AbbVie Salary

💰 $136K–$205K salary range

Median: $181K  ·  Based on 599 public AbbVie job postings  ·  Updated June 22, 2026

This AbbVie salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at AbbVie

• Head of Asset in GI, Oncology Clinical Development — $248K–$472K · Research
• Executive Medical Director, Immunology Clinical Development - Respiratory/Pulmonary — $234K–$444K · Research
• Medical Director/Senior Medical Director, Immunology Clinical Development — $211K–$401K · Research
• Scientific Director, Clinical and Real World Evidence — $211K–$401K · Research
• Senior Scientific Director, International Medical Affairs – Gastroenterology: Cross-IBD / Standard of Care Lead — $207K–$393K · Research
• Asset Strategy Leader, R&D Aesthetics — $207K–$393K · Research
• Senior Scientific Director, Oncology Clinical Development (Hematology) — $207K–$393K · Research
• Senior Director, Development Sciences Licensing & Acquisitions — $207K–$393K · Research
• Sr. Director, Global Network & Network Security — $207K–$393K · Information Technology
• Asset Strategy Leader, Oncology — $207K–$393K · Research

AbbVie salary by department

• business development: $233K median · $305K top base — Director, Global Aesthetic Neurotoxins - Pipeline Commercialization & Strategy - Irvine, CA (view JD) (5 roles)
• legal: $233K median · $346K top base — Associate General Counsel (view JD) (8 roles)
• public relations: $196K median · $305K top base — Director, Oncology Public Affairs (view JD) (5 roles)
• marketing: $195K median · $346K top base — Director, Channel Strategy USMAx (view JD) (70 roles)
• quality assurance: $193K median · $346K top base — Director, Clinical Quality Assurance (view JD) (7 roles)
• human resources: $182K median (8 roles)
• research: $181K median · $444K top base — Executive Medical Director, Immunology Clinical Development - Respiratory/Pulmonary (view JD) (184 roles)
• engineering: $181K median · $393K top base — Senior Director Engineering Strategy, Front-End Planning, and Engineering Standards (view JD) (29 roles)

AbbVie salary by seniority

• Junior: $88K median · $162K top base — Associate Project Manager, CMC Portfolio Management (view JD) (15)
• Mid: $136K median · $238K top base — Oncology Account Executive - New York City (view JD) (133)
• Senior: $159K median · $393K top base — Sr. Director, Global Network & Network Security (view JD) (147)
• Staff: $205K median · $393K top base — Asset Strategy Leader, Oncology (view JD) (42)

AbbVie salary — lead & management

• Lead: $170K median · $305K top base — Enterprise GenAI and DevOps Technical Lead (view JD) (18)
• Manager: $159K median · $251K top base — Field Reimbursement Manager, Psychiatry (view JD) (85)
• Director: $233K median · $444K top base — Executive Medical Director, Immunology Clinical Development - Respiratory/Pulmonary (view JD) (159)

AbbVie salary by location

• Chicago: $159K median · $393K top base — Sr. Director, Global Network & Network Security (view JD) (191 roles)
• Remote: $181K median (97 roles)
• San Francisco: $233K median · $346K top base — Senior Medical Director, Oncology Clinical Development (view JD) (23 roles)
• San Diego: $181K median · $238K top base — Oncology Account Executive - San Diego, CA (view JD) (5 roles)
• New York: $160K median · $251K top base — District Manager, Metabolics - New York (view JD) (4 roles)
• Austin: $140K median (3 roles)
• Boston: $165K median · $251K top base — Field Reimbursement Manager, Advanced Parkinson's (view JD) (3 roles)
• Atlanta: $159K median · $322K top base — Regional Sales Director, Metabolic - Southeast Region (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at AbbVie

55% of AbbVie's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $160K median vs $181K onsite.

What AbbVie looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Team Leadership (25) · SQL (11) · Python (10) · AWS (8) · Project Management (8) · Brand Strategy (7) · Forecasting (6) · Assay Development (6) · CI/CD (6) · Spectroscopy (6).

Benefits & perks at AbbVie

Commonly listed: dental (345) · 401k (345) · pto (345) · vision (60) · medical (12) · mental-health (3).

About AbbVie

AbbVie is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 2013 · HQ North Chicago, Illinois. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at AbbVie

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 127 that do, PhD and Bachelor's and Master's and Associate's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 12% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

AbbVie total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 97% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

AbbVie hiring activity

AbbVie has 599 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 599 public job postings with disclosed pay. 358 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (599 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does AbbVie pay?
The median pay is $181K, with a typical range of $136K–$205K, based on 599 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at AbbVie?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Asset in GI, Oncology Clinical Development, at $248K–$472K base.

Which team pays the most at AbbVie?
The business development team, at a $233K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 599 public AbbVie job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 22, 2026.

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