Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary: $210K median
The median advertised Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary is $210K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $171K to $262K: counted from 91 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $101 an hour or $17,542 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $323K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll regulatory affairs specialist jobs
$210Kmedian advertised salary
$171K – $262Kmiddle half of roles
$217Kaverage advertised salary
91roles counted
Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $236K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸California | $236K | 21 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $212K | 81 |
Skills that pay more for Regulatory Affairs Specialist roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | $260K | +$49K | 12 |
| Clinical trials | $228K | +$18K | 21 |
| Risk management | $214K | +$4K | 13 |
| Regulatory compliance | $214K | +$4K | 51 |
| Law degree | $214K | +$3K | 12 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Immunome, Inc. | $328K | 3 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals | $232K | 4 |
| Summit Therapeutics | $221K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $202K | 4 |
| Kailera Therapeutics, Inc. | $195K | 3 |
| Airwallex | $181K | 5 |
| Rowan | $138K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Regulatory Affairs Specialist roles
All regulatory affairs specialist jobs- Senior Director, Legal - Policy and Regulatory CounselNscale · 🇺🇸San Francisco; US$240K - $420KLead and above
- Senior Vice President, Regulatory AffairsMineralys Therapeutics · 🇺🇸US Remote$390K - $415KRemoteLead and aboveGoAgileRegulatory compliance
- GVP, Global Regulatory AffairsKiniksa Pharmaceuticals · 🇺🇸Lexington, MA$360K - $410KObjective-C
- Senior Director/Executive Director, Global Regulatory LeadImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸Bothell, Washington, United States$259K - $396KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceRisk management
- Senior Director/Executive Director, Global Regulatory LeadImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸US Remote$259K - $396KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceRisk management
- Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality (GxP)Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, CA$351K - $388KLead and aboveGCPRegulatory complianceQuality inspection
- Regulatory Counsel, AI Regulation, USAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$335K - $385KAILLM evaluationRegulatory compliance
- Vice President, Regulatory AffairsCelea Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Boston$330K - $375KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceClinical trialsPharmacy
- VP, Regulatory AffairsPrime Medicine · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA$313K - $348KLead and above
- Vice President, CMC Regulatory AffairsKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸US-Remote$272K - $340KRemoteLead and aboveWorkforce planningRegulatory compliance
- Regulatory AttorneyPolymarket · 🇺🇸New York$250K - $340K
- Vice President, CMC Regulatory AffairsLoyal · 🇺🇸Remote - US$280K - $340KRemoteLead and above
- Head of Regulatory AffairsBrex · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$270K - $335KLead and aboveM&ARegulatory complianceLaw degree
- Head of Regulatory AffairsBrex · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$270K - $335KLead and aboveM&ARegulatory complianceLaw degree
- Vice President, Regulatory AffairsInsitro · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, CA$313K - $333KLead and aboveGoMachine LearningRegulatory compliance
- Sr Director, Regulatory Affairs StrategyTarsus Pharmaceuticals · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$226K - $317KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory compliancePharmacyProject management
- Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs CMCBeeline Medicines · 🇺🇸United States$242K - $314KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceClinical trialsPharmacy
- Senior Director, Regulatory Strategy – Global Regulatory LeadBeeline Medicines · 🇺🇸United States$242K - $313KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceClinical trialsFDA regulations
- Senior Director, Regulatory AffairsMirum Pharmaceuticals · Foster City$280K - $310KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceClinical trialsProject management
- Sr. Regulatory Counsel, Data Center Power & UtilitiesSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$235K - $305KSeniorLaw degreeBar admissionContract drafting
Questions about Regulatory Affairs Specialist pay
- What is the average Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary?
- $217K a year on average and $210K at the median, across 91 open Regulatory Affairs Specialist postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $171K to $262K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Regulatory Affairs Specialist pay?
- Immunome, Inc. ($328K), Mirum Pharmaceuticals ($232K), Summit Therapeutics ($221K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a regulatory affairs specialist a high-paying job?
- The median Regulatory Affairs Specialist posting advertises $210K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 21% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a regulatory affairs specialist?
- A tenth of the postings offer $323K a year or more; the highest open Regulatory Affairs Specialist role advertises up to $420K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $210K a year is about $101 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $17,542 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $82 to $126 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Regulatory Affairs Specialist roles?
- Postings that ask for Pharmacy (+$49K, 12 postings), Clinical trials (+$18K, 21 postings), Risk management (+$4K, 13 postings) advertise more than the $210K median of all Regulatory Affairs Specialist postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Regulatory Affairs Specialist roles at companies is $210K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $171K to $262K. Counted from 91 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/regulatory-affairs/
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