TABLE 2.

Predictors of Annual Base Salary in Non-U.S. and U.S. Regions

Variable	Reference	Parameter Estimate (Non-U.S.)a	P Value (Non-U.S.)	Parameter Estimate (U.S.)a	P Value (U.S.)
Age, years
21-30	31-40	−7,171	0.486	−13,478	0.264
41-50		28,394	< 0.001b	22,716	0.003b
> 50		33,158	0.002b	22,856	0.007b
Gender
Female	Male	−8,788	0.209	−3,772	0.536
Race
Black/Latino	White	−9,855	0.437	−7,328	0.489
Asian		−3,616	0.693	−10,014	0.244
Other		−20,090	0.252	−25,979	0.187
Employer
Consulting	Pharma	−20,868	0.039b	−40,126	< 0.001b
Managed care		−62,173	< 0.001b	−46,916	< 0.001b
Academia		−7,337	0.811	−38,389	0.005b
Other		−36,709	0.035b	−100,619	< 0.001b
Education
Bachelors	PhD/MD/PharmD	−7,281	0.547	−10,651	0.002b
Masters		−20,072	0.006b	−18,014	0.006b
Other		−33,190	0.027b	−34,337	0.005b
Native language
English	Other	−7,254	0.530	−1,842	0.832
English fluency
Limited/working	Native/Bilingual	21,812	0.317	14,961	0.585
Professional		−22,040	0.052	−4,861	0.486
Hiring authority
Yes	No	−1,968	0.810	26,937	<0.001b
Budget management
Yes	No	8,810	0.288	7,319	0.342
Organizational size
< 1,000	> 5,000	−14,196	0.097	−7182	0.393
1,001-5,000		−27,253	0.023	−5,202	0.427
Job title
President/vice president	Director/associate director	29,227	0.019b	75,550	< 0.001b
Manager		−39,671	< 0.001b	−20,660	0.017b
Academic		−73,213	0.006b	−34,642	0.036b

Note: Adjusted R² for only U.S. cases model = 62.7%; adjusted R² for only non-U.S. cases model = 63.9%.

^aParameter estimates were rounded up or rounded down to the closest whole number.

^bSignificance at P < 0.05.

MD = medical doctor degree; PharmD = doctor of pharmacy degree; PhD = doctor of philosophy degree.