Dang, I'm moving

Salaries in the field vary widely depending on education level and experience. Hughey says that annual salaries can range from $60,000 at the entry level to more than $100,000 for Ph.D.s. A recent salary survey [..] reported that the average salary in 2003 for life scientists whose primary area of specialization is bioinformatics was $75,845.

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Entry level salaries of $60,000 (~ £35,000) for bioinformaticians? I'm definitely in the wrong country. Entry level here in the UK would be about two thirds of that and you'd be lucky to push $100,000 a year with a PhD as a team leader.