Recursion Salary

💰 $215K–$362K salary range

Median: $234K  ·  Based on 38 public Recursion job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Recursion 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 Recursion

• Vice President, Head of IP and Strategic Transactions — $387K–$495K · Legal
• Vice President, Medical Affairs — $359K–$449K · Development
• Vice President, Real World Evidence (RWE) — $319K–$438K · Data Science
• Vice President, Head of Clinical Operations — $334K–$401K · Clinical Operations
• Vice President, Head of Strategy & Operations — $322K–$386K · Strategic Operations
• Head of DMPK — $285K–$401K · Chemistry

Recursion salary by department

• Legal: $371K median (4 roles)
• Development: $297K median (9 roles)
• Biology: $272K median (3 roles)
• Data Science: $230K median (6 roles)
• People: $227K median (3 roles)

Recursion salary by seniority

• Senior: $221K median (7)
• Staff: $253K median (5)
• Director: $360K median (14)

Recursion salary by location

• New York: $230K median (22 roles)
• Remote: $213K median (3 roles)

Remote work at Recursion

11% of Recursion's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $213K median vs $289K onsite.

What Recursion looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (7) · GCP (5) · Java (2) · PyTorch (1) · PostgreSQL (1) · BigQuery (1) · Kubernetes (1) · Docker (1) · AWS (1) · Azure (1).

About Recursion

Recursion is Public stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2013 · HQ Salt Lake City, Utah. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Recursion

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 16 that do, PhD and Master's and Associate's 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; 71% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Recursion total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Recursion hiring activity

Recursion has 29 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 38 public job postings with disclosed pay. 38 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (38 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Recursion pay?
The median base salary is $234K, with a typical range of $215K–$362K, based on 38 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Recursion?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Head of IP and Strategic Transactions, at $387K–$495K base.

Which team pays the most at Recursion?
The Legal team, at a $371K 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 38 public Recursion 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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