Researcher Jobs in San Francisco.

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Total jobs
90
positions indexed
New today
1
last 24 hours
Companies
57
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Researcher jobs in San Francisco are there right now?

There are 90 open Researcher jobs in San Francisco on JobsRadar right now, from 57 companies hiring directly. 66 of them disclose pay, with a median of $201,000 a year and most offers between $171,750 and $300,000. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on August 23, 2026 at 07:13 UTC.

Researcher salary range in San Francisco

$171.8k 25th
$201k Median
$300k 75th
$103.3k
$370k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $83.2k – $485k · outliers off-axis
Based on 66 disclosed live listings
Updated Aug 22, 2026 from live listings
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Alljoined
Machine Learning Researcher
Alljoined
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $140,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Ambience Healthcare
Clinical AI Researcher
Ambience Healthcare
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $205,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Reach Security
Senior Staff Security Researcher
Reach Security
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CoreWeave
Executive Researcher
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA /... Onsite $150,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Anthropic
Staff+ Researcher, Cybersecurity Products
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $405,000–$485,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
SonoThera
Research Associate-II/Senior Research Associate, Histology (6-Month Contract)
SonoThera
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Onsite $87,360–$99,840
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Pinterest
Sr. Staff Quantitative Product Researcher
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $163,639–$336,903
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Ōura
Senior UX Researcher, Human Care
Ōura
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - San Francisco, Califo... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Ōura
Staff UX Researcher, Personalization
Ōura
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - San Francisco, Califo... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Ōura
Senior Human Factors Researcher
Ōura
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - San Francisco, Califo... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
SA
Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service
Snorkel AI
⚡ Apply early New York City, NY (Hybrid); Sa... Hybrid $228,000–$403,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
BridgeBio Pharma
Sr. Clinical Research Associate/Clinical Trial Manager
BridgeBio Pharma
⚡ Apply early San Francisco - 1800 Owens Onsite $135,000–$177,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
EVERY™
Research Associate I (Protein Science & Analytics)
EVERY™
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $75,000–$85,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
DoorDash USA
Associate Manager, AI Research Lab Strategy & Operations
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $124,000–$155,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
DoorDash USA
Member of Technical Staff, Lead Researcher
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $203,500–$299,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Okta
Staff UX Researcher - AI Agents
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $174,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Forge Global
Private Markets Research Associate
Forge Global
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $142,000–$180,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Handshake
Senior UX Researcher
Handshake
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $175,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Airbnb
Staff UX Researcher, Payments Growth (Mixed Methods)
Airbnb
⚡ Apply early United States Hybrid $180,000–$224,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Harvey
Senior or Staff User Researcher
Harvey
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $158,500–$264,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
IEQ Capital
Associate, Research
IEQ Capital
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $90,000–$115,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Distyl AI
Applied AI Researcher, Benchmarking
Distyl AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $150,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Distyl AI
Applied AI Researcher, System Self-Improvement
Distyl AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $150,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Distyl AI
Applied AI Researcher, Multi-Agent Systems
Distyl AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $150,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Distyl AI
Applied AI Researcher, AI Systems
Distyl AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $150,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Researcher jobs in San Francisco are open right now?
90 Researcher jobs in San Francisco are open across 57 companies, as of August 23, 2026.
What do Researcher jobs in San Francisco pay?
Across the 66 Researcher jobs in San Francisco that disclose pay, the median is $201,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $171,750 and $300,000.
Which companies are hiring Researcher jobs in San Francisco?
Alljoined, Ambience Healthcare, Reach Security, CoreWeave and Anthropic are among the 57 companies currently hiring Researcher jobs in San Francisco.
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 August 23, 2026 at 07:13 UTC.

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