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Clinical Research Associate Salary
in Virginia, United States

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$87,820 (USD)

Average Salary

$42/hr

Average Hourly

$1,958

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Clinical Research Associate is $87,820 a year and $42 an hour in Virginia, United States. The average salary range for a Clinical Research Associate is between $61,825 and $106,526. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Clinical Research Associate. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Virginia, United States.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$98,645
5 Year Change:
12 %

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Description: Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach, though its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of 8.72 million live as of 2023. The Blue Ridge Mountains cross the western and southwestern parts of the state. The state's central region lies predominantly in the Piedmont. Eastern Virginia is part of the Atlantic Plain...
Description:
  • Designs, administers, researches, and studies designated clinical trials including investigator selection (who is responsible for the conduct of the trial at the trial site), analysis of potential patient recruitment, and preparation of trial related documentation, following company standard operating procedures and in accordance with Good Clinical Practice.
  • Establishes, monitors throughout its duration, and closes down trial sites on completion of the trial.
  • Coordinates with the ethics committee, which safeguards the rights, safety, and wellbeing of all trial subjects; and organizes ethics committee submissions with follow through to ensure successful outcome.
  • Identifies and assesses the suitability of facilities to be used as the investigational/clinical trial site; sets up trial sites, which includes ensuring each center has the required trial materials, including the trial drug often known as the investigational medicinal product.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Clinical Research Associate is $87,820 a year and $42 an hour in Virginia, United States. The average salary range for a Clinical Research Associate is between $61,825 and $106,526. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Clinical Research Associate. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Virginia, United States.

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Job Statistics

Clinical Research Associate Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Job family population: 110,550

Estimated population of Clinical Research Associate jobs: 11,597

Rate of error: 1.6%

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Virginia Cost of Living Score:

Description: Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach, though its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of 8.72 million live as of 2023. The Blue Ridge Mountains cross the western and southwestern parts of the state. The state's central region lies predominantly in the Piedmont. Eastern Virginia is part of the Atlantic Plain...
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  • Designs, administers, researches, and studies designated clinical trials including investigator selection (who is responsible for the conduct of the trial at the trial site), analysis of potential patient recruitment, and preparation of trial related documentation, following company standard operating procedures and in accordance with Good Clinical Practice.
  • Establishes, monitors throughout its duration, and closes down trial sites on completion of the trial.
  • Coordinates with the ethics committee, which safeguards the rights, safety, and wellbeing of all trial subjects; and organizes ethics committee submissions with follow through to ensure successful outcome.
  • Identifies and assesses the suitability of facilities to be used as the investigational/clinical trial site; sets up trial sites, which includes ensuring each center has the required trial materials, including the trial drug often known as the investigational medicinal product.

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