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Nuvalent Salary

Nuvalent Salary

Nuvalent pays a median of $175K ($144K–$215K) across 12 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $144K–$215K salary range

Median: $175K  ·  Based on 12 public Nuvalent job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This Nuvalent 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

Nuvalent · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$175K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$144K–$215K
Typical range
$295K view JD
Highest base · Senior Director, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK)
12
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+3
12 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate

Highest-paying open roles at Nuvalent

Nuvalent salary — lead & management

  • Director: $210K median · $216K top base — Director, National Thought Leader Liaison (view JD) (5)

Nuvalent salary by location

  • Remote: $175K median · $295K top base — Senior Director, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) (view JD) (12 roles)

Remote work at Nuvalent

100% of Nuvalent's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Nuvalent looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: GCP (2) · HPLC (1).

Benefits & perks at Nuvalent

Commonly listed: dental (12) · vision (12) · 401k (12) · pto (12).

About Nuvalent

Nuvalent is Public stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2017 · HQ Cambridge, Massachusetts. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Nuvalent

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 8 that do, Bachelor's and PhD 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.

Nuvalent total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Nuvalent hiring activity

Nuvalent has 12 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 12 public job postings with disclosed pay. 3 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (12 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Nuvalent pay?
The median pay is $175K, with a typical range of $144K–$215K, based on 12 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Nuvalent?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK), at $270K–$295K 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 12 public Nuvalent 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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