Natera Salary

💰 $125K–$194K salary range

Median: $163K  ·  Based on 131 public Natera job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 2026

This Natera 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 Natera

• Vice President, Clinical Development (Oncology & Molecular Diagnostics) — $350K · Medical Affairs - Oncology
• Vice President, Laboratory Product Engineering — $300K · Engineering Lab Informatics
• Vice President of Product Engineering, Genetics Portfolio — $281K · Engineering Lab Informatics
• Medical Director, Genitourinary (GU) Oncology — $275K · Medical Affairs - Oncology
• Senior Director, Business Development-Data & AI Oncology — $264K · Business Development
• Medical Director, Women’s Health - MFM — $250K · Medical Affairs - Women's Health

Natera salary by department

• Medical Affairs - Oncology: $222K median (7 roles)
• Engineering Lab Informatics: $205K median (4 roles)
• Oncology Sales: $195K median (23 roles)
• Early Cancer Detection: $182K median (6 roles)
• Organ Health Sales - Abdominal: $180K median (7 roles)
• Women's Health Sales: $165K median (13 roles)
• Molecular Biology Informatics & Statistics: $163K median (11 roles)
• Information Services & Technology: $153K median (7 roles)

Natera salary by seniority

• Junior: $120K median (6)
• Mid: $180K median (55)
• Senior: $141K median (25)
• Staff: $162K median (12)
• Manager: $134K median (12)
• Director: $191K median (24)

Natera salary by location

• Remote: $169K median (72 roles)
• Austin: $132K median (7 roles)
• Boston: $195K median (3 roles)

Remote work at Natera

86% of Natera's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Natera looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (15) · AWS (14) · Snowflake (5) · R (5) · CI/CD (5) · GCP (4) · Terraform (3) · PyTorch (3) · Redshift (2) · Airflow (2).

Benefits & perks at Natera

Commonly listed: dental (118) · 401k (118) · commuter (118) · pto (39) · medical (1) · learning (1) · parental (1).

About Natera

Natera is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2004 · HQ San Carlos, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Natera

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 18+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 67 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and Associate's and PhD 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; 52% of these postings reference equity (rsu, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Natera total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 32% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Natera hiring activity

Natera has 123 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 136 public job postings with disclosed pay. 49 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (136 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 6 contract roles in the mix.

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Government wage data

For corroboration, U.S. Department of Labor certified wage filings (FY2026) for Natera show a median of $140K, ranging $125K–$161K, across 148 filings. Reported separately from — never blended with — the job-posting median above.

Common questions

What does Natera pay?
The median base salary is $162K, with a typical range of $125K–$195K, based on 136 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Natera?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Clinical Development (Oncology & Molecular Diagnostics), at $350K base.

Which team pays the most at Natera?
The Medical Affairs - Oncology team, at a $222K 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 136 public Natera 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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