Lila Sciences Salary

💰 $150K–$240K salary range

Median: $216K  ·  Based on 103 public Lila Sciences job postings  ·  Updated August 4, 2026

This Lila Sciences 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 Lila Sciences

• Head of Software Product — $400K–$500K · Corporate Development
• Principal Scientist / Associate Director, Agentic AI Research for Materials Science — $288K–$420K · Physical Sciences AI
• Senior Director, Software Development, Test Automation — $260K–$390K · Software
• Senior / Principal ML Scientist, Foundation Models for Life Sciences — $268K–$384K · AI
• Vice President, Engineering — $310K–$380K · Autonomous Science Platform
• Principal, Machine Learning Engineer — $252K–$374K · AI
• Chief of Staff to the CEO — $250K–$350K · Business Operations
• Principal Engineer, AI Security — $255K–$348K · Business Operations
• Sr Principal/ Principal Software Engineer, AI Lab Execution System — $204K–$348K · Software
• Sr Principal/Principal Software Engineer, App — $204K–$348K · Software

Lila Sciences salary by department

• business operations: $280K median · $350K top base — Chief of Staff to the CEO (view JD) (9 roles)
• physical sciences ai: $240K median · $420K top base — Principal Scientist / Associate Director, Agentic AI Research for Materials Science (view JD) (9 roles)
• ai: $240K median · $384K top base — Senior / Principal ML Scientist, Foundation Models for Life Sciences (view JD) (11 roles)
• software: $232K median · $390K top base — Senior Director, Software Development, Test Automation (view JD) (18 roles)
• corporate development: $220K median · $500K top base — Head of Software Product (view JD) (22 roles)
• autonomous science platform: $139K median · $380K top base — Vice President, Engineering (view JD) (27 roles)

Lila Sciences salary by seniority

• Mid: $139K median · $200K top base — Co-Op, ML Scientist for Biology (view JD) (11)
• Senior: $212K median · $390K top base — Senior Director, Software Development, Test Automation (view JD) (46)
• Staff: $239K median · $420K top base — Principal Scientist / Associate Director, Agentic AI Research for Materials Science (view JD) (23)

Lila Sciences salary — lead & management

• Lead: $116K median · $288K top base — Product Lead, Software/Applied AI (view JD) (5)
• Manager: $220K median · $336K top base — Technical Program Manager, AI Data (view JD) (7)
• Director: $266K median · $500K top base — Head of Software Product (view JD) (9)

Lila Sciences salary by location

• San Francisco: $296K median · $390K top base — Senior Director, Software Development, Test Automation (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at Lila Sciences

0% of Lila Sciences's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Lila Sciences looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (29) · AWS (13) · Kubernetes (13) · TypeScript (11) · React (11) · PyTorch (10) · CI/CD (10) · FastAPI (8) · GCP (7) · SQL (7).

Benefits & perks at Lila Sciences

Commonly listed: dental (99) · vision (99) · commuter (99) · parental (99).

About Lila Sciences

Lila Sciences is Series D stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2023 · HQ Cambridge, Massachusetts. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Lila Sciences

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 39 that do, PhD and Bachelor'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; 96% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Lila Sciences total compensation signals

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

Lila Sciences hiring activity

Lila Sciences has 103 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 103 public job postings with disclosed pay. 35 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (103 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Lila Sciences pay?
The median pay is $216K, with a typical range of $150K–$240K, based on 103 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Lila Sciences?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Software Product, at $400K–$500K base.

Which team pays the most at Lila Sciences?
The business operations team, at a $280K 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 103 public Lila Sciences 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 August 4, 2026.

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