Bottom quarter
$108K
Drug Safety Salary in Houston
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$128K
Top quarter
$149K
Top 10%
$172K
Adjusted for Houston at 1.03× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Drug Safety in Houston pulls a median of $127,720 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $149,350 and the top 10% at $172,010. Houston's cost-of-living tilt is 1.03× — the band reflects that. $149,350 is what top-quartile Drug Safety pay looks like in Houston. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$149,350 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$138,535 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$127,720 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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