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Element Biosciences Salary

Element Biosciences Salary

Element Biosciences pays a median of $135K ($110K–$166K) across 12 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $110K–$166K salary range

Median: $135K  ·  Based on 12 public Element Biosciences job postings  ·  Updated June 20, 2026


This Element Biosciences 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

Element Biosciences · pay benchmark · updated June 20, 2026
$135K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$110K–$166K
Typical range
$197K view JD
Highest base · Staff Scientist, Surface Chemistry
12
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+12
12 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 83% of roles mention equity · options

Highest-paying open roles at Element Biosciences

Element Biosciences salary by location

  • San Diego: $135K median · $197K top base — Staff Scientist, Surface Chemistry (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at Element Biosciences

20% of Element Biosciences's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Element Biosciences looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (2) · Python (1) · PyTorch (1) · Scikit-Learn (1) · Go (1) · React (1) · MongoDB (1) · Redis (1) · User Stories (1) · Agile (1).

Benefits & perks at Element Biosciences

Commonly listed: medical (10) · 401k (10) · pto (10) · bonus (8).

About Element Biosciences

Element Biosciences is Series E stage · 251–500 employees · HQ San Diego, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Element Biosciences

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 9 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD 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; 83% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Element Biosciences total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 78% of roles list a bonus; 22% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Element Biosciences hiring activity

Element Biosciences has 12 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 12 public job postings with disclosed pay. 12 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (12 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Element Biosciences's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs Element BiosciencesStage
Google$200K↑ +48%Public
SpaceX$135K≈ sameSeries D
Accenture Federal Services$154K↑ +14%Venture-backed
OpenAI$308K↑ +128%Late Stage
Esri$126K↓ -6%
Databricks$215K↑ +59%Series J

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Common questions

What does Element Biosciences pay?
The median pay is $135K, with a typical range of $110K–$166K, based on 12 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Element Biosciences?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Staff Scientist, Surface Chemistry, at $158K–$197K base.

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 12 public Element Biosciences 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 20, 2026.

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