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I'm quite interested in biotech but are the salaries generally known to be poor? I can't believe some of the lowball offers I've gotten from biotech companies,

by 0x3f 1y ago

I'm quite interested in biotech but are the salaries generally known to be poor? I can't believe some of the lowball offers I've gotten from biotech companies, compared to regular old software companies. Maybe they know the work is interesting and so discount accordingly?

zkagin 1y ago
You're right that salaries have historically been lower in biotech (and many other "passion" industries, like gaming and education) than traditional tech, and that is perhaps exacerbated by the recent salary arms race in AI as well. That said, I've found that the biotech companies who view software/AI as a core competency pay pretty competitively with non-FAANG tech companies. If you're looking for a role, I'd be happy to share some companies actively hiring and that pay reasonably well (contact in my profile).