Startup Salaries in Biotech & Life Sciences
Roles at biotech and life sciences startups typically pay USD 132.5k to 215k a year, with a median of USD 170.5k.
What startups in biotech and life sciences build
Startups here work on therapeutics, diagnostics and the tools that speed up drug discovery. Timelines run on experiments and regulators rather than release cycles, so patience is part of the job. Hiring leans towards scientists and lab staff, with software roles built around the data they produce.
Who is hiring
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- 984open roles
- 145startups hiring
- 23%remote
Pay and the market
All locations, in USD
Pay by country, in local currency
What biotech and life sciences roles pay in each country, each in its own currency and never converted. The count beside each country is how many postings the figures come from.
A country with fewer than 5 postings stating pay is left out.
Top categories hiring in Biotech & Life Sciences
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Questions people ask
How much do roles at biotech and life sciences startups pay?
Typically USD 132.5k to 215k a year, with a median of USD 170.5k. Startups that state a salary in the posting are the source.
Which startups are hiring the most biotech and life sciences roles?
Iterative Health (53 open roles), Edison (29) and Latigo Biotherapeutics (24).
Where these figures come from
Only postings that state a salary are counted. Each currency is reported on its own, never pooled or converted, so the figure above covers postings written in US dollars and every country row stays in its own currency. Pay covers the whole mix of roles and experience levels at biotech and life sciences startups, not one job.