Moderna Salary

💰 $142K–$200K salary range

Median: $170K  ·  Based on 93 public Moderna job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026

This Moderna 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

Highest-paying open roles at Moderna

• Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner — $272K–$490K
• Head of Translational Medicine — $272K–$490K
• Vice President, Global Value & Access — $272K–$490K
• Fellow, AI Architecture — $243K–$437K
• Executive Director, Research & Development Quality Assurance (RDQA) — $225K–$405K
• Executive Director, CMC Regulatory Science — $225K–$405K
• Senior Director, Clinical Development, Oncology — $211K–$379K
• Senior Director, Patent Litigation — $211K–$379K
• Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs, Oncology — $211K–$379K
• Senior Director, Global Payroll — $197K–$353K

Moderna salary by seniority

• Junior: $96K median · $134K top base — Engineer II, Process Automation (view JD) (7)
• Mid: $136K median · $195K top base — Scientist, Oncology Bioinformatics (view JD) (12)
• Senior: $170K median · $379K top base — Senior Director, Clinical Development, Oncology (view JD) (42)
• Staff: $200K median · $490K top base — Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner (view JD) (10)

Moderna salary — lead & management

• Director: $200K median · $490K top base — Head of Translational Medicine (view JD) (19)

About Moderna

Moderna is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2010 · HQ Cambridge, Massachusetts. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Moderna

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 41 that do, PhD and Bachelor's and Master's 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Moderna hiring activity

Moderna has 93 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 93 public job postings with disclosed pay. 93 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (93 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Moderna pay?
The median pay is $170K, with a typical range of $142K–$200K, based on 93 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Moderna?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner, at $272K–$490K 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 93 public Moderna 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 19, 2026.

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