FEMALE pharmacologists earn much more than men according to the latest annual Employment and Remuneration Report from Professional Scientists Australia.
Although women in the sciences are still being paid less than their male counterparts in general, the survey found a pay differential favouring female pharmacologists, whose average annual base salary and total package amounted to $121,958 - versus males' $99,727.
Other exceptions included female geologists, microbiologists, marine and veterinary scientists.
The total survey sample revealed a mean base salary of $103,484 for females compared to $118,196 for their male counterparts, female respondents earning on average 87.6% of males' earnings.
The annual survey tracks changes in compensation for full-time employees in Australia and was conducted online during Sep to Oct 2017 with member societies representing more than 70,000 scientific and technical professionals.
Incidentally, it appears PhD graduates earn slightly less than Masters grads among females, but this is not the case for males.
CLICK HERE to access the report.
The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 19 Mar 18
To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 19 Mar 18
