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Lilly Senior Financial Analyst offer: Indianapolis, 2026

numbers_only · 4 replies

sharing for data completeness. offer received April 2026, accepted.

Role: Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial Finance (US Diabetes Business Unit) Location: Indianapolis, IN (hybrid 3 days) Level: not disclosed externally but internal grade landed around L5 equivalent

Base: $98,500 Annual target bonus: 12% of base ($11,820 at target) Sign-on: $8,000 (1-year clawback) RSUs: $30,000 grant, 3-year vest Benefits: very strong. HSA contribution, 401k match up to 6%, pension (!) which almost nobody has anymore

Total year 1: roughly $148k with sign-on included. maybe $140k recurring

for reference this is lower than equivalent roles in NYC or SF but Indianapolis cost of living makes it more competitive than the raw number suggests. i benchmarked it against local market and it was at the 65th percentile for the function/level. not life-changing but solid.

they do not negotiate base much. i pushed on sign-on and got an extra $2k and pushed on RSUs and got an extra $5k. those were movable. base was not.

4 replies

contractor_kai

pension in 2026 deserves its own line item. what's the vesting schedule on that? defined benefit or defined contribution?

numbers_only

defined contribution, cash balance plan. you vest at 3 years. it's not the old-school forever pension but it's real money compounding tax-deferred that doesn't require you to do anything. easy to undervalue during negotiations but i factored it in.

finance_faye

this is almost exactly the range i was expecting. confirms the base is going to be below my current number but the total package gap is smaller once you include pension and the 6% 401k match. helpful calibration.

alex_design

the 'base is not movable' thing is almost always true at big pharma. they have narrow internal salary bands and HR enforces them. RSUs and sign-on are the levers. good advice to focus there.