Altos Labs Salary

💰 $204K–$330K salary range

Median: $247K  ·  Based on 25 public Altos Labs job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Altos Labs salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Altos Labs

• Senior / Principal Machine Learning Scientist — $331K–$424K · Institute of Computation
• Director, Pathology — $323K–$394K · Drug Discovery & Development Science
• Senior Director, Project Team Leader — $313K–$402K · Portfolio Operations and Programs
• Senior Machine Learning Scientist, AI Agents — $257K–$330K · Institute of Computation
• Machine Learning Scientist / Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Virtual Cell — $257K–$330K · Institute of Computation
• Scientist / Senior Scientist, Multimodal AI — $257K–$330K · Institute of Computation

Altos Labs salary by department

• Institute of Computation: $330K median (6 roles)
• Drug Discovery & Development Science: $221K median (9 roles)
• Discovery Science: $140K median (3 roles)

Altos Labs salary by location

• San Francisco: $247K median (21 roles)

What Altos Labs looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (2) · PyTorch (2) · AWS (1) · GCP (1) · TensorFlow (1).

About Altos Labs

Altos Labs is Series A stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2021 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Altos Labs

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 20 that do, PhD and Bachelor's and Associate's and Master's are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 8% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Altos Labs hiring activity

Altos Labs has 16 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 25 public job postings with disclosed pay. 10 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (25 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Altos Labs pay?
The median base salary is $247K, with a typical range of $204K–$330K, based on 25 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Altos Labs?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior / Principal Machine Learning Scientist, at $331K–$424K base.

Which team pays the most at Altos Labs?
The Institute of Computation team, at a $330K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 25 public Altos Labs 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 10, 2026.

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