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AbbVie Salary

AbbVie Salary

AbbVie pays a median of $159K ($140K–$205K) across 160 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $140K–$205K salary range

Median: $159K  ·  Based on 160 public AbbVie job postings  ·  Updated August 2, 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

AbbVie · pay benchmark · updated August 2, 2026
$159K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$140K–$205K
Typical range
$444K view JD
Highest base · Executive Medical Director, Immunology Clinical Development - Respiratory/Pulmonary
160
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+42
160 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 11% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$136K (27)
Senior
$159K (40)
Staff
$181K (17)
Management pay by function
Marketing
$183K (2)
Human Resources
$159K (2)
Finance
$159K (2)
Sales
$141K (6)
Salary by department · median & top base
legal
$264K · $393K top (6)
manufacturing
$205K · $305K top (6)
marketing
$185K · $269K top (11)
finance
$182K · $269K top (13)
research
$181K · $444K top (61)
engineering
$159K · $305K top (9)
information technology
$140K · $237K top (9)
sales
$138K · $393K top (25)
Pay by location
Chicago $159K (61)Remote $140K (18)San Francisco $159K (10)
Highest-paying skills
Forecasting $205KTeam Leadership $205KLess $159K

Highest-paying open roles at AbbVie

AbbVie salary by department

  • legal: $264K median · $393K top base — Head of International Policy (view JD) (6 roles)
  • manufacturing: $205K median · $305K top base — Director Integration and Acquisitions Lead, Operations (view JD) (6 roles)
  • marketing: $185K median · $269K top base — Associate Director, International Marketing, Oncology (view JD) (11 roles)
  • finance: $182K median · $269K top base — Associate Finance Director, Patient Services Immunology (view JD) (13 roles)
  • research: $181K median · $444K top base — Executive Medical Director, Immunology Clinical Development - Respiratory/Pulmonary (view JD) (61 roles)
  • engineering: $159K median · $305K top base — Director, Process Safety and Design (view JD) (9 roles)
  • information technology: $140K median · $237K top base — Non-Human Identity and Cloud IAM – Platform Lead (view JD) (9 roles)
  • sales: $138K median · $393K top base — Sr. Director, Market Access and Patient Services Insights (view JD) (25 roles)

AbbVie salary by seniority

  • Mid: $136K median · $209K top base — Product Development Engineer (view JD) (27)
  • Senior: $159K median · $393K top base — Sr. Director, Market Access and Patient Services Insights (view JD) (40)
  • Staff: $181K median · $346K top base — Associate General Counsel (view JD) (17)

AbbVie salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $160K median · $237K top base — Non-Human Identity and Cloud IAM – Platform Lead (view JD) (6)
  • Manager: $159K median · $251K top base — District Manager, Psychiatry - Providence, RI (view JD) (16)
  • Director: $233K median · $444K top base — Executive Medical Director, Immunology Clinical Development - Respiratory/Pulmonary (view JD) (51)

AbbVie salary by location

  • Chicago: $159K median · $393K top base — Head of International Policy (view JD) (61 roles)
  • Remote: $140K median · $251K top base — District Manager, Psychiatry - Providence, RI (view JD) (18 roles)
  • San Francisco: $159K median · $305K top base — Director, Clinical Pharmacology (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at AbbVie

26% of AbbVie's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $138K median vs $181K onsite.

What AbbVie looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Team Leadership (12) · Forecasting (2) · Assay Development (2) · Cell Culture (2) · AWS (2) · HPLC (2) · SQL (2) · GxP (1) · PCR (1) · Chromatography (1).

Benefits & perks at AbbVie

Commonly listed: dental (103) · 401k (103) · pto (103) · vision (58) · medical (2).

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 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 50 that do, PhD and Bachelor's and Master'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; 11% 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: 100% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

AbbVie hiring activity

AbbVie has 160 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 160 public job postings with disclosed pay. 42 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (160 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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Bain Capital$135K↓ -15%

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Common questions

What does AbbVie pay?
The median pay is $159K, with a typical range of $140K–$205K, based on 160 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 Executive Medical Director, Immunology Clinical Development - Respiratory/Pulmonary, at $234K–$444K base.

Which team pays the most at AbbVie?
The legal team, at a $264K 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 160 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 August 2, 2026.

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