# Medical sales jobs in Palo Alto, California

> 10 open medical sales roles in Palo Alto, California, at BD, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic and more. Re-checked nightly on employers' own careers sites.

Updated: November 10, 2026
Canonical: https://thelobbynetwork.com/medical-sales-jobs/palo-alto-california

## Palo Alto at a glance

As of November 10, 2026, The Lobby lists 10 open medical sales roles in Palo Alto, California, the 19th most of any California city on The Lobby, with 8 posted in the last 60 days. BD, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic are hiring the most.

Plus 51 California roles that name no city, not counted above.

## Posted pay

Median posted base pay in California (Palo Alto has too few postings with pay to report on its own), postings from the last 60 days, and the US median posted OTE (on-target earnings: base plus commission or bonus at 100% of quota) from the last 30 days. These are what employers publish on open roles, not what reps earn.

| Role | Median base | US median OTE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Associate rep | $70k | $119k |
| Territory manager | $102k | $130k |
| Regional manager | $148k | $220k |
| Sales rep | $94k | $145k |
| Senior rep | $100k | $185k |
| Clinical specialist | $90k | $130k |
| Key account manager | $125k | $150k |

## Companies hiring in Palo Alto

- [BD](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/bd): 2 open roles
- [Johnson & Johnson](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/johnson-and-johnson): 2 open roles
- [Medtronic](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/medtronic): 2 open roles
- [Applied Medical](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/applied-medical): 1 open role
- [Guardant Health](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/guardant-health): 1 open role
- [Siemens Healthineers](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/siemens-healthineers): 1 open role
- [Sumitomo Pharma America](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/sumitomo-pharma-america): 1 open role

## Questions

### How many medical sales jobs are open in Palo Alto?

As of November 10, 2026, The Lobby lists 10 open medical sales roles in Palo Alto, California. Roles are read from employers' own careers sites and re-checked nightly; a role we can no longer find there is taken off. Another 51 California roles name no city and are not counted here.

### How much do medical sales reps make in Palo Alto?

Palo Alto has too few postings with pay to report on its own. In California postings from the last 60 days, the median posted base pay is $70k for associate reps, $102k for territory managers and $148k for regional managers. Most roles pay commission or bonus on top of base.

### How much do medical sales reps make in Palo Alto with commission?

Most Palo Alto postings list base pay only. Across US postings from the last 30 days that list OTE (on-target earnings: base plus commission or bonus at 100% of quota), the median is $119k for associate reps, $130k for territory managers, $220k for regional managers, $145k for sales reps, $185k for senior reps, $130k for clinical specialists and $150k for key account managers.

### What is the highest paying medical sales job in Palo Alto?

Among roles with enough postings to report, regional managers have the highest median posted base in California at $148k, followed by key account managers at $125k.

### Is Palo Alto a good city for medical sales jobs?

Palo Alto has the 19th most open medical sales roles of any California city on The Lobby (10 as of November 10, 2026), with 8 roles posted in the last 60 days.

### Which companies are hiring medical sales reps in Palo Alto?

BD (2 roles), Johnson & Johnson (2), Medtronic (2), Applied Medical (1), Guardant Health (1), Siemens Healthineers (1) and Sumitomo Pharma America (1) have the most open Palo Alto roles right now.

### Are there 1099 or independent medical sales jobs in Palo Alto?

5 1099 and independent roles list California as a location on The Lobby: roles where the company said 1099, or where the posting named a staffing or sales agency. The Include 1099 opportunities filter on the job board shows them alongside W-2 roles.

### Are there medical device sales jobs in Palo Alto?

Yes. 8 medical device sales roles are open in Palo Alto, along with 1 pharmaceutical role.

## How we count

Roles are read nightly from employers' own careers sites and re-checked each night; a role counts for Palo Alto when Palo Alto is one of its listed locations, and a role we can no longer find on the employer's site is taken off. Remote roles, and California roles that name no city, are not counted. Pay is posted pay, not earnings. Vocari, The Lobby's connector for AI assistants (https://thelobbynetwork.com/mcp), gives the same total for the same city.

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