Vaxcyte Salary

💰 $176K–$242K salary range

Median: $194K  ·  Based on 43 public Vaxcyte job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Vaxcyte 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 Vaxcyte

• Vice President, U.S. Market Access & Pricing — $333K–$388K · Commercial
• Vice President, Marketing — $315K–$385K · Commercial
• Executive Director Quality Assurance, External Manufacturing — $300K–$350K · Quality
• Executive Director, Clinical Regulatory — $299K–$349K · Regulatory
• Senior Director, Product Launch Lead VAX-31 — $271K–$316K · Commercial
• Senior Director, Global Logistics and Distribution — $260K–$303K · Global Supply Chain

Vaxcyte salary by department

• Commercial: $385K median (3 roles)
• Accounting & Finance: $215K median (3 roles)
• Global MSAT: $203K median (3 roles)
• Analytical: $194K median (8 roles)
• IT: $190K median (7 roles)
• Quality: $176K median (5 roles)

Vaxcyte salary by seniority

• Mid: $215K median (5)
• Senior: $193K median (15)
• Manager: $171K median (7)
• Director: $246K median (13)

Vaxcyte salary by location

• Remote: $211K median (9 roles)

Remote work at Vaxcyte

36% of Vaxcyte's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $211K median vs $193K onsite.

What Vaxcyte looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: CI/CD (2) · Python (2) · Azure (1) · Terraform (1) · R (1).

About Vaxcyte

Vaxcyte is Public stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2013 · HQ San Carlos, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Vaxcyte

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 16+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 32 that do, Bachelor's and Associate's and PhD 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; 77% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Vaxcyte hiring activity

Vaxcyte has 33 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 43 public job postings with disclosed pay. 5 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (43 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Vaxcyte pay?
The median base salary is $194K, with a typical range of $176K–$242K, based on 43 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Vaxcyte?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, U.S. Market Access & Pricing, at $333K–$388K base.

Which team pays the most at Vaxcyte?
The Commercial team, at a $385K 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 43 public Vaxcyte 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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