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Illumina Salary

Illumina Salary

Illumina pays a median of $162K ($123K–$234K) across 53 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $123K–$234K salary range

Median: $162K  ·  Based on 53 public Illumina job postings  ·  Updated July 30, 2026


This Illumina 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

Illumina · pay benchmark · updated July 30, 2026
$162K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$123K–$234K
Typical range
$443K view JD
Highest base · Vice President, Clinical Solutions Product Development
53
Open roles
~10 yrs
Typical exp.
+13
43 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 91% of roles mention equity · options, rsu
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$94K (5)
Senior
$123K (17)
Staff
$190K (16)
Highest-paying skills
Azure $213KGo $148K

Highest-paying open roles at Illumina

Illumina salary by seniority

  • Junior: $94K median · $115K top base — Process Engineer II (view JD) (5)
  • Senior: $123K median · $337K top base — Sr Director, Population Genomics (view JD) (17)
  • Staff: $190K median · $443K top base — Vice President, Clinical Solutions Product Development (view JD) (16)

Illumina salary — lead & management

  • Director: $234K median · $308K top base — Head of R&D Portfolio & Project Management (view JD) (11)

Illumina salary by location

  • Remote: $108K median · $281K top base — Director, Federal Government Affairs (Washington D.C. / Remote) (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Illumina

19% of Illumina's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $123K median vs $162K onsite.

What Illumina looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Azure (4) · Product Roadmap (3) · AWS (3) · GCP (3) · Team Leadership (3) · CI/CD (2) · EHS (2) · Assay Development (2) · Agile (2) · KPIs (2).

Benefits & perks at Illumina

Commonly listed: dental (50) · 401k (50) · pto (50) · relocation (3) · mental-health (1).

About Illumina

Illumina is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · founded 1998 · HQ San Diego, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Illumina

Roles typically ask for around 10 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 22 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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; 91% of these postings reference equity (options, rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Illumina total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Illumina hiring activity

Illumina has 53 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 53 public job postings with disclosed pay. 13 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (43 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 7 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Illumina pay?
The median pay is $162K, with a typical range of $123K–$234K, based on 53 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Illumina?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Clinical Solutions Product Development, at $295K–$443K 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 53 public Illumina 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 30, 2026.

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