Salary for Senior-level / Expert Computational Biologist in United States during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Computational Biologist in United States during 2025 is USD 133,000

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Computational Biologist salary lies between USD 119,000 and USD 155,000 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Computational Biologist
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 174,800
Top 25%
$ 155,000
Median
$ 133,000
Bottom 25%
$ 119,000
Bottom 10%
$ 98,500

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Computational Biologist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Computational Biologist job listings are Python, Research and R. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 11 jobs Research | 11 jobs R | 10 jobs Biology | 10 jobs Bioinformatics | 10 jobs Machine Learning | 8 jobs PhD | 7 jobs Statistics | 7 jobs Engineering | 6 jobs Data analysis | 6 jobs Pipelines | 4 jobs Pandas | 3 jobs NumPy | 3 jobs Matplotlib | 3 jobs Testing | 3 jobs HPC | 3 jobs Data management | 3 jobs Linux | 2 jobs Drug discovery | 2 jobs Biostatistics | 2 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Computational Biologist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Computational Biologist job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Health care. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 7 jobs Equity / stock options | 5 jobs Health care | 5 jobs Startup environment | 5 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Flex hours | 3 jobs Flex vacation | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Team events | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs Fertility benefits | 1 jobs

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