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Centessa Pharmaceuticals Salary

Centessa Pharmaceuticals Salary

Centessa Pharmaceuticals pays a median base salary of $309K ($239K–$337K) across 10 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $239K–$337K salary range

Median: $309K  ·  Based on 10 public Centessa Pharmaceuticals job postings  ·  Updated June 11, 2026


This Centessa Pharmaceuticals 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

Centessa Pharmaceuticals · base salary benchmark · updated June 11, 2026
$309K
Median base
$239K–$337K
Typical range
$380K view JD
Highest base · Vice President, Pharmacovigilance & Safety
10
Open roles
~10 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (2 postings cite equity)
Salary by department · median & top base
Non-Clinical
$291K · $350K top (4)

Highest-paying open roles at Centessa Pharmaceuticals

Centessa Pharmaceuticals salary by department

  • Non-Clinical: $291K median · $335K top 10% · $350K top base — Executive Director, Head of Toxicology (view JD) (4 roles)

Centessa Pharmaceuticals salary by location

  • Boston: $318K median · $378K top 10% · $380K top base — Vice President, Pharmacovigilance & Safety (view JD) (5 roles)
  • Remote: $283K median · $365K top 10% · $375K top base — Executive Director, Clinical Development (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Centessa Pharmaceuticals

100% of Centessa Pharmaceuticals's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Centessa Pharmaceuticals looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: GCP (1) · R (1).

Benefits & perks at Centessa Pharmaceuticals

Commonly listed: dental (10) · 401k (10) · bonus (10) · life-ins (10) · pto (10) · gym (10).

About Centessa Pharmaceuticals

Centessa Pharmaceuticals is Public stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2021 · HQ Cambridge, Massachusetts. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Centessa Pharmaceuticals

Roles typically ask for around 10 years of experience (up to 18+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 that do, PhD is 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; 20% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Centessa Pharmaceuticals total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Centessa Pharmaceuticals hiring activity

Centessa Pharmaceuticals has 10 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10 public job postings with disclosed pay. 3 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (10 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Centessa Pharmaceuticals pay?
The median base salary is $309K, with a typical range of $239K–$337K, based on 10 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Centessa Pharmaceuticals?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Pharmacovigilance & Safety, at $350K–$380K base.

Which team pays the most at Centessa Pharmaceuticals?
The Non-Clinical team, at a $291K 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 10 public Centessa 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 June 11, 2026.

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