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Grail Salary

Grail Salary

Grail pays a median of $146K ($110K–$187K) across 30 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $110K–$187K salary range

Median: $146K  ·  Based on 30 public Grail job postings  ·  Updated July 28, 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 July 28, 2026
$146K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$110K–$187K
Typical range
$286K view JD
Highest base · Director Government Affairs
30
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+20
27 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 47% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$127K (11)
Staff
$184K (8)
Salary by department · median & top base
sales & marketing
$154K · $286K top (6)
research & development
$146K · $224K top (20)
Pay by location
Raleigh $113K (12)Remote $127K (5)
Highest-paying skills
Go $171KAWS $171KKubernetes $171KPython $164KHipaa $117KGCP $117KTableau $106KPower Bi $96K

Highest-paying open roles at Grail

Grail salary by department

  • sales & marketing: $154K median · $286K top base — Director Government Affairs (view JD) (6 roles)
  • research & development: $146K median · $224K top base — Staff Software Engineer - Commercial (view JD) (20 roles)

Grail salary by seniority

  • Senior: $127K median · $187K top base — Senior Data Scientist (view JD) (11)
  • Staff: $184K median · $237K top base — Corporate Counsel – Corporate & Securities (view JD) (8)

Grail salary by location

  • Raleigh: $113K median · $195K top base — Staff Software Development Engineer (Lab Technology) (view JD) (12 roles)
  • Remote: $127K median · $271K top base — Managed Care Liaison (MCL) / Health Economics Field Lead (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Grail

17% of Grail's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $127K median vs $126K onsite.

What Grail looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (12) · SQL (6) · Tableau (5) · AWS (4) · CI/CD (4) · GCP (4) · TypeScript (3) · Go (3) · Kubernetes (3) · R (3).

Benefits & perks at Grail

Commonly listed: dental (29) · vision (29) · 401k (29) · bonus (29).

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 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 10 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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; 47% 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 30 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 30 public job postings with disclosed pay. 20 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (27 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Grail pay?
The median pay is $146K, with a typical range of $110K–$187K, based on 30 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 Director Government Affairs, at $200K–$286K base.

Which team pays the most at Grail?
The sales & marketing team, at a $154K 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 30 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 July 28, 2026.

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