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Natera Salary

Natera Salary

Natera pays a median of $174K ($137K–$199K) across 119 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $137K–$199K salary range

Median: $174K  ·  Based on 119 public Natera job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 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 July 1, 2026
$174K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$137K–$199K
Typical range
$430K view JD
Highest base · Vice President, Clinical Development (Oncology & Molecular Diagnostics)
119
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+55
119 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 45% of roles mention equity · rsu, options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$120K (20)
Mid
$130K (12)
Senior
$161K (36)
Staff
$188K (15)
Management pay by function
Women's Health Sales
$205K (2)
Extractions
$156K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
medical affairs - oncology
$253K · $430K top (6)
molecular biology informatics & statistics
$194K · $267K top (8)
molecular therapeutics
$192K · $231K top (5)
women's health sales
$179K · $260K top (14)
bio development
$143K · $197K top (6)
oncology sales
$120K · $225K top (26)
Pay by location
Remote $185K (45)Austin $134K (6)
Highest-paying skills
GCP $210KMachine Learning $192KClinical Trials $177KHipaa $173KRAG $172KPython $172KAWS $172KLLMs $172K

Highest-paying open roles at Natera

Natera salary by department

  • medical affairs - oncology: $253K median · $430K top base — Vice President, Clinical Development (Oncology & Molecular Diagnostics) (view JD) (6 roles)
  • molecular biology informatics & statistics: $194K median · $267K top base — Director of Biostatistics (R&D) (view JD) (8 roles)
  • molecular therapeutics: $192K median · $231K top base — Director, Head of Product Management – AI-Enabled Precision Medicine (Therapeutics & Innovations) (view JD) (5 roles)
  • women's health sales: $179K median · $260K top base — Regional Director, Strategic Accounts (view JD) (14 roles)
  • bio development: $143K median · $197K top base — Staff Scientist, New Product Development (view JD) (6 roles)
  • oncology sales: $120K median · $225K top base — Clinical Oncology Specialist, Breast (view JD) (26 roles)

Natera salary by seniority

  • Junior: $120K median · $157K top base — Laboratory Automation Engineer (view JD) (20)
  • Mid: $130K median · $195K top base — Clinical Field Specialist (view JD) (12)
  • Senior: $161K median · $233K top base — Director, Forward Deployed AI Engineering (view JD) (36)
  • Staff: $188K median · $430K top base — Vice President, Clinical Development (Oncology & Molecular Diagnostics) (view JD) (15)

Natera salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $156K median · $220K top base — Oncology Medical Science Liaison Manager (Regional) (view JD) (7)
  • Director: $194K median · $370K top base — Medical Director, Genitourinary (GU) Oncology (view JD) (28)

Natera salary by location

  • Remote: $185K median · $430K top base — Vice President, Clinical Development (Oncology & Molecular Diagnostics) (view JD) (45 roles)
  • Austin: $134K median · $191K top base — Lead AI Architect, Salesforce Service Cloud & AWS (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Natera

82% of Natera's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $185K median vs $130K onsite.

What Natera looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (10) · HIPAA (5) · Assay Development (5) · GCP (3) · AWS (3) · R (3) · Product Roadmap (2) · Snowflake (2) · Redshift (2) · PCR (2).

Benefits & perks at Natera

Commonly listed: dental (89) · 401k (89) · commuter (89) · pto (30).

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 29 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; 45% 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: 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 119 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 119 public job postings with disclosed pay. 55 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (119 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Natera pay?
The median pay is $174K, with a typical range of $137K–$199K, based on 119 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–$430K base.

Which team pays the most at Natera?
The medical affairs - oncology team, at a $253K 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 119 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 July 1, 2026.

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