Medical sales salaries
What employers actually publish, computed from every open role on this board that carried a range. Updated nightly with the board itself.
This is advertised base pay, not earnings. Most medical sales roles pay commission on top, and a $75k base at plan can out-earn a flat $130k. Treat these as the floor an employer is willing to put in writing, which is exactly what they are.
Every open role with a published range
By specialty
| Specialty | Median | 25th–75th | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transplant | $170k | $170k–$238k | 38 |
| Rare disease | $155k | $144k–$176k | 118 |
| Nephrology | $153k | $124k–$180k | 21 |
| Oncology | $150k | $125k–$210k | 485 |
| Immunology | $140k | $112k–$140k | 181 |
| Neurology | $140k | $100k–$158k | 232 |
| Alzheimer's CNS | $133k | $120k–$151k | 14 |
| Infectious disease | $133k | $109k–$155k | 78 |
| Hematology | $132k | $100k–$146k | 77 |
| Dermatology | $130k | $109k–$132k | 130 |
| Gastroenterology | $128k | $79k–$180k | 134 |
| Stroke thrombosis | $125k | $124k–$160k | 13 |
| Dialysis | $125k | $125k–$150k | 18 |
| Ophthalmology | $125k | $100k–$170k | 132 |
| Cardiology | $124k | $83k–$129k | 294 |
| Vaccines | $119k | $101k–$146k | 41 |
| Neuroscience | $112k | $105k–$124k | 102 |
| Sleep medicine | $105k | $100k–$105k | 88 |
| Pain management | $100k | $100k–$100k | 126 |
| Orthobiologics | $100k | $100k–$100k | 8 |
| Urology | $100k | $55k–$121k | 153 |
| Women's health | $96k | $80k–$118k | 46 |
| Vascular | $95k | $69k–$150k | 86 |
| Neurosurgery | $95k | $76k–$121k | 27 |
| Radiology | $95k | $72k–$130k | 57 |
| Psychiatry | $90k | $70k–$125k | 399 |
| Neuromodulation | $90k | $75k–$120k | 85 |
| Infusion | $89k | $81k–$95k | 46 |
| Diabetes | $87k | $68k–$101k | 100 |
| Interventional cardiology | $85k | $65k–$95k | 57 |
| Orthopedics | $80k | $60k–$96k | 105 |
| Wound care | $80k | $75k–$95k | 107 |
| Aesthetics | $79k | $70k–$110k | 26 |
| Structural heart | $78k | $68k–$97k | 42 |
| Electrophysiology | $78k | $61k–$100k | 204 |
| Animal health | $76k | $60k–$96k | 17 |
| Respiratory | $75k | $65k–$107k | 105 |
| Dental | $75k | $70k–$85k | 71 |
| ENT | $75k | $69k–$82k | 24 |
| Orthodontics | $73k | $73k–$80k | 16 |
| Joint reconstruction | $72k | $60k–$80k | 66 |
| Trauma | $70k | $65k–$70k | 13 |
| Spine | $70k | $60k–$90k | 29 |
| Extremities (foot and ankle) | $60k | $60k–$65k | 13 |
| Sports medicine | $60k | $50k–$65k | 65 |
Pay by role in the US
What employers post for each role across the US, from postings with a figure seen in the last 90 days: the median and the middle half. Base and OTE are kept apart, because an OTE includes commission at target. They come from different postings, often from different companies, so a role's OTE can sit below its base: read each column on its own, not as base plus commission. A role shows a figure only when at least 5 companies and 8 postings are behind it and no one company posted more than half of them.
Pick a state in the rail to see its bands.
| Role | Base median | Base 25th–75th | OTE median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VP sales | $180k | $163k–$223k | Not enough yet | 85 |
| Sales director | $163k | $130k–$200k | $230k ($194k–$240k) | 719 |
| Regional manager | $152k | $125k–$180k | $225k ($175k–$300k) | 1,146 |
| Key account manager | $126k | $99k–$159k | $165k ($125k–$193k) | 2,316 |
| Territory manager | $101k | $79k–$132k | $139k ($120k–$185k) | 5,208 |
| Senior rep | $100k | $90k–$133k | $184k ($110k–$199k) | 1,708 |
| Clinical specialist | $93k | $72k–$128k | $130k ($119k–$190k) | 3,206 |
| Sales rep | $90k | $79k–$123k | $150k ($100k–$195k) | 5,073 |
| Associate rep | $64k | $60k–$75k | $119k ($110k–$135k) | 1,161 |
By division
“Worked at Stryker” is not one job. A rep’s division decides what they sell, who they call on and what they are paid, and no other board in this industry holds division-level research to compare against.
Compare these against the seniority table above, not against each other. A division median reflects whichever roles it happens to be hiring: Stryker Joint Replacement sits low here because it is currently advertising clinical specialists and associate reps, not because the division pays badly.
The honest limit: a posting has no division field, so a role counts toward a division when its title names one. That reaches 874 salaried roles across 41 divisions. These are the comparisons we can stand behind, not a complete matrix.
| Division | Calls on | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| CareDx · Specialty Oncology | Oncologist | $240k | 12 |
| Immunome · Oncology | Not recorded | $210k | 33 |
| Amgen · Rare Disease | Geneticist | $188k | 14 |
| Chiesi USA · Global Rare Diseases | Not recorded | $166k | 8 |
| Compass Pathways · Neuroscience | Psychiatrist | $165k | 33 |
| AbbVie · Immunology | Rheumatologist | $164k | 10 |
| Stryker · Vascular | Neurointerventionalist | $160k | 10 |
| Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease · Rare Neurology | Neurologist | $153k | 8 |
| Eisai · Oncology | Not recorded | $151k | 12 |
| Revolution Medicines · Oncology | Oncologist | $150k | 60 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb · Oncology | Oncologist | $145k | 10 |
| argenx · Neurology | Neurologist | $140k | 31 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Pain | Not recorded | $140k | 10 |
| argenx · Rheumatology | Not recorded | $140k | 46 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb · Neuroscience | Psychiatrist | $139k | 13 |
| Keenova · Immunology | Rheumatologist | $138k | 10 |
| Gilead Sciences · HIV | Infectious disease specialist | $133k | 19 |
| AstraZeneca · Oncology | Oncologist | $133k | 11 |
| AbbVie · Oncology | Oncologist | $132k | 16 |
| Sun Pharma · Dermatology & Immunology | Not recorded | $130k | 17 |
| Sanofi · Oncology | Oncologist | $125k | 13 |
| Alkermes · Psychiatry | Psychiatrist | $125k | 12 |
| Thea Pharma · Retina | Not recorded | $125k | 24 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb · Cardiovascular | Cardiologist | $124k | 19 |
| Boston Scientific · Neuromodulation | Neurosurgeon | $120k | 10 |
| Lundbeck · Psychiatry | Not recorded | $120k | 22 |
| Boston Scientific · Urology | Urologist | $120k | 31 |
| Coloplast · Interventional Urology | Urologist | $120k | 10 |
| Guardant Health · Screening | Not recorded | $116k | 11 |
| Sun Pharma · Cutaneous Oncology | Dermatologist | $115k | 8 |
| Lundbeck · Multi-Specialty | Not recorded | $115k | 11 |
| Natera · Oncology | Oncologist | $110k | 8 |
| Viatris · Pain | Not recorded | $100k | 97 |
| Johnson & Johnson · Innovative Medicine | Oncologist | $99k | 16 |
| Amgen · Bone Health | Endocrinologist | $90k | 101 |
| Boston Scientific · Endoscopy | Gastroenterologist | $84k | 9 |
| Novartis · Oncology | Oncologist | $81k | 11 |
| Johnson & Johnson · MedTech | Not recorded | $80k | 20 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals · ADHD | Psychiatrist | $75k | 8 |
| Envista · Nobel Biocare | Oral surgeon | $72k | 12 |
| Stryker · Joint Replacement | Orthopedic surgeon (joint replacement) | $60k | 38 |
How these numbers are made
Every figure is the median of salary_min across open postings that published a range, recomputed from the live board. Medians rather than averages, because advertised ranges are lumpy and an average reports a number almost nobody is offered.
Postings below $30k or above $400k are excluded from the statistics: those are hourly rates parsed as annual, or executive outliers, and both distort a median more than they inform it. A slice with fewer than 8 roles shows no number at all rather than a fragile one.
Where a posting says its figure is on-target earnings (OTE: base plus commission or bonus at target) rather than a base, that posting is left out, so every median here is a base. The one exception is the OTE column of the pay-by-role table, which counts only those postings.
Guides on medical sales pay
Frequently asked questions
How do medical sales commission plans work?
Most plans pair a base salary with variable pay tied to quota: commission on revenue, bonuses on targets, or both. The split, caps and accelerators vary by company and specialty, which our compensation plan guide explains.
Do medical device reps make more than pharma reps?
Device roles often carry more variable pay and a higher ceiling, while pharma roles tend to have a higher base share. It depends heavily on specialty and company.
Can you negotiate a medical sales offer?
Often, yes: base, sign-on, guarantees during ramp and car allowance are common levers. Our negotiation guide covers what is usually flexible and what is not.