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Natera Salary

Natera Salary

Natera pays a median of $167K ($134K–$194K) across 152 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $134K–$194K salary range

Median: $167K  ·  Based on 152 public Natera job postings  ·  Updated August 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

Natera · pay benchmark · updated August 9, 2026
$167K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$134K–$194K
Typical range
$327K view JD
Highest base · Medical Director - Skin/IO
152
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+56
118 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 61% of roles mention equity · rsu, options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$98K (17)
Mid
$131K (20)
Senior
$160K (59)
Staff
$178K (13)
Management pay by function
Women's Health Sales
$205K (3)
Molecular Biology Informatics & Statistics
$165K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
medical affairs - oncology
$212K · $327K top (7)
oncology sales
$210K · $225K top (40)
early cancer detection
$198K · $280K top (5)
laboratory affairs
$177K · $273K top (5)
molecular biology informatics & statistics
$168K · $267K top (11)
foresight operations
$133K · $170K top (5)
bio development
$130K · $197K top (7)
women's health sales
$123K (17)
Pay by location
Remote $170K (65)Austin $120K (9)Atlanta $210K (5)Denver $135K (4)San Francisco $177K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Machine Learning $176KHipaa $160KPython $158KAWS $148KLLMs $141KGo $134K

Highest-paying open roles at Natera

Natera salary by department

  • medical affairs - oncology: $212K median · $327K top base — Medical Director - Skin/IO (view JD) (7 roles)
  • oncology sales: $210K median · $225K top base — Clinical Oncology Specialist (view JD) (40 roles)
  • early cancer detection: $198K median · $280K top base — Senior Director, ECD Product Strategy (view JD) (5 roles)
  • laboratory affairs: $177K median · $273K top base — Laboratory Director (view JD) (5 roles)
  • molecular biology informatics & statistics: $168K median · $267K top base — Director of Biostatistics (R&D) (view JD) (11 roles)
  • foresight operations: $133K median · $170K top base — Senior Manager, Operational Excellence and Process Engineering (view JD) (5 roles)
  • bio development: $130K median · $197K top base — Staff Scientist, New Product Development (view JD) (7 roles)
  • women's health sales: $123K median (17 roles)

Natera salary by seniority

  • Junior: $98K median · $140K top base — Scientist, R&D (view JD) (17)
  • Mid: $131K median · $195K top base — Medical Science Liaison (view JD) (20)
  • Senior: $160K median · $280K top base — Senior Director, ECD Product Strategy (view JD) (59)
  • Staff: $178K median · $275K top base — Principal Software Engineer (view JD) (13)

Natera salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $123K median · $193K top base — Bioinformatics Manager (Oncology Product Development) (view JD) (12)
  • Director: $198K median · $327K top base — Medical Director - Skin/IO (view JD) (27)

Natera salary by location

  • Remote: $170K median · $327K top base — Medical Director - Skin/IO (view JD) (65 roles)
  • Austin: $120K median · $233K top base — Senior Engineering Manager — Lab Execution Platform: Women’s Health (view JD) (9 roles)
  • Atlanta: $210K median · $225K top base — Clinical Oncology Specialist , GI (view JD) (5 roles)
  • Denver: $135K median · $225K top base — Clinical Oncology Specialist, Breast Oncology (view JD) (4 roles)
  • San Francisco: $177K median · $215K top base — Principal Scientist, Translational Oncology – Single Cell and Spatial Genomics, Solid Tumors (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Natera

84% of Natera's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $175K median vs $177K onsite.

What Natera looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: HIPAA (15) · Python (10) · Team Leadership (9) · AWS (9) · Assay Development (7) · Patient Care (7) · SQL (7) · PCR (6) · Statistical Analysis (5) · GCP (3).

Benefits & perks at Natera

Commonly listed: dental (139) · 401k (139) · commuter (139) · pto (58).

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 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 49 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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; 61% of these postings reference equity (rsu, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Natera total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 60% 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 152 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 152 public job postings with disclosed pay. 56 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (118 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 9 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Natera pay?
The median pay is $167K, with a typical range of $134K–$194K, based on 152 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 Medical Director - Skin/IO, at $262K–$327K base.

Which team pays the most at Natera?
The medical affairs - oncology team, at a $212K 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 152 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 August 9, 2026.

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