Research Scientist Jobs in Washington.
Washington, D.C. and its surrounding metro form one of the largest employment centers in the United States, anchored by government, policy, law, defense, and a growing technology and consulting sector. Browse jobs in Washington from companies hiring across every field.
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Total jobs
16
positions indexed
New today
3
last 24 hours
Companies
12
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
How many Research Scientist jobs in Washington are there right now?
There are 16 open Research Scientist jobs in Washington on JobsRadar right now, from 12 companies hiring directly. 11 of them disclose pay, with a median of $175,300 a year and most offers between $138,250 and $207,675. 3 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 25, 2026 at 17:24 UTC.
Research Scientist salary range in Washington
$138.3k
25th
$175.3k
Median
$207.7k
75th
$100k
$256k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $65k – $343k · outliers off-axis
Based on 11 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 25, 2026 from live listings
Senior Applied Machine Research Scientist, GenAI, Search, & Retrieval
The Washington Post
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Staff Gen AI Research Scientist
Anduril Industries
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AI Research Scientist II
Axon
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23h ago
Staff Research Scientist, STEM
Turing
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1d ago
Senior Research Scientist, STEM
Turing
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Research Scientist, STEM
Turing
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TN
Research Scientist
The Nuclear Company
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Research Scientist in the Department of Physics and the Integrated Space Science and Technology Institute (ISSTI)
American University
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1w ago
AX
Senior Computer Vision and Machine Learning Research Scientist
Axon
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1w ago
AX
Senior Agentic AI Research Scientist
Axon
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1w ago
Senior Research Scientist - Fault Tolerant Quantum Algorithms
IonQ
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2w ago
HU
Research Scientist
Howard University
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2w ago
Research Scientist I (Policy)
Avalerehealth
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2w ago
Research Scientist-Arctic Acoustics Modeling and field Operations
Amentum
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3w ago
Staff Research Scientist, User Modeling and Personalization
Snap Inc.
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2mos ago
Senior Research Scientist US
Quandela
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3mos ago
Frequently asked questions
- How many Research Scientist jobs in Washington are open right now?
- 16 Research Scientist jobs in Washington are open across 12 companies, as of September 25, 2026.
- What do Research Scientist jobs in Washington pay?
- Across the 11 Research Scientist jobs in Washington that disclose pay, the median is $175,300 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $138,250 and $207,675.
- Which companies are hiring Research Scientist jobs in Washington?
- The Washington Post, Anduril Industries, Axon, Turing and The Nuclear Company are among the 12 companies currently hiring Research Scientist jobs in Washington.
- How current are these listings?
- Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on September 25, 2026 at 17:24 UTC.