# Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago - **Jobs on page**: 38 ## Landing - **Id**: 8236 - **Type**: salary - **Title**: Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago - **Description**: Biotech and Life Sciences jobs in Chicago hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $201,927/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today. - **Url**: - **Updated at**: 2026-11-11T22:09:50Z ### Filters - **Role ids**: 51 - **Location ids**: 260 ## Aggregates - **Jobs**: 306 - **Companies**: 52 - **Posted last 7 days**: 51 - **Companies active 90 days**: 50 - **Visa sponsorship**: 0 - **Relocation**: 9 - **Equity**: 12 - **Salary stated n**: 282 - **Salary estimated n**: 19 - **Marked inactive**: 5 ### Work mode - **Remote**: 37 - **Hybrid**: 114 - **On site**: 155 ### Salary usd annual - **P10**: 96000 - **Avg**: 198086 - **P90**: 302418 ### Salary stated #### All - **N**: 282 - **P25**: 142500 - **P50**: 203500 - **P75**: 236500 #### By seniority - Seniority: junior; N: 31; P25: 100000; P50: 125500; P75: 141600 - Seniority: middle; N: 25; P25: 90000; P50: 96000; P75: 145000 - Seniority: senior; N: 103; P25: 165000; P50: 183500; P75: 208500 - Seniority: staff; N: 9; P25: 208500; P50: 208500; P75: 268500 - Seniority: lead; N: 52; P25: 208500; P50: 236500; P75: 236500 - Seniority: head; N: 49; P25: 268500; P50: 305000; P75: 338400 ### Salary estimated #### All - **N**: 19 - **P25**: 86000 - **P50**: 148000 - **P75**: 156000 ### Top technologies - **GMP** — Jobs: 47 - **Python** — Jobs: 34 - **AWS** — Jobs: 23 - **SQL** — Jobs: 19 - **CI/CD** — Jobs: 18 - **Chromatography** — Jobs: 17 - **Azure** — Jobs: 15 - **GCP** — Jobs: 14 ### Top locations - **United States** — Jobs: 21 - **Mexico** — Jobs: 1 ### Top companies - [AbbVie](https://alion.io/company/abbvie) — Jobs: 212 - [Danaher](https://alion.io/company/danaher-corporation) — Jobs: 7 - [Mars](https://alion.io/company/mars) — Jobs: 7 - [IQVIA](https://alion.io/company/iqvia) — Jobs: 6 - [Charles River Associates](https://alion.io/company/charles-river-associates) — Jobs: 5 - [Ambry Genetics](https://alion.io/company/ambry-genetics) — Jobs: 4 - [Frontage Laboratories](https://alion.io/company/frontagelab) — Jobs: 4 - [ICON](https://alion.io/company/icon) — Jobs: 3 - [Amgen](https://alion.io/company/amgen) — Jobs: 3 - [Veeva Systems](https://alion.io/company/veeva-systems) — Jobs: 3 - [Health Care Service Corporation](https://alion.io/company/health-care-service-corporation) — Jobs: 2 - [AstraZeneca](https://alion.io/company/astra-zeneca) — Jobs: 2 ## Content ### Sections - **How pay is distributed** — Text: 282 of these Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $143K and $237K a year, with a median of $204K. By level, the median runs junior at $126K, middle at $96K, senior at $184K, staff at $209K, lead at $237K, and head+ at $305K. The step from junior to head+ is worth about 2.4x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable. - **The market right now** — Text: Alion currently lists 306 open Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago from 52 companies. 51 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 50 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. 5 of the 306 carry the marks of a stale or abandoned posting - open far beyond the usual time to fill, reposted, or on a board that mostly never closes a role - and are marked as likely inactive; the list can hide them. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary. - **Where the work is** — Text: The largest concentrations of these roles are United States (21) and Mexico (1). 12% of the listings are fully remote and a further 37% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live. - **Who is hiring** — Text: The employers with the most open Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago right now are AbbVie (212), Danaher (7), Mars (7), IQVIA (6), Charles River Associates (5), and Ambry Genetics (4). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application. - **What employers ask for** — Text: Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are GMP (47), Python (34), AWS (23), SQL (19), CI/CD (18), Chromatography (17), Azure (15), and GCP (14). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list. - **Relocation, visas and equity** — Text: Of the current Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago, 9 offer a relocation package and 12 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you. ### Faq - Question: How many Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago are open right now?; Answer: There are 306 open Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago on Alion from 52 companies. The list was last refreshed on November 11, 2026. - Question: Are all of these Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago still being filled?; Answer: Probably not all of them. 5 of the 306 show the marks Alion reads as a likely inactive posting: open far longer than employers usually take to fill such a role, reposted several times, or sitting on a board that rarely closes anything. They stay listed with a warning, and the list can hide them with one switch. - Question: What do Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Chicago pay?; Answer: The median is $204K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $143K and $237K. This is based on the 282 listings that state pay. - Question: Are any of these roles remote?; Answer: 37 of the 306 listings (12%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click. - Question: Which companies are hiring?; Answer: The most active employers right now are AbbVie, Danaher, Mars, IQVIA, Charles River Associates, and Ambry Genetics. Each has its own page on Alion with the rest of its open roles. - Question: Can I get visa sponsorship or relocation?; Answer: Yes - of the current listings, 9 offer a relocation package. Both are filters on the jobs page. - Question: How do I apply?; Answer: Open any listing and apply on the employer's own board through the link on the page. No account is required to browse or to apply. ## Jobs - [Senior Principal Engineer, Factory of the Future](https://alion.io/job/abbvie-senior-principal-engineer-factory-of-the-future) — Json url: ; Work mode: hybrid; Status: live; Updated at: 2026-11-11T22:09:50+00:00 - [Director, Bioassay Analytical Development R&D](https://alion.io/job/abbvie-director-bioassay-analytical-development-rd) — Json url: ; Work mode: on_site; Status: live; Updated at: 2026-11-11T20:39:58+00:00 - [Production Technician l (1st Shift- 6:30am-3pm)](https://alion.io/job/abbvie-production-technician-l-1st-shift-630am-3pm-2) — Json url: ; Work mode: on_site; Status: live; Updated at: 2026-11-11T16:46:21+00:00 - [Government Programs Care Manager II-743 (Work From Home)](https://alion.io/job/health-care-service-corporation-government-programs-care-manager-ii-743-work-from-home) — Json url: ; Work mode: remote; Status: live; Updated at: 2026-11-11T00:00:00+00:00 - [Government Programs Care Manager III - 743 - Work From Home](https://alion.io/job/health-care-service-corporation-government-programs-care-manager-iii-743-work-from-home) — Json url: ; 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