%
per year since 1999
Since 1999, base salaries of regulatory professionals increased by an average of 3.5% per year. While salaries for regulatory consultants may vary due to economic and other factors, base salaries among consultants
increased by an annual average of 6.4% from 1999 to 2013.
Total compensation has grown by an average of 4% per year since 1999, with higher growth among regulatory vice presidents (5.9%) and directors (5.3%). While there was a decline in total compensation for vice
presidents from 2007 to 2011, it was largely attributed to the slowing economy. In 2013, total compensation at all levels rebounded above pre-2007 levels.
Factors Shaping Compensation

Regulatory professionals pay is affected most by several interdependent factors: job level, regulatory experience, highest-earned degree, total professional experience and whether they hold the Regulatory Affairs
Certification (RAC) credential. These factors have been strong and stable drivers of compensation for more
than a decade.
The strongest factor affecting compensation is job level. It also is worth noting that regulatory experience
and total professional experience are closely related to job level.
Base Compensation by Job Level, US-Based Professionals

Vice President
$227,357
Director
$158,607
Manager
$110,833
Project Manager
$102,542
Specialist
$83,012
Associate
$70,687
Overall
$126,163
Highest earned degree also is an important factor in determining compensation. Generally, graduate level
educationfrom post-baccalaureate certificate or masters degrees to doctorate degreespositively
influence compensation. It is interesting to note that having completed a post-baccalaureate certificate correlates to slightly higher compensation than having a masters degree. This may be a result of respondents
with certificates specifically focused on regulatory coursework, versus respondents with masters degrees
earned in a wide variety of fields.
Doctorate degrees among regulatory professionals are in a variety of related fields, including medicine,
pharmacy, dental sciences, veterinary medicine, life sciences and engineering.
Average Base Compensation by Job Level and Highest Earned Degree, US-Based Professionals
Doctorate
Masters
Post Grad
Bachelors
Associate
Vice President
$243,339
$223,542
$241,988
$206,105
$145,000
Director
$169,812
$155,056
$158,273
$155,029
$153,636
Manager
$117,962
$110,158
$112,502
$110,178
$96,808
Project Manager
$101,044
$108,386
$104,387
$96,645
$110,000
Specialist
$92,379
$81,639
$85,323
$79,980
$77,433
Associate
$76,257
$73,149
$70,909
$65,358
$71,275
$148,025
$123,559
$133,563
$115,302
$107,214
Overall
While the data presented in the table above are for US-based professionals, a similar effect is evident in
other regions, with higher degrees typically associated with higher salaries.
The RAC Credential Factor

About 50% of survey respondents reported having the RAC
credential, the only post-academic professional credential
specifically for those in the healthcare product regulatory field.
The RAC has been positively linked to compensation among
North America-based professionals for many years, a trend that continues and seems to be expanding.
There are approximately 6,500 active RAC-credentialed professionals worldwide, with the number of RAC
holders increasing each year.
RAC
Professionals with the

RAC credential make
10.6%
more in base and total
compensation
RAC
RAC
RAC
RAC
The benefit of the RAC on compensation also increased. In North America, professionals with the RAC
credential make 10.6% more in base and total compensation than their peers without the credential, The
RAC differential is seen at early career levels, such as associates (17% base salary difference) and specialists
(12.4% difference) through vice presidents (11.5% difference).
Base Compensation for US-Based RACs vs. non-RACs

$250,000
$200,000
Non-RAC Holder
$150,000
RAC Credential Holder
$100,000
$50,000
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covered US regulations, so it has the longest history. However, the numbers of professionals with the RAC is
growing globally. Among European professionals, 19% hold an RAC compared to 15% in 2012.
Among respondents from Asia, 20% reported having earned the RAC, which is higher than expected. It is
possible Asia-based professionals with the RAC may be more aware of global initiatives like RAPS Scope of
Practice Survey and may be more likely to respond.
Regulatory and Other Professional

Experience
The ratio of total professional
experience to regulatory
experience is nearly
2:1
Regulatory experience is strongly linked to both job level and compensation around the world and in all work
settings. More than 90% of regulatory professionals began working in another field before transitioning into
regulatory; 75% worked in fields closely related to regulatory, such as research and development (R&D), quality, laboratory sciences, engineering, clinical research or pharmacy/pharmacology. Among those who moved
into regulatory within the last year, 21% came from R&D, and of those, 75% are working in pharmaceuticals
or biologics. About 11% of respondents reported being students just prior to beginning work in regulatory.
Generally, the ratio of total professional experience to regulatory experience is nearly 2 to 1. On average,
professionals based in North America and Europe reported more regulatory experience than their counterparts in Asia and other parts of the world.
Years of Regulatory and Total Professional Experience

31.5
22.8
CEO
28.1
19.2
Vice President
22.9
14.2
Director
Manager
Project Manager
16.5
8.7
Specialist
Average Total
Professional Experience
14.0
6.4
Associate
Average Years
Regulatory Experience
17.7
9.6
10.4
4.4
Consultant
23.8
14.8
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
Prior Professional Experience
26%
21%
8%
R&D
Manufacturing
& Quality
Clinical
Research/
Biostatistics
7%
6%
Lab
Sciences
Engineering
4%
3%
Pharmacology/ Medicine/
Pharmacy
Nursing/
Public
Health
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Professional Profiles
Following are snapshots of the average professionals at each job level. All data are global.
Vice
resident
P
Director
Manager/
Project
Manager
Specialist
Associate
Average Years Regulatory Experience
19
14
Average Total Experience
28
23
17
14
10
Average Years in Position
Average Years in Organization
Average Hours/Week
54
50
47
45
44
Bachelors
21%
24%
27%
31%
24%
8%
7%
9%
8%
13%
Masters
38%
41%
42%
42%
42%
Doctorate
31%
25%
18%
15%
15%
54%
55%
48%
48%
46%
Highest
Earned
Degree
Average Number of Reports
RAC
Post-Grad Studies
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Regulatory Professionals Scope of

Practice
Regulatory work is broadly defined as that which involves the regulations governing healthcare products.
Regulatory professionals are involved in every stage of the lifecycle of these products, including research
and development, clinical testing, submission to regulatory agencies, manufacturing, marketing and postapproval monitoring. At each step along the way, important regulatory requirements must be thoroughly
understood and steps taken to ensure compliance. The specific work of regulatory professionals reflects
their employment settings and job levels.
The responsibilities of todays regulatory professionals go well beyond product registration and compliance. Many professionals at all levels contribute to their organizations strategies. At mid- and senior levels,
regulatory professionals play important roles in business decisions shaped by regulatory requirements or
with regulatory implications.
For this report, business-related activities include involvement in overall organizational strategy and
decision making, department management, legal, involvement with risk management, due diligence, reimbursement and government affairs. Involvement in business-related activities increased for most job levels,
and the amount of time allocated to overall organizational strategy increased significantly among specialists, managers, directors and vice presidents. In many cases, allocation for other business-related functions
including legal, reimbursement and government affairs decreased slightly. The core work of the regulatory
professional begins with gathering and analyzing regulatory information, developing regulatory strategy and
managing the regulatory functions throughout the product lifecycle.
For the 2014 study, regulatory intelligence was added as a task.2 Regulatory intelligence is closely aligned
with regulatory strategy. Together, these areas represent an average of about 20% of the regulatory professionals time, with the highest time allocations reported by directors and vice presidents. Respondents
working in industry, CROs and research organizations report more work on regulatory strategy and intelligence than those who work for government agencies.
Regulatory Intelligence was added based on input from the 2012 Scope of Practice Survey.
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Regulatory
Strategy &
Intelligence
Business/Management Related
Time Allocation by Job Level
Business
Development/
Corporate Strategy
Preapproval
Director
Manager
Project
Manager
11.4%
11.3%
6.9%
3.9%
3.9%
Specialist
2.4%
Associate
2.8%
Coordinator
3.3%
Consultant
5.1%
Management
8.3%
12.3%
8.5%
7.0%
4.0%
1.4%
1.9%
4.1%
3.3%
1.1%
1.6%
1.1%
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
2.0%
0.7%
1.9%
Reimbursement
0.3%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
Government Affairs
1.6%
3.2%
3.4%
2.0%
4.4%
2.6%
1.3%
3.1%
1.4%
Due Diligence
3.2%
1.9%
1.8%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
2.3%
3.0%
2.0%
Risk Management
2.1%
2.1%
2.7%
2.1%
2.3%
2.7%
1.7%
1.8%
2.7%
TOTAL
28.0%
33.2%
24.8%
18.5%
17.7%
12.3%
12.3%
16.2%
16.7%
Regulatory Strategy
10.8%
10.8%
14.2%
12.2%
11.6%
8.3%
9.6%
10.1%
11.1%
4.9%
4.1%
6.7%
6.0%
4.9%
5.7%
5.9%
6.3%
5.6%
15.6%
14.9%
20.9%
18.2%
16.6%
14.0%
15.5%
16.5%
16.7%
1.9%
4.9%
4.2%
4.2%
5.0%
5.2%
3.5%
4.4%
4.7%
Regulatory
Intelligence
TOTAL
Preclinical
1.8%
1.1%
1.0%
0.8%
2.5%
1.6%
0.9%
0.8%
1.8%
Clinical Research
6.2%
6.1%
4.3%
2.9%
7.2%
2.6%
6.5%
11.6%
3.8%
Domestic
Registrations
15.9%
9.1%
12.0%
14.6%
17.5%
17.2%
20.4%
12.3%
12.4%
International
Registrations
4.7%
5.9%
7.1%
10.6%
9.3%
14.8%
10.3%
9.7%
8.2%
30.5%
27.1%
28.6%
33.1%
41.4%
41.5%
41.7%
38.9%
30.8%
TOTAL
Postapproval
Vice
President
Legal
R&D
Training/
Education
CEO/
President
Manufacturing
1.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
2.3%
2.0%
2.4%
1.3%
2.5%
Quality
6.6%
7.5%
6.9%
7.7%
4.6%
8.9%
5.9%
8.2%
12.9%
Marketing
2.5%
2.3%
3.5%
2.6%
2.8%
2.1%
2.0%
1.4%
2.0%
Domestic
Compliance
7.2%
5.8%
4.7%
7.1%
5.4%
8.1%
7.4%
7.6%
8.6%
International
Compliance
2.3%
3.2%
2.5%
3.8%
2.5%
4.1%
3.2%
2.9%
3.0%
Postmarketing
1.8%
2.6%
3.1%
4.5%
4.1%
4.4%
6.5%
3.5%
3.0%
TOTAL
21.6%
23.4%
22.7%
27.4%
21.7%
29.7%
27.5%
25.0%
32.0%
TOTAL
4.1%
2.3%
3.3%
3.4%
3.0%
3.5%
3.7%
4.6%
4.6%
Time allocated to preapproval versus postapproval activities typically shows more time spent on preapproval functions, but there are variations depending on employer and geographic location. It stands to
reason professionals in different sectors would perform different ranges of job duties, and the survey
responses bear this out.
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Time Allocation by Job Level and Work Environment
INDUSTRY
Vice President
GOVERNMENT
Specialist
Associate
33.1%
23.3%
17.0%
10.0%
11.2%
14.2%
21.0%
18.7%
13.7%
16.2%
Preapproval
28.0%
29.2%
33.7%
42.7%
39.5%
Postapproval
22.7%
23.5%
27.3%
30.4%
39.9%
2.0%
3.0%
3.2%
3.3%
3.1%
Vice President
Director
Manager
Specialist
67.5%
45.0%
33.9%
42.4%
Regulatory Strategy & Intelligence
10.0%
6.7%
7.4%
9.0%
Preapproval
7.5%
13.5%
7.8%
22.7%
Postapproval
15.0%
28.5%
46.4%
22.4%
Training
CRO
Manager
Training
3.0%
4.5%
Vice President
Director
Manager
Specialist
Associate
32.4%
29.9%
30.2%
19.3%
6.8%
21.3%
25.6%
13.5%
18.9%
7.3%
Preapproval
22.1%
24.2%
37.3%
43.8%
65.3%
Postapproval
21.5%
16.6%
14.8%
13.4%
14.8%
2.7%
3.8%
4.3%
4.7%
5.8%
Director
Manager
Training
RESEARCH ORG
Director
0.0%
2.6%
Specialist
27.1%
17.6%
4.5%
20.8%
18.9%
8.0%
Preapproval
28.9%
35.5%
65.9%
Postapproval
20.5%
22.9%
19.1%
2.7%
5.2%
2.5%
Training
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69%
of respondents work on
multiple product types
Scope of Work: Product Types and

Geography
Regulatory professionals work with the full range of regulated healthcare productsmedicinal products
(pharmaceuticals and biologics), medical devices, IVDs and nutritional products, as examples. The nature of
the healthcare product sector today means many regulatory professionals need expertise in multiple product areas. The proportions of different product types with which they work have not changed much since
previous surveys. Overall, 69% of respondents said they work on multiple product types. About 31% work
with a single type of product, and of those, 71% work on medical devices only.
Product Line Involvement*

55.9%
44%
32%
29.2%
Medical
Devices
Pharmaceuticals
Biologics/
Biotech
Combination
Products
27.3%
26.6%
APIs
Biologics
26.4%
19.7%
Innovative Rx
Biotech
21.5%
9.5%
Generic Rx
Biosimilars
13.8%
OTC
17.5%
17%
15%
IVDs
Orphan
Products
Foods/
Nutritionals
5.5%
Veterinary
Products
4.7%
Biomaterials
*Because many respondents work with multiple product lines, percentages do not add up to 100%
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A Global Profession
94%
hold degrees in the sciences,
a clinical discipline or
engineering
Many facets of the regulatory scope of workregulatory intelligence and regulatory strategy, pre- and
postapproval functions and contributing to organizational strategyrequire knowledge and understanding
of multinational, multiregional and even global regulatory issues and approaches. Thus, it is not surprising
72% of professionals based in North America or Europe have multiregional or worldwide scopes of work.
Only 23% have regulatory responsibilities in just one region, and only 6.2% are responsible for activities in a
single country.
A slightly different picture emerges for professionals in Asia, where 47% have a multiregional or worldwide
scope, 27% Asia region only, and 25.4% single country only.
Educational Background
In a scientific and health-related, knowledge-based profession like regulatory, it is not surprising that higher
education is critical. Today, nearly all professionals (99%) have university degrees, and 69% pursued postgraduate studies. More than 40% hold masters degrees and 20% have doctorates, percentages that remain
unchanged from 2012. Most regulatory professionals (94%) hold degrees in the sciences, a clinical discipline
or engineering, up from 90% in 2012.
Degrees or certificates in regulatory affairs or regulatory science are becoming more common. All are at the
post-baccalaureate level, and 99% of respondents with regulatory-specific education had a previous degree
in the life or clinical sciences.
Life Sciences
50%
Social Sciences
7%
Clinical Sciences
18%
Engineering
14%
Business
14%
Regulatory Science
4%
Technical Sciences
4%
Public Health
3%
Regulatory Affairs
13%
Law
3%
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Methodology
Data for RAPS 2014 Scope of Practice & Compensation Report for the Regulatory Profession were collected
though a global survey administered on a secure, independent website from January through March 2014.
The survey was open to all professionals involved in the regulatory process for healthcare and related products. No information was collected that identified individual respondents or their employers. All information,
including background demographics, compensation and scope of work were self-reported by the respondents.
Many questions on the 2014 survey were the same as those used in previous studies, allowing for direct
comparisons across years. RAPS has conducted the Scope of Practice & Compensation Survey every two
years since 1990.
Response, Confidence Intervals and

Measurement Error
There were 3,355 usable responses to the survey. A response was considered usable if it included job title,
scope of practice variables, compensation data and geographic location. Responses that did not include
these data elements were not used in the analysis. It was not possible to verify information with respondents. Some responses that appeared to be significantly out of range with other similar respondents were
not included in compensation calculations.
Based on the total number of responses to the survey, the margin of error is estimated to be less than 2%
at a confidence level of 95%. The same margin of error and confidence level applies to data from US-based
respondents. This means for overall analyses and for results reported for US-based respondents, one can
be 95% confident that the figures in individual data cells are within +/- 2 percentage points of the figures for
regulatory professionals fitting similar criteria.
Acknowledgements
RAPS would like to thank its partners, affiliates and the organizations that helped encourage participation from regulatory professionals in their networks. We extend a special thanks to The Organisation
for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA), the German Society for Regulatory Affairs (DGRA), the
Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA), and RAPS chapters and affiliates worldwide.
17
Appendices
18
Appendix A.
Detailed Salary Tables by Job Level (US)
Appendix A presents information on US-based professionals, with comparisons to other countries and regions shown at the bottom of
each table. The currency used for each country or region is indicated.
The salary tables in this appendix provide compensation information by job level for several key variables. Data includes average, 25th,
50th, 75th and 90th percentiles. In the few instances where data is omitted, there was insufficient data.
19
VICE PRESIDENT
Base Salary
Total Compensation
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Consultancy
$212,200
$168,750
$212,500
$267,000
CRO
$183,000
$163,750
$182,500
$220,000
Industry
$229,161
$198,650
$220,000
$263,750
Notified Body
$262,333
$175,000
$276,000
$336,000
Employer
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
$332,400
$237,930
$173,000
$231,500
$309,000
$385,500
$235,000
$199,000
$183,750
$190,000
$231,000
$285,000
$304,500
$320,570
$222,000
$270,550
$387,500
$472,500
$380,333
$205,000
$276,000
$660,000
HIGHEST EARNED DEGREE

Baccalaureate
$206,105
$177,500
$200,000
$232,500
$301,800
$265,848
$185,513
$236,000
$292,500
$425,000
Postgrad
certificate
$240,357
$214,000
$243,000
$280,000
$297,000
$291,628
$243,000
$268,000
$335,000
$420,000
Masters
$223,542
$200,000
$220,000
$250,000
$286,400
$310,889
$220,000
$290,000
$360,000
$463,400
Doctorate
$239,244
$194,100
$225,000
$300,000
$333,800
$341,678
$203,750
$273,000
$439,500
$601,600
REGULATORY EXPERIENCE
1-2 yrs
$157,400
$103,500
$180,000
$200,000
$201,060
$104,150
$180,000
$308,500
3-5 yrs
$173,333
$60,000
$200,000
$260,000
$257,833
$135,000
$293,500
$345,000
6-9 yrs
$234,906
$200,000
$225,500
$274,600
$310,000
$325,248
$225,008
$278,950
$390,750
$476,000
10-14 yrs
$195,215
$145,000
$200,000
$228,000
$293,434
$259,770
$150,000
$228,000
$321,792
$482,000
15-19 yrs
$240,610
$205,000
$224,500
$268,000
$344,100
$322,442
$225,000
$274,450
$391,175
$474,500
20-24 yrs
$246,766
$200,000
$233,774
$300,000
$319,000
$337,859
$231,000
$296,513
$420,000
$486,000
25+ yrs
$232,308
$200,000
$230,000
$256,000
$302,200
$334,283
$234,200
$270,000
$390,000
$500,800
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
10-14 yrs
$181,667
$85,000
$220,000
$240,000
$194,667
$85,000
$237,000
$262,000
15-19 yrs
$191,579
$155,000
$200,000
$225,000
$235,000
$242,053
$187,000
$217,015
$252,000
$413,000
20-24 yrs
$233,013
$191,250
$217,000
$283,750
$303,000
$314,863
$228,750
$272,500
$398,000
$532,100
25-29 yrs
$247,054
$203,750
$232,500
$285,363
$326,100
$343,771
$228,758
$295,225
$402,250
$588,000
30 + yrs
$226,245
$187,750
$225,000
$254,500
$306,300
$313,370
$200,250
$265,000
$353,700
$465,000
Yes
$235,542
$200,000
$230,000
$285,000
$310,000
$319,782
$226,500
$285,000
$397,500
$470,000
No
$213,259
$180,000
$210,000
$241,500
$288,000
$292,944
$194,000
$244,000
$326,000
$465,000
OVERALL
$228,233
$195,250
$220,000
$265,000
$305,400
$312,353
$215,000
$270,000
$358,500
$470,000
EU (EUR)
138,897
89,130
126,945
176,000
244,000
229,227
108,750
204,000
285,000
424,000
Middle East (USD)
$155,800
$120,000
$144,000
$150,000
$240,000
$184,800
$130,000
$150,000
$159,000
$309,600
Oceania (AUD)
$170,000
$160,000
$170,000
$180,000
$186,000
$170,000
$160,000
$170,000
$180,000
$186,000
RAC
20
DIRECTOR
Base Salary
Total Compensation
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Employer
Average
Academia
$137,314
$104,000
$136,000
$173,500
$181,500
$141,136
$115,250
$136,500
$176,100
$185,250
Consultancy
$149,886
$112,500
$140,000
$181,750
$231,750
$162,477
$118,750
$153,750
$200,250
$267,500
CRO
$152,582
$127,000
$140,000
$175,000
$242,300
$173,374
$137,700
$158,000
$202,000
$261,300
Government
$145,714
$106,000
$140,000
$170,000
$150,857
$106,000
$155,000
$175,000
Hospital/medical
practice
$172,000
$141,250
$157,500
$206,500
$213,583
$148,750
$178,250
$292,500
Industry
$159,835
$138,389
$158,733
$179,634
$207,000
$209,921
$156,000
$195,000
$252,000
$308,900
Research
$161,647
$132,500
$165,000
$188,000
$216,200
$200,912
$150,000
$185,000
$238,000
$303,600
$250,000
$183,273
$150,000
$171,000
$220,000
$285,000
$151,833
$137,500
$158,000
$160,000

Associate
$153,636
$150,000
$156,000
$160,000
Diploma
$138,333
$125,000
$130,000
$160,000
Baccalaureate
$155,029
$134,750
$150,000
$175,875
$201,000
$204,219
$150,750
$189,000
$252,500
$304,000
Postgrad
certificate
$159,004
$131,250
$156,733
$187,125
$204,500
$195,695
$158,500
$187,483
$228,750
$307,100
Masters
$155,056
$130,825
$153,500
$172,250
$200,000
$197,446
$147,375
$181,500
$234,250
$299,300
Doctorate
$169,812
$144,250
$167,000
$188,450
$225,270
$221,276
$165,000
$202,800
$255,000
$328,595
<1
$167,500
$152,000
$159,500
$191,000
$245,750
$162,250
$230,500
$344,500
1-2 yrs
$135,816
$96,250
$135,650
$173,750
$186,500
$171,578
$103,750
$167,150
$245,500
$264,457
3-5 yrs
$151,223
$130,000
$147,500
$165,000
$236,800
$180,200
$135,000
$160,000
$229,000
$272,600
6-9 yrs
$147,681
$120,500
$144,500
$165,000
$193,742
$188,658
$137,375
$174,000
$218,000
$280,700
10-14 yrs
$153,069
$138,000
$155,000
$170,000
$185,000
$200,170
$158,000
$190,000
$226,813
$277,700
15-19 yrs
$168,509
$139,000
$160,000
$196,000
$221,800
$212,956
$157,000
$196,000
$245,000
$308,000
20-24 yrs
$169,968
$145,000
$167,000
$192,724
$225,000
$227,915
$170,500
$199,003
$271,761
$360,571
25+ yrs
$168,044
$136,500
$165,000
$197,000
$223,500
$211,828
$155,000
$194,500
$274,875
$324,900
3-5 yrs
$160,000
$80,000
$150,000
$250,000
$161,667
$80,000
$155,000
$250,000
6-9 yrs
$142,628
$122,500
$146,250
$168,750
$199,750
$183,935
$136,000
$180,266
$245,000
$279,333
10-14 yrs
$144,777
$130,000
$148,500
$165,000
$178,600
$187,762
$142,538
$186,000
$229,188
$268,000
15-19 yrs
$156,395
$133,000
$156,000
$177,500
$198,800
$199,576
$141,000
$175,000
$239,475
$302,900
20-24 yrs
$156,842
$135,000
$153,500
$178,250
$201,800
$194,827
$144,888
$182,500
$220,200
$284,400
25-29 yrs
$166,837
$141,500
$160,000
$188,250
$227,210
$221,263
$160,000
$191,000
$279,500
$347,600
30 + yrs
$163,119
$140,000
$160,000
$186,750
$210,800
$211,004
$160,000
$198,000
$256,500
$312,800
Yes
$160,371
$140,000
$158,000
$175,000
$207,000
$205,381
$156,000
$191,000
$238,000
$310,700
No
$155,732
$130,000
$156,500
$181,500
$207,300
$201,425
$141,363
$179,923
$253,500
$295,000
OVERALL
$158,607
$135,000
$157,500
$178,000
$207,000
$203,877
$151,000
$189,000
$245,000
$302,080
CAN (CAD)
$132,862
$112,500
$135,000
$148,000
$169,000
$147,421
$123,100
$146,000
$175,500
$190,000
EU (EUR)
108,990
85,000
106,392
135,000
150,295
129,169
88,483
120,900
151,750
189,000
China (CNY)
659,150
430,000
584,250
1,000,750
1,210,000
939,350
475,000
719,250
1,357,250
1,945,000
Hong Kong (USD)
$116,899
$79,446
$128,798
$166,250
$186,500
$165,703
$117,408
$144,105
$192,400
$241,720
Singapore (SGD)
$208,530
$120,000
$150,000
$250,000
$396,659
$249,230
$140,000
$178,000
$300,000
$474,636
$18,400
$12,000
$15,500
$17,500
$28,000
$19,604
$14,000
$15,500
$21,500
$29,612
$133,889
$80,000
$120,000
$170,000
$216,000
$149,447
$90,000
$123,000
$170,000
$241,020
RAC
India (USD)
Latin America (USD)
Middle East (USD)
Oceania (AUD)
$73,467
$20,200
$40,000
$110,000
$152,000
$99,800
$24,700
$49,000
$149,500
$209,800
$187,400
$150,000
$187,000
$210,000
$228,000
$201,800
$170,000
$207,000
$230,000
$239,000
21
MANAGER
Base Salary
Employer
Academia
Consultancy
CRO
Government
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
Total Compensation
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
$83,598
$58,674
$89,692
$100,250
$114,200
$85,327
$58,748
$89,692
$107,250
$117,000
$102,406
$70,500
$108,000
$125,000
$155,400
$109,800
$74,575
$113,500
$138,250
$159,900
$99,313
$77,500
$106,000
$116,410
$125,000
$101,447
$77,750
$106,000
$120,250
$129,325
$114,685
$105,250
$116,000
$125,500
$147,640
$115,535
$107,275
$116,000
$125,500
$151,840
Industry
$112,212
$95,000
$113,000
$129,125
$142,000
$130,124
$102,875
$126,600
$151,000
$178,625
Research
$104,269
$88,000
$107,000
$118,000
$136,600
$111,308
$92,500
$115,000
$126,000
$152,800
$146,000
$157,200

Associate
$96,808
$70,250
$96,000
$116,500
Diploma
$90,857
$59,000
$105,000
$118,000
Baccalaureate
$110,178
$95,000
$110,000
$124,250
Postgrad
certificate
$112,216
$96,692
$114,000
$131,500
$101,369
$72,500
$96,000
$119,550
$100,614
$59,000
$117,000
$136,000
$140,000
$124,592
$99,000
$120,000
$140,000
$166,250
$151,000
$125,969
$97,692
$125,000
$149,500
$183,000
Masters
$110,158
$93,950
$110,000
$128,188
$139,000
$125,844
$101,000
$124,002
$150,000
$171,280
Doctorate
$117,962
$100,000
$120,000
$134,500
$155,000
$144,070
$113,500
$135,350
$162,375
$203,500
<1
$101,463
$72,763
$104,500
$130,000
$130,000
$125,730
$84,590
$120,250
$151,925
$162,450
1-2 yrs
$103,766
$82,504
$102,000
$126,125
$142,200
$123,127
$85,300
$115,250
$136,000
$181,450
3-5 yrs
$99,337
$80,000
$100,000
$114,000
$125,800
$111,417
$90,000
$111,000
$135,000
$152,600
6-9 yrs
$107,005
$91,650
$107,000
$124,300
$135,000
$122,654
$97,438
$118,000
$140,075
$165,250
10-14 yrs
$116,527
$104,125
$118,500
$130,000
$140,000
$131,761
$109,410
$130,750
$151,750
$170,960
15-19 yrs
$120,820
$108,500
$122,356
$132,000
$155,000
$145,127
$117,500
$135,000
$157,887
$191,000
20-24 yrs
$118,951
$96,162
$115,000
$140,000
$168,533
$134,800
$100,146
$126,340
$168,250
$197,600
25+ yrs
$134,630
$113,750
$134,500
$149,500
$174,000
$151,967
$116,250
$141,000
$181,750
$215,200
<3 yrs
$84,392
$64,000
$75,175
$ 107,500
$ 89,503
$ 71,500
$ 81,510
$113,500
3-5 yrs
$84,739
$69,500
$83,350
$ 106,250
$ 117,500
$ 99,296
$ 72,699
$ 97,500
$134,003
$143,821
6-9 yrs
$103,315
$86,000
$105,000
$ 117,000
$ 130,900
$ 122,824
$ 98,000
$ 118,000
$135,900
$185,600
10-14 yrs
$103,934
$92,813
$106,000
$ 121,000
$ 129,425
$ 117,337
$ 97,375
$ 112,300
$140,500
$160,800
15-19 yrs
$109,542
$90,000
$110,000
$ 125,000
$ 138,900
$ 126,782
$ 98,625
$ 120,500
$145,000
$170,800
20-24 yrs
$114,848
$98,000
$113,000
$ 130,000
$ 146,500
$ 133,821
$ 103,000
$ 129,163
$150,000
$179,500
25-29 yrs
$119,454
$103,500
$120,000
$ 135,000
$ 155,000
$ 138,526
$ 113,000
$ 125,000
$158,500
$193,000
30 + yrs
$118,061
$100,000
$117,000
$135,500
$ 152,400
$ 130,148
$ 103,697
$ 126,700
$152,000
$179,800
RAC
Yes
$114,876
$98,643
$115,000
$129,500
$ 140,200
$ 132,792
$ 106,023
$128,000
$150,000
$182,000
No
$105,242
$86,000
$105,000
$125,000
$ 144,100
$ 119,046
$ 90,000
$115,547
$140,000
$167,850
OVERALL
$175,000
$110,833
$95,000
$110,000
$127,000
$141,000
$127,034
$100,000
$123,000
$146,125
CAN (CAD)
$89,302
$75,000
$87,300
$100,575
$116,500
$99,555
$77,000
$96,050
$117,075
$137,760
EU (EUR)
76,013
51,987
70,000
90,675
120,000
81,625
52,970
74,000
100,425
130,700
617,000
China (CNY)
289,100
157,500
257,000
387,500
511,000
347,667
200,000
320,000
443,750
Hong Kong (USD)
$82,000
$80,500
$85,000
$85,000
$85,000
$83,500
$81,500
$87,000
$87,250
$87,400
Singapore (SGD)
$83,875
$60,000
$73,500
$102,250
$115,300
$96,601
$71,250
$94,000
$120,328
$130,217
$2,206,000
Taiwan (TWD)
$1,136,650
$925,000
$1,115,750
$1,700,000
$1,964,000
$1,349,820
$1,063,625
$1,385,000
$1,845,000
India (USD)
$27,752
$12,850
$22,000
$30,750
$40,000
$36,855
$13,258
$23,000
$33,802
$47,000
Latin America (USD)
$66,910
$45,250
$70,000
$88,682
$107,305
$75,774
$49,250
$76,550
$99,682
$127,405
Middle East (USD)

Oceania (AUD)
$62,260
$25,000
$72,000
$80,000
$113,000
$70,877
$41,000
$77,000
$88,000
$123,322
$114,618
$89,698
$115,000
$137,500
$160,000
$124,212
$95,317
$122,000
$142,150
$172,000
22
PROJECT MANAGER
Base Salary
Employer
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
Total Compensation
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
Academia
$98,039
$85,000
$99,000
$110,597
$98,039
$85,000
$99,000
$110,597
Consultancy
$99,375
$77,500
$96,500
$112,750
$108,156
$80,000
$108,000
$122,875
CRO
Government
90th
Percentile
$84,792
$66,750
$81,500
$109,000
$116,450
$89,733
$71,250
$85,800
$112,750
$131,150
$107,546
$95,000
$100,000
$124,750
$135,800
$113,927
$95,000
$105,000
$129,000
$160,772
$131,000
$157,650
Industry
$104,090
$87,379
$104,000
$122,050
Research
$114,750
$99,250
$111,000
$134,000
$119,393
$95,229
$115,000
$141,000
$125,425
$101,875
$121,850
$152,550

Baccalaureate
Postgrad certificate
$96,645
$76,000
$95,790
$112,000
$132,800
$102,596
$83,000
$103,060
$121,000
$140,500
$104,387
$86,330
$107,500
$122,200
$130,000
$118,187
$97,625
$120,400
$140,500
$153,800
Masters
$108,386
$94,000
$104,000
$129,000
$139,200
$123,675
$95,000
$115,000
$149,000
$165,972
Doctorate
$101,044
$81,875
$100,000
$118,125
$126,000
$1,114,656
$88,250
$104,500
$135,000
$154,800
<1
$86,000
$66,250
$82,500
$107,500
$91,840
$67,850
$84,500
$119,500
1-2 yrs
$94,686
$83,000
$95,000
$121,500
$130,000
$107,767
$88,375
$99,097
$132,725
$151,401
3-5 yrs
$94,825
$80,000
$91,000
$103,750
$129,700
$103,582
$86,000
$98,400
$114,500
$1,511,460
6-9 yrs
$103,493
$85,750
$102,700
$115,000
$134,500
$119,552
$89,886
$114,000
$134,750
$166,175
10-14 yrs
$111,055
$100,000
$112,000
$123,125
$136,500
$125,952
$104,843
$121,400
$141,375
$159,800
$138,800
$156,700
15-19 yrs
$104,906
$86,000
$104,000
$130,875
$111,789
$86,000
$112,000
$136,750
20-24 yrs
$112,770
$96,500
$105,597
$124,250
$119,882
$97,925
$122,097
$130,250
25+ yrs
$119,750
$108,250
$123,250
$129,250
$133,878
$113,875
$142,000
$146,942
3-5 yrs
$81,063
$66,875
$81,250
$96,375
$92,711
$73,693
$84,500
$125,125
6-9 yrs
$91,264
$74,000
$91,500
$99,597
$117,000
$99,813
$80,000
$95,545
$116,250
$131,600
10-14 yrs
$98,496
$76,000
$96,939
$115,000
$129,500
$115,477
$84,500
$103,050
$134,250
$157,875
15-19 yrs
$100,761
$83,000
$99,000
$121,000
$131,900
$110,085
$86,000
$99,000
$133,300
$165,450
20-24 yrs
$111,512
$97,500
$109,000
$124,500
$141,200
$125,712
$98,450
$121,000
$154,300
$169,393
25-29 yrs
$110,111
$96,250
$111,000
$133,500
$137,750
$117,347
$97,750
$119,847
$1,146,375
$151,250
30 + yrs
$114,743
$101,800
$117,500
$126,000
$137,000
$125,881
$107,000
$122,250
$140,875
$154,500
RAC
Yes
$103,929
$88,000
$101,000
$120,000
$130,600
$115,138
$95,000
$110,000
$134,000
$160,000
No
$99,140
$75,000
$100,000
$122,125
$132,050
$112,872
$84,275
$104,250
$146,025
$149,761
$102,542
$85,000
$100,000
$120,500
$131,000
$121,392
$94,500
$108,500
$135,000
$131,000
OVERALL
23
SPECIALIST
Base Salary
Employer
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
Total Compensation
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Academia
$62,409
$43,500
$65,000
$70,000
$107,000
$64,273
$43,500
$65,500
$75,000
$109,000
Consultancy
$83,895
$64,750
$77,500
$100,000
$128,500
$86,630
$68,500
$82,050
$103,000
$128,500
CRO
$78,325
$66,775
$77,500
$87,575
$106,000
$81,794
$67,500
$82,500
$91,650
$116,500
$104,878
$91,000
$102,000
$119,500
$129,800
$106,911
$92,700
$102,000
$122,700
$135,260
Industry
$82,551
$70,000
$81,000
$95,000
$110,000
$88,125
$70,000
$85,000
$102,000
$122,600
Research
$78,108
$60,000
$76,000
$94,875
$125,500
$89,188
$60,290
$81,150
$108,375
$180,600
$121,500
$81,075
$56,375
$77,750
$103,000
$128,010
$87,985
$45,000
$100,500
$118,456
Government

Associate
$77,433
$54,500
$75,750
$98,525
Diploma
$84,658
$45,000
$96,500
$112,475
Baccalaureate
$79,980
$66,625
$79,000
$95,000
$105,000
$85,309
$69,750
$83,750
$102,000
$116,350
$85,697
$64,200
$85,000
$106,000
$120,000
$91,671
$68,250
$90,000
$117,500
$124,700
Masters
$81,639
$70,000
$81,000
$93,000
$108,700
$86,602
$70,000
$85,300
$98,621
$117,400
Doctorate
$92,209
$72,325
$90,000
$109,000
$134,500
$98,051
$76,300
$91,250
$115,650
$143,600
<1
$85,352
$65,125
$79,000
$100,376
$127,900
$88,713
$70,038
$79,750
$107,242
$129,220
1-2 yrs
$71,611
$55,000
$70,500
$83,813
$96,000
$76,444
$56,500
$72,687
$90,000
$103,900
3-5 yrs
$78,973
$65,000
$77,000
$90,000
$103,500
$83,924
$70,000
$82,000
$98,000
$115,400
6-9 yrs
$83,815
$70,000
$82,750
$93,050
$112,100
$89,149
$72,161
$87,425
$101,565
$121,700
10-14 yrs
$90,847
$75,825
$91,500
$105,200
$119,050
$96,018
$79,250
$96,500
$114,250
$126,400
15-19 yrs
$92,543
$80,000
$94,000
$105,000
$112,475
$97,619
$80,000
$100,150
$117,000
$120,000
20-24 yrs
$105,625
$86,250
$99,500
$128,750
$122,788
$86,250
$112,150
$161,000
25+ yrs
$121,967
$101,850
$120,000
$144,000
$157,000
$130,750
$114,000
$127,000
$153,525
$175,000
$80,665
<3 yrs
$59,542
$50,000
$59,000
$65,500
$78,650
$61,511
$52,288
$60,500
$68,500
3-5 yrs
$67,959
$54,000
$70,000
$78,000
$90,000
$71,418
$55,000
$71,650
$84,001
$99,500
6-9 yrs
$74,310
$60,000
$74,000
$85,334
$95,600
$78,095
$65,275
$77,250
$91,375
$101,216
10-14 yrs
$84,013
$72,500
$83,750
$95,000
$110,000
$90,040
$75,000
$89,300
$104,625
$119,600
15-19 yrs
$85,935
$72,211
$88,500
$100,500
$113,880
$90,709
$72,211
$94,750
$105,900
$124,900
20-24 yrs
$90,582
$73,500
$87,000
$102,500
$119,200
$96,574
$79,025
$90,000
$109,250
$133,720
25-29 yrs
$96,827
$82,900
$97,000
$115,750
$132,700
$104,228
$86,500
$102,000
$121,050
$150,000
$100,566
$85,000
$96,000
$115,000
$130,600
$108,184
$86,000
$102,000
$121,000
$164,784
Yes
$87,391
$73,075
$85,850
$99,000
$115,000
$93,384
$76,000
$90,000
$106,250
$126,740
No
$77,731
$60,000
$75,000
$91,000
$109,000
$82,102
$62,500
$79,050
$98,000
$119,700
OVERALL
$83,012
$69,500
$81,250
$96,000
$113,000
$88,270
$70,000
$85,900
$102,170
$123,250
CAN (CAD)
$73,234
$65,000
$71,000
$84,848
$91,400
$77,041
$65,000
$75,000
$91,000
$100,570
EU (EUR)
50,776
33,950
48,500
60,000
81,400
53,426
35,125
50,200
66,744
89,550
132,000
80,000
100,000
130,000
264,000
154,521
80,000
110,000
180,000
314,000
30 + yrs
RAC
China (CNY)
Singapore (SGD)
Taiwan (TWD)
$52,100
$40,000
$45,500
$65,000
$67,600
$58,756
$46,900
$54,500
$71,000
$78,500
$529,273
$325,000
$600,000
$660,000
$900,000
$574,227
$353,000
$650,000
$735,000
$1,000,000
India (USD)
$16,829
$7,183
$10,033
$15,000
$37,364
$18,686
$8,354
$10,314
$15,000
$44,634
S Korea (USD)
$28,833
$23,250
$32,000
$36,000
$38,400
$31,933
$23,400
$32,000
$40,500
$45,600
Malaysia (USD)
$7,800
$6,300
$10,000
$10,400
$10,640
$9,067
$7,200
$11,800
$12,300
$12,600
Latin America (USD)
$29,035
$14,625
$21,500
$29,250
$61,500
$31,530
$16,038
$24,200
$32,125
$69,300
Middle East (USD)
$65,953
$16,500
$43,000
$102,500
$144,859
$67,622
$17,250
$47,500
$104,759
$144,865
Oceania (AUD)
$76,500
$74,750
$76,500
$78,250
$79,300
$82,000
$79,500
$82,000
$84,500
$86,000
24
ASSOCIATE
Base Salary
Total Compensation
Employer
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
Academia
$55,167
$47,250
$49,000
$62,500
$55,167
$47,250
$49,000
$62,500
Consultancy
$62,210
$52,025
$57,000
$75,000
$65,410
$56,275
$60,000
$77,250
CRO
$59,076
$45,125
$60,000
$68,000
$86,210
$62,263
$47,125
$61,825
$71,500
$92,210
Industry
$72,711
$58,000
$70,000
$85,000
$100,010
$77,223
$60,500
$70,726
$91,000
$113,010
Research
$60,250
$32,500
$71,500
$76,750
$78,025
$32,500
$75,500
$126,075
$66,250

Diploma
$50,000
$33,250
$50,500
$66,250
$50,000
$33,250
$50,500
Baccalaureate
$65,358
$50,000
$61,000
$77,750
$94,910
$69,266
$51,250
$65,150
$81,125
$105,650
$70,909
$53,000
$69,000
$89,000
$101,600
$81,990
$55,500
$75,795
$100,000
$137,280
Masters
$73,194
$60,000
$70,000
$85,000
$100,905
$77,184
$62,575
$72,800
$90,875
$110,640
Doctorate
$75,071
$55,000
$70,000
$86,900
$114,800
$80,070
$56,500
$70,000
$92,900
$130,143
$139,270
<1
$58,497
$44,125
$50,500
$68,250
$109,400
$66,093
$45,250
$51,750
$71,250
1-2 yrs
$61,044
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$81,200
$64,527
$50,350
$61,301
$75,000
$90,179
3-5 yrs
$72,413
$60,000
$67,000
$85,000
$100,000
$75,966
$62,500
$69,000
$88,000
$110,900
6-9 yrs
$81,926
$70,000
$80,000
$93,000
$104,400
$87,626
$72,000
$85,000
$105,000
$121,600
10-14 yrs
$73,495
$53,000
$80,000
$85,000
$89,800
$78,561
$62,425
$82,000
$94,000
$100,840
20-24 yrs
$95,125
$70,750
$102,000
$113,250
$101,988
$74,750
$108,500
$125,179
<3 yrs
$52,537
$45,000
$52,500
$60,000
$65,000
$54,493
$45,000
$53,000
$63,000
3-5 yrs
$62,575
$51,750
$60,500
$69,000
$78,800
$66,243
$53,125
$62,750
$71,400
$97,050
6-9 yrs
$71,909
$55,000
$68,500
$84,500
$103,400
$77,982
$57,261
$70,750
$98,150
$119,600
10-14 yrs
$72,972
$59,353
$73,000
$84,450
$92,400
$80,248
$62,032
$77,700
$91,800
$123,640
15-19 yrs
$76,269
$70,000
$78,000
$84,250
$88,600
$79,700
$70,000
$81,500
$87,250
$94,670
20-24 yrs
$78,582
$58,000
$80,000
$96,000
$111,600
$80,535
$59,500
$89,000
$99,500
$112,720
25-29 yrs
$80,262
$53,634
$85,000
$99,250
$111,210
$86,612
$62,953
$85,000
$103,000
$132,394
30 + yrs
$84,546
$65,550
$83,000
$102,500
$119,600
$87,408
$67,225
$83,000
$107,000
$130,000
Yes
$75,684
$60,000
$70,000
$89,000
$104,300
$80,579
$64,509
$71,875
$93,875
$120,600
No
$64,268
$50,000
$61,000
$77,316
$88,800
$68,141
$51,500
$63,150
$83,250
$97,000
OVERALL
$70,687
$55,000
$67,250
$84,500
$100,000
$75,117
$56,000
$69,900
$88,750
$112,300
CAN (CAD)
$64,642
$51,896
$62,500
$77,000
$84,000
$67,168
$56,000
$67,150
$79,500
$87,200
EU (EUR)
40,593
37,500
40,000
45,000
51,590
40,593
37,500
40,000
45,000
51,590
China (CNY)
53,200
40,000
50,000
60,000
72,000
54,800
41,000
57,000
60,000
72,000
Singapore (SGD)
$42,200
$41,100
$42,200
$43,300
$43,960
$47,500
$46,250
$47,500
$48,750
$49,500
India (USD)
$10,469
$4,857
$6,105
$11,250
$17,460
$10,940
$5,185
$6,155
$11,250
$18,230
S Korea (USD)
$19,150
$11,725
$19,150
$26,575
$31,030
$21,125
$12,713
$21,125
$29,538
$34,585
Latin America (USD)
$19,667
$17,000
$20,000
$22,500
$24,000
$22,467
$18,700
$20,000
$25,000
$28,000
$70,000
RAC
Middle East (USD)

Oceania (AUD)
$15,500
$6,808
$7,500
$16,192
$30,938
$16,563
$6,996
$7,625
$17,192
$33,738
$137,769
$100,000
$120,000
$160,000
$205,400
$146,385
$100,000
$120,000
$200,000
$225,400
25
Appendix B.
Detailed Salary Tables by Job Level (EU)
Appendix B presents detailed information for European-based respondents for selected positions. Salaries are shown in euros.
The salary tables in this appendix provide compensation information by job level for several key variables. Data includes average, 25th,
50th, 75th and 90th percentiles. In the few instances where data is omitted, there was insufficient data.
26
DIRECTOR
Employer
Average
CRO
120,241
Consultancy
101,079
Industry
106,897
Diploma
107,333
Baccalaureate
112,736
Postgrad
116,827
Certificate
Masters
95,361
Doctorate
118,320
3-5 yrs
122,464
6-9 yrs
89,374
10-14 yrs
92,431
15-19 yrs
116,640
20-24 yrs
123,960
25+ yrs
119,659
10-14 yrs
83,103
15-19 yrs
97,335
20-24 yrs
107,019
25-29 yrs
122,413
30 + yrs
127,181
RAC
Yes
111,167
No
108,186
OVERALL
108,990
25th
Percentile
99,516
60,000
85,000
Base Salary
50th
Percentile
118,482
102,950
101,383
75th
Percentile
142,725
135,429
133,125
95,000
86,678
112,000
118,000
115,000
138,712
77,920
120,000
154,148
75,000
88,875
90,000
118,482
120,000
143,750
107,250
69,500
65,000
86,879
94,750
86,285
120,000
87,360
87,500
120,000
116,450
132,786
67,500
72,800
85,839
95,419
99,138
85,000
84,630
85,000
90th
Percentile
Total Compensation
50th
75th
Percentile
Percentile
122,109
143,330
112,182
208,503
120,000
152,898
145,000
Average
124,305
144,729
127,670
25th
Percentile
107,475
77,500
87,465
161,000
115,000
145,696
95,000
90,300
120,000
120,450
130,000
175,250
118,838
79,733
122,800
155,961
141,472
168,600
106,771
144,644
78,500
100,975
96,000
142,500
147,000
168,195
161,690
251,167
150,000
117,950
109,383
142,818
147,844
140,636
120,900
160,800
150,148
182,000
133,107
97,756
108,137
126,375
164,066
170,567
117,250
70,200
75,000
94,988
102,250
93,720
140,000
87,360
91,280
136,000
150,521
149,750
156,000
125,132
145,159
149,500
236,465
262,806
149,800
185,200
160,295
276,500
82,315
95,000
102,765
122,950
120,000
94,750
133,000
138,000
137,023
151,125
118,810
145,000
150,000
169,000
180,000
98,185
107,045
123,924
154,748
156,206
73,750
75,300
90,000
101,738
112,000
93,900
95,000
120,900
137,500
144,400
115,460
147,000
163,215
187,750
182,000
158,790
156,000
176,800
266,945
296,810
116,032
102,765
106,392
141,500
134,000
135,000
158,000
150,627
150,295
128,918
129,261
129,169
90,750
87,204
88,483
132,500
120,000
120,900
149,979
158,399
151,750
179,500
193,543
189,000
90th
Percentile
191,700
310,411
27
MANAGER
Base Salary
Total Compensation
Employer
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
90th
Percentile
CRO
49,635
20,570
42,264
78,250
53,297
21,338
43,715
Consultancy
62,805
45,930
62,000
85,000
67,295
51,430
66,500
89,750
Industry
78,370
54,000
70,000
95,000
84,413
56,000
76,000
106,000
Notified Body
70,000
60,000
67,500
82,500
74,250
66,000
71,750
85,000
121,200
Average
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
82,750
90th
Percentile
131,800

Diploma
77,328
53,000
78,500
112,500
129,000
80,975
54,275
85,750
114,500
137,000
Baccalaureate
71,058
49,703
66,495
81,500
124,000
76,061
55,314
76,000
89,338
127,400
Postgrad
Certificate
67,231
44,631
56,930
83,250
69,266
45,532
60,733
85,500
Masters
75,298
48,000
70,000
92,838
117,000
81,359
50,500
75,000
107,000
131,200
Doctorate
79,284
54,500
70,000
94,500
121,058
85,393
56,412
73,000
100,350
135,821
<1
40,000
20,000
37,500
62,500
42,341
20,750
37,683
68,591
1-2 yrs
65,957
48,000
68,000
78,500
108,810
69,605
49,750
71,000
85,750
3-5 yrs
62,279
43,893
55,500
80,750
110,000
67,095
45,866
64,400
91,000
116,500
6-9 yrs
77,630
51,170
60,000
89,700
137,500
82,248
52,540
63,500
91,985
139,500
119,008
113,646
10-14 yrs
70,795
51,203
75,000
87,500
108,000
77,584
57,016
77,500
98,000
15-19 yrs
94,335
65,785
92,500
121,500
147,000
101,383
68,059
100,600
125,625
152,800
20-24 yrs
115,964
72,500
96,000
166,000
220,000
122,864
78,000
106,000
176,500
222,100
3-5 yrs
46,692
17,750
45,500
49,500
108,500
49,051
18,375
49,500
50,000
113,500
6-9 yrs
59,946
47,520
54,000
72,500
96,880
62,989
50,748
56,262
75,250
104,600
10-14 yrs
77,452
53,801
67,100
89,250
114,594
82,614
55,011
73,400
98,285
129,250
15-19 yrs
79,397
55,500
72,500
92,300
151,000
86,645
61,838
76,688
99,020
156,600
137,600
20-24 yrs
81,461
64,000
76,167
100,000
122,800
88,090
65,000
80,000
105,250
25-29 yrs
92,152
65,139
85,000
110,000
152,400
99,517
68,745
90,675
121,500
168,400
105,935
83,785
104,100
130,000
171,000
114,596
85,193
114,876
132,750
188,500
30 + yrs
RAC
Yes
70,256
51,397
65,000
89,250
115,552
75,453
54,211
67,650
100,500
123,650
No
77,201
51,490
70,000
94,250
121,800
82,899
52,850
75,031
100,625
133,600
OVERALL
76,013
51,987
70,000
90,675
120,000
81,625
52,970
74,000
100,425
130,700
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SPECIALIST
Base Salary
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
Employer
Consultancy
Average
25th
Percentile
39,410
33,600
38,688
Government
44,333
28,000
45,000
Industry
52,360
Baccalaureate
44,603
Postgrad
41,500
Certificate
Masters
48,216
34,411
49,500
72,850
36,844
45,338
54,750
12,750
39,500
72,250
28,000
49,000
60,000
Doctorate
41,500
1-2 yrs
41,834
12,750
39,500
72,250
30,322
45,942
54,900
3-5 yrs
42,458
26,452
40,000
54,750
6-9 yrs
50,930
36,250
47,750
60,675
10-14 yrs
58,259
41,000
55,350
61,075
25+ yrs
64,533
3-5 yrs
42,250
33,750
33,600
6-9 yrs
39,733
10-14 yrs
Total Compensation
50th
75th
Percentile
Percentile
Average
25th
Percentile
45,942
41,086
35,000
42,315
45,942
60,000
44,333
28,000
45,000
60,000
91,100
55,326
34,786
51,200
74,600
96,160
60,900
48,808
38,908
45,338
63,246
69,200
43,525
13,200
43,550
73,825
50,447
32,375
50,200
61,500
43,525
13,200
43,550
73,825
57,120
43,759
32,172
45,942
57,464
58,820
80,800
44,777
26,452
43,158
56,400
86,850
84,500
54,006
38,500
50,200
65,244
92,640
73,714
63,849
41,800
63,500
81,823
58,900
90,575
63,200
35,100
58,900
95,600
80,000
80,000
65,000
35,000
80,000
80,000
24,250
47,000
55,500
42,750
24,375
47,250
56,625
27,652
40,169
47,875
72,100
42,150
27,855
41,669
50,300
78,540
47,564
39,016
51,500
58,925
66,630
51,124
42,736
53,600
64,500
72,440
15-19 yrs
55,015
33,750
56,060
76,750
59,428
35,100
59,910
88,250
25-29 yrs
60,600
39,200
64,400
78,200
61,225
40,525
64,950
78,200
30 + yrs
RAC
Yes
86,714
59,000
90,000
111,141
87,923
59,000
90,000
114,768
55,800
41,500
56,000
70,000
57,680
44,450
59,500
70,000
No
50,241
33,600
47,500
60,000
84,600
52,973
35,000
50,000
66,992
91,760
OVERALL
50,776
33,950
48,500
60,000
81,400
53,426
35,125
50,200
66,744
89,550
15-19 yrs
90th
Percentile
80,000
90th
Percentile
83,000
29
Appendix C.
Countries Represented in the 2014 Survey Respondent Pool
Afghanistan
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Korea, South
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
Zimbabwe
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The Survey: An Overview

Respondents by Work Setting

Respondents by Job Level

Base salary increased

Average Base Compensation Increase 20122013

Compensation Trends, US-Based Professionals

Base Compensation (US$)

Total Compensation (US$)

Total compensation has

Factors Shaping Compensation

Base Compensation by Job Level, US-Based Professionals

The RAC Credential Factor

Professionals with the

Base Compensation for US-Based RACs vs. non-RACs

RAC Credential Holder

Regulatory and Other Professional

Years of Regulatory and Total Professional Experience

Prior Professional Experience

Average Years Regulatory Experience

Average Total Experience

Average Years in Position

Average Years in Organization

Average Number of Reports

Regulatory Professionals Scope of

Time Allocation by Job Level

Time Allocation by Job Level and Work Environment

Regulatory Strategy & Intelligence

Regulatory Strategy & Intelligence

Regulatory Strategy & Intelligence

Regulatory Strategy & Intelligence

Scope of Work: Product Types and

Product Line Involvement*

Response, Confidence Intervals and

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