1,750 active jobs. 169 companies. Median salary $56K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.
The Clinical Research Associate market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.
Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 71% of positions include salary data.
Middle 50% of salaries range from $45K to $116K.
Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.
Salary increase: +$149K · Sample: Senior → Staff
Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings
| Level | Jobs | P25 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 57 | $45K | $50K | $71K |
| Senior | 41 | $72K | $102K | $115K |
| Entry-Level | 34 | $40K | $42K | $45K |
| Director | 23 | $156K | $206K | $277K |
| Mid-Level | 18 | $70K | $85K | $87K |
| Manager | 12 | $63K | $90K | $129K |
| Staff | 5 | $186K | $251K | $282K |
Senior → Staff: +$149K (147%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.
| Country | Jobs | Median | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | $65K | USD |
| Canada | 17 | $85K | USD |
| Remote | 16 | $192K | USD |
| Mode | Share |
|---|---|
| On-Site | 1.0% |
| Remote | 10.2% |
| Hybrid | 1.9% |
~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.
| Company | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Icon | 243 | 13.9% |
| Syneoshealth | 141 | 8.1% |
| Iqvia | 119 | 6.8% |
| Fortrea | 110 | 6.3% |
| Umiami | 44 | 2.5% |
| Wustl | 36 | 2.1% |
| Uchicago | 32 | 1.8% |
| Osu | 23 | 1.3% |
| Country | Jobs |
|---|---|
| United States | 535 |
| Remote | 143 |
| China | 68 |
| Canada | 35 |
| United Kingdom | 32 |
| Germany | 27 |
| France | 25 |
| Brazil | 24 |
| Level | Share | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 53.0% | 661 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 30.7% | 383 |
| Master's Degree | 9.0% | 112 |
| PhD / Doctorate | 1.7% | 21 |
| MBA | 0.1% | 1 |
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