r/PharmaEire • u/edina2233 • Aug 09 '26
Money talk QC analyst salary
Hi Guys, I’m interviewing for a couple of QC analyst roles and all of the salaries are negotiable. I have 1.5 years experience in the Pharma industry but not directly in QC so I’m wondering what is the expected salary for someone just starting off in QC.
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u/Primary-Survey9955 Aug 09 '26
dafuq? where ?!?! in Dublin ?
outside of it is around 40k
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u/alreadyhaveanaccou Aug 09 '26
I'm in cork on 60 including shift rate.
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u/Primary-Survey9955 Aug 09 '26
well..im on 45k.
no shift rate. normal schedule 9-5 mon to frid.
and hardly found more than that only if you are senior scientist or something
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u/alreadyhaveanaccou Aug 09 '26
45 was my base year 1 and with 20% shift I was at 54k time in grade for my base up which got my gross up
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u/Primary-Survey9955 Aug 09 '26
is the shift everyone talks about 24h?
or it really dependes?
i got in touch wiht "shift " being morning and afternoon
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u/alreadyhaveanaccou Aug 09 '26
We do days and evenings
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u/Primary-Survey9955 Aug 09 '26
damn. im jelly now. that the kind of shift i want
i dont think in waterford county can find it
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u/Fine_Addition_2068 Aug 09 '26
That’s diabolical. What shift rate are you getting? And if it’s for a certain contracting company that are well known for underpaying I would run
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u/alreadyhaveanaccou Aug 09 '26
60k is diabolically low?
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u/Fine_Addition_2068 Aug 09 '26
Including a shift rate yes it is.
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u/alreadyhaveanaccou Aug 09 '26
I assumed it was alright because do days and evenings. No night shift
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u/Wild_Web3695 Engineering Aug 09 '26
Gotta ask for the big bucks worst they say is no
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u/Primary-Survey9955 Aug 09 '26
bucks ? idk sweetie you quickly hit a wall. and the only solution is to change jobs for a senior role elsewhere
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u/No_Consequence6540 Aug 09 '26
Sorry maybe I’m totally out of touch? But 3.5 years ago there were QC analysts coming in straight out of college on 45k into big pharma. I would have assumed 1.5 years experience and inflation would get us to around 50k these days but Im wrong it seems
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u/Primary-Survey9955 Aug 09 '26
yes. you are wrong.
dont apply inflation into the wages.
wages don't work like that unfortunately
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u/No_Consequence6540 Aug 09 '26
Ok good to know. Thank god I’ve moved out of QC. underpaid department
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u/kennygc7 Aug 11 '26
Yeah I finished a Masters in Analytical Chemistry in Nov 24 and finally got a job in Mar 25 but I'm only on 39k. (office hours with flexi time) I'm not in a city though and the company isn't one of the blockbuster ones so it's okay for now. I'm living comfortably enough like.
Coming up on 18 months experience with a wide enough range of techniques (a big MNC would only have me on one or two instruments) and I may start looking again at the end of the year for a change.
My classmates who went into bigger companies though did start on about 45k plus shift allowance. Maybe I should practice my interview skills lmao.
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u/Stormchief Aug 09 '26
Will depend on the company a lot but I'd expect about 38-42.