Kardigan Salary

💰 $188K–$258K salary range

Median: $242K  ·  Based on 28 public Kardigan job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Kardigan 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

Highest-paying open roles at Kardigan

• Vice President, Clinical Development, Tonlamarsen (TLA) — $340K · 215 Clinical Development
• Vice President, Product Strategy — $313K · 918 Product Strategy
• Executive Director, National Director of Field Medical — $287K · 505 Medical Affairs
• Executive Director, Medical Disease Area Lead, DCM/Danicamtiv — $279K · 505 Medical Affairs
• Executive Director, Data, AI & Collaboration Services — $269K · 970 IT
• Senior Director, Contracts and Transactions Counsel — $263K · 920 Legal

Kardigan salary by department

• 505 Medical Affairs: $269K median (4 roles)
• 917 Corporate Strategy: $240K median (3 roles)
• 920 Legal: $223K median (3 roles)
• 210 Clinical Operations: $210K median (4 roles)

Kardigan salary by seniority

• Senior: $240K median (9)
• Director: $244K median (16)

Kardigan salary by location

• San Francisco: $192K median (13 roles)
• Remote: $257K median (5 roles)

Remote work at Kardigan

19% of Kardigan's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $257K median vs $223K onsite.

What Kardigan looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: GCP (6) · R (1) · Python (1) · Snowflake (1) · Databricks (1) · AWS (1) · Azure (1).

About Kardigan

Kardigan is Series B stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2023 · HQ South San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Kardigan

Roles typically ask for around 9 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 28 that do, PhD and Bachelor's and Master's and Associate's are 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Kardigan hiring activity

Kardigan has 28 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 28 public job postings with disclosed pay. 4 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (28 in the last 90).

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• Stepful — median $210K
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Common questions

What does Kardigan pay?
The median base salary is $242K, with a typical range of $188K–$258K, based on 28 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Kardigan?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Clinical Development, Tonlamarsen (TLA), at $340K base.

Which team pays the most at Kardigan?
The 505 Medical Affairs team, at a $269K 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 28 public Kardigan 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 10, 2026.

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