Tempus Salary

💰 $113K–$175K salary range

Median: $130K  ·  Based on 113 public Tempus job postings  ·  Updated August 9, 2026

This Tempus 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 Tempus

• Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs — $365K–$475K
• SVP, Head of Growth for AI Applications & Data Connectivity — $330K–$430K
• VP, Data Strategy & GTM — $235K–$325K
• Head of Marketing — $185K–$320K
• Anatomic Pathologist — $240K–$280K
• Senior Director, Functional Genomics & Organoid Systems Biology — $190K–$270K
• Staff AI Scientist - AI Products / Life Sciences — $220K–$260K
• Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison: Central Region — $220K–$250K
• Area Vice President, Biotech — $200K–$250K
• Staff, Software Engineer — $164K–$247K

Tempus salary by seniority

• Junior: $88K median · $140K top base — GenAI Product Builder (view JD) (13)
• Mid: $119K median · $155K top base — MRD Clinical Account Executive, Los Angeles (view JD) (22)
• Senior: $135K median · $475K top base — Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs (view JD) (39)
• Staff: $206K median · $280K top base — Anatomic Pathologist (view JD) (7)

Tempus salary — lead & management

• Manager: $110K median · $180K top base — Region Sales Manager, Southern California (view JD) (11)
• Director: $185K median · $430K top base — SVP, Head of Growth for AI Applications & Data Connectivity (view JD) (21)

Tempus salary by location

• Remote: $130K median · $475K top base — Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs (view JD) (49 roles)
• Chicago: $135K median · $430K top base — SVP, Head of Growth for AI Applications & Data Connectivity (view JD) (46 roles)

Remote work at Tempus

63% of Tempus's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $130K median vs $113K onsite.

What Tempus looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (21) · GCP (14) · SQL (13) · Team Leadership (11) · AWS (9) · JavaScript (7) · Docker (6) · R (5) · Tableau (5) · Looker (4).

About Tempus

Tempus is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2015 · HQ Chicago, Illinois. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Tempus

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 41 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; 87% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Tempus 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.

Tempus hiring activity

Tempus has 113 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 113 public job postings with disclosed pay. 34 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (113 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 8 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Tempus pay?
The median pay is $130K, with a typical range of $113K–$175K, based on 113 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Tempus?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs, at $365K–$475K 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 113 public Tempus 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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