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Grail Salary

Grail Salary

Grail pays a median of $197K ($135K–$215K) across 21 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $135K–$215K salary range

Median: $197K  ·  Based on 21 public Grail job postings  ·  Updated September 16, 2026


This Grail 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

Grail · pay benchmark · updated September 16, 2026
$197K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$135K–$215K
Typical range
$392K view JD
Highest base · Head of Employment Law and Litigation
21
Open roles
~9 yrs
Typical exp.
+7
20 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 24% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$135K (5)
Staff
$197K (5)
Salary by department · median & top base
general & administration
$230K · $392K top (7)
research & development
$158K · $321K top (9)
Highest-paying skills
AWS $197KPython $134K

Highest-paying open roles at Grail

Grail salary by department

  • general & administration: $230K median · $392K top base — Head of Employment Law and Litigation (view JD) (7 roles)
  • research & development: $158K median · $321K top base — Director of Software Engineering - Data Platforms (view JD) (9 roles)

Grail salary by seniority

  • Senior: $135K median · $260K top base — Senior Corporate Counsel, Compliance (Healthcare) (view JD) (5)
  • Staff: $197K median · $339K top base — Vice President, People Partner (view JD) (5)

Grail salary — lead & management

  • Director: $206K median · $392K top base — Head of Employment Law and Litigation (view JD) (7)

Grail salary by location

  • Remote: $170K median · $242K top base — Payer Engagement Account Director (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Grail

25% of Grail's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $170K median vs $122K onsite.

What Grail looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (4) · CI/CD (3) · SQL (3) · Go (2) · Java (2) · Spring (2) · Terraform (2) · Assay Development (2) · Tableau (2) · Team Leadership (1).

Benefits & perks at Grail

Commonly listed: dental (16) · vision (16) · 401k (16) · bonus (16).

About Grail

Grail is Public stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2016 · HQ Menlo Park, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Grail

Roles typically ask for around 9 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 8 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Associate'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; 24% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Grail total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Grail hiring activity

Grail has 21 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 21 public job postings with disclosed pay. 7 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (20 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Grail pay?
The median pay is $197K, with a typical range of $135K–$215K, based on 21 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Grail?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Employment Law and Litigation, at $274K–$392K base.

Which team pays the most at Grail?
The general & administration team, at a $230K 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 21 public Grail 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 September 16, 2026.

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