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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Salary

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Salary

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals pays a median of $205K ($170K–$240K) across 97 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $170K–$240K salary range

Median: $205K  ·  Based on 97 public Alnylam Pharmaceuticals job postings  ·  Updated October 26, 2026


This Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 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

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals · pay benchmark · updated October 26, 2026
$205K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$170K–$240K
Typical range
$448K view JD
Highest base · VP, Strategic Planning
97
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+97
97 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 95% of roles mention equity · options
Salary by department · median & top base
quantitative sciences
$236K · $334K top (5)
information technology
$221K · $311K top (11)
regulatory sciences
$202K · $334K top (9)
commercial - us ttr
$198K · $328K top (14)
pipeline delivery
$191K · $408K top (6)
finance
$191K · $448K top (5)
commercial - global rare
$189K · $282K top (5)
early development
$184K · $437K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Team Leadership $247KGCP $218KR $210KPython $208K

Highest-paying open roles at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals salary by department

  • quantitative sciences: $236K median · $334K top base — Senior Director Biostatistics Head of Statistical Innovation & Methodology (view JD) (5 roles)
  • information technology: $221K median · $311K top base — Sr Director, IT - Ethics, Compliance & Legal Technology (view JD) (11 roles)
  • regulatory sciences: $202K median · $334K top base — Director, Medical Safety and Risk Management (view JD) (9 roles)
  • commercial - us ttr: $198K median · $328K top base — Senior Director, Commercial Operations (view JD) (14 roles)
  • pipeline delivery: $191K median · $408K top base — Vice President, Early Pipeline Delivery (view JD) (6 roles)
  • finance: $191K median · $448K top base — VP, Strategic Planning (view JD) (5 roles)
  • commercial - global rare: $189K median · $282K top base — Director, Global Marketing (view JD) (5 roles)
  • early development: $184K median · $437K top base — Senior Director, Pathology (view JD) (5 roles)

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals salary by location

  • Remote: $216K median · $322K top base — Senior Director, US Strategic Accounts (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

15% of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $216K median vs $138K onsite.

What Alnylam Pharmaceuticals looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Team Leadership (10) · GCP (7) · Python (6) · R (6) · AWS (4) · Assay Development (4) · Total Rewards (3) · Supply Chain (3) · Go (2) · GMP (2).

Benefits & perks at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Commonly listed: dental (92) · vision (92) · hsa-fsa (92) · 401k (92) · pto (92) · medical (3) · mental-health (1).

About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2002 · HQ Cambridge, Massachusetts. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 28 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; 95% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals hiring activity

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has 97 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 97 public job postings with disclosed pay. 97 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (97 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Alnylam Pharmaceuticals pay?
The median pay is $205K, with a typical range of $170K–$240K, based on 97 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP, Strategic Planning, at $332K–$448K base.

Which team pays the most at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals?
The quantitative sciences team, at a $236K 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 97 public Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 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 October 26, 2026.

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