MSL Salary Survey

Data from MSL Institute’s 2010 Medical Science Liaison Salary Survey
Base Salaries and % Bonus by Tenure
Participating Companies
Represented Therapeutic Areas
Additional Perks and Incentives

This MSL Salary survey was conducted between September 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010. Data shown is for U.S.-based MSL salaries (N=97). Only responses with self-reported company names are included. There were not enough (at least 10) MSL salary data points for Canada and other countries to report.

Bonus data: N/A means the responder chose not to enter a value. 0% means there is no bonus.

Base Salaries and % Bonus by Tenure

Years MSL experience $Base Salary %Bonus
1 $125,000 17%
1 $96,000 11%
1 $115,000 17%
1 $125,000 N/A
1 $127,000 25%
1 $105,000 N/A
1 $150,000 15%
2 $103,000 16%
2 $110,000 14%
2 $121,000 25%
2 $122,000 N/A
2 $142,000 28%
2 $113,000 25%
2 $119,218 10%
2 $117,000 20%
2 $115,000 13%
3 $140,000 N/A
3 $109,000 10%
3 $120,000 16%
3 $130,000 25%
3 $110,000 18%
3 $115,000 15%
3 $165,000 15%
3 $140,000 20%
3 $120,000 22%
4 $127,000 15%
4 $159,000 21%
4 $122,000 N/A
4 $146,840 20%
4 $123,000 16%
4 $132,000 N/A
4 $131,000 16%
4 $146,250 N/A
4 $134,000 11%
4 $160,000 20%
4 $120,000 25%
4 $160,000 18%
4 $119,000 16%
4 $118,000 15%
4 $141,000 22%
5 $124,000 38%
5 $101,000 N/A
5 $129,000 17%
5 $148,000 12%
5 $135,000 16%
5 $121,000 N/A
5 $139,000 15%
5 $110,818 12%
5 $143,000 20%
5 $91,000 31%
6 $138,000 10%
6 $126,500 57%
6 $147,000 20%
6 $128,000 20%
6 $156,000 25%
6 $134,500 20%
6 $125,000 18%
6 $155,000 15%
7 $143,600 15%
7 $151,000 20%
7 $130,000 15%
7 $183,000 20%
7 $165,000 23%
7 $133,000 21%
7 $162,500 20%
8 $136,000 10%
8 $140,000 14%
8 $165,000 20%
8 $120,000 15%
9 $125,000 0%
10 $145,000 12%
10 $153,000 24%
10 $143,000 29%
10 $178,000 23%
10 $155,171 18%
10 $143,000 20%
10 $153,000 20%
11 $131,000 15%
11 $144,400 10%
11 $155,000 15%
11 $155,000 15%
11 $150,000 20%
12 $131,000 15%
12 $170,000 25%
12 $155,000 25%
13 $120,000 20%
13 $179,000 25%
14 $178,000 20%
14 $146,000 20%
15 $167,000 2%
15 $156,000 23%
17 $123,000 7%
18 $144,000 25%
20 $200,000 30%
24 $133,350 13%