Side-by-side distribution
Research Scientist
$220,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 55%
- Live roles
- 411
Statistician
$162,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.4%
- Live roles
- 35
Highest-paying jobs
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Scientist, Takeoff Intel
Research Scientist, Interpretability
Principal Research Scientist, Robot Foundation Model
[Expression of Interest] Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment - London
Staff / Principal Research Scientist - USA
Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personalization
Research Scientist, APEX Benchmarks
Research Scientist
Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Memory
Highest-paying jobs
Member of Technical Staff, Principal Biostatistician
Statistician
Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician
Principal, Biostatistician
Principal Biostatistician (FTE or Contract)
Biostatistician
Associate Director, CMC Statistician
Biostatistician
Bayesian Statistician – Risk & Safety Analysis
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$440,000 | 14 |
Anduril Industries
|
$221,000 | 12 |
|
Anthropic
|
$425,000 | 11 |
Astera Institute
|
$173,750 | 10 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 8 |
| LS Lila Sciences | $240,000 | 7 |
Waabi
|
$212,750 | 6 |
Applied Intuition
|
$274,500 | 5 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Costello Medical
|
$77,500 | 4 |
|
micro1
|
$166,400 | 3 |
|
Entrada Therapeutics
|
$225,000 | 1 |
| FR Freenome | $202,000 | 1 |
|
Ataraxis AI
|
$200,000 | 1 |
| ES eClinical Solutions | $195,000 | 1 |
|
Vaxcyte
|
$184,000 | 1 |
|
Roivant Sciences
|
$175,000 | 1 |
Research Scientist vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Research Scientist is $220,000 per year (typically $169,350–$282,618), versus $162,750 for Statistician ($97,875–$186,400). That puts Research Scientist about 35% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Research Scientist and Statistician are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.