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Pfizer Salary

Pfizer Salary

Pfizer pays a median of $180K ($138K–$235K) across 154 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $138K–$235K salary range

Median: $180K  ·  Based on 154 public Pfizer job postings  ·  Updated October 28, 2026


This Pfizer salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Pfizer · pay benchmark · updated October 28, 2026
$180K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$138K–$235K
Typical range
$550K view JD
Highest base · Development Head, RSV, RSV Combination, and Early Vaccine Programs
154
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+117
142 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 40% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$132K (5)
Senior
$132K (10)
Pay by location
Remote $148K (26)New York $166K (25)
Highest-paying skills
Team Leadership $235KTriage $235KPython $186KMachine Learning $186KGCP $186KPatient Care $180KAssay Development $80K

Highest-paying open roles at Pfizer

Pfizer engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $132K median · $385K top base — Medical Analytics Care Gaps & Customer Segmentation Leader (view JD) (5)
  • Senior: $132K median · $232K top base — Senior AI/ML Engineer - Research Data AI and Predictive Modeling (Vaccine R&D) (view JD) (10)

Pfizer salary by location

  • Remote: $148K median · $385K top base — Field Medical Director, Breast and Gynecological Cancers (MD) (view JD) (26 roles)
  • New York: $166K median · $457K top base — Vice President, Digital Finance (view JD) (25 roles)

Remote work at Pfizer

32% of Pfizer's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $148K median vs $138K onsite.

What Pfizer looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Patient Care (6) · Triage (5) · Python (4) · Budgeting (4) · GCP (3) · Forecasting (2) · Assay Development (2) · Spectroscopy (2) · Team Leadership (2) · Project Management (2).

Benefits & perks at Pfizer

Commonly listed: relocation (119) · dental (116) · vision (116) · 401k (116) · pto (116) · retirement (55) · mental-health (4) · medical (3).

About Pfizer

Pfizer is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 1848 · HQ New York City, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Pfizer

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 69 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD and Associate's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 40% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Pfizer total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Pfizer hiring activity

Pfizer has 154 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 154 public job postings with disclosed pay. 117 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (142 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 6 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Pfizer pay?
The median pay is $180K, with a typical range of $138K–$235K, based on 154 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Pfizer?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Development Head, RSV, RSV Combination, and Early Vaccine Programs, at $330K–$550K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 154 public Pfizer job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed October 28, 2026.

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