Side-by-side distribution
Research Scientist
$219,375
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.1%
- Live roles
- 382
Statistician
$147,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.3%
- Live roles
- 30
Highest-paying jobs
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Scientist, Interpretability
Research Engineer / Research Scientist -Personal AGI, Proactivity
Research Engineer / Research Scientist- Personal AGI (Post Training)
Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personality and Model Behavior
Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Personal AGI, North Stars
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens
Staff / Principal Research Scientist - USA
Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment
[Expression of Interest] Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment - London
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Biostatistician
Staff Biostatistician
Principal, Biostatistician
Associate Director, CMC Statistician
Lead Biostatistician (IVD Clinical)
Safety Statistician, III – Risk & Safety Analysis
Lead Biostatistician (IVD Clinical)
Statistician
Senior Statistician
Statistician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 11 |
Anduril Industries
|
$221,000 | 8 |
Astera Institute
|
$225,000 | 7 |
Waabi
|
$212,750 | 6 |
|
OpenAI
|
$425,000 | 5 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 5 |
Nuro
|
$229,900 | 5 |
World Labs
|
$300,000 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Costello Medical
|
$77,500 | 4 |
|
Natera
|
$154,625 | 2 |
|
Entrada Therapeutics
|
$225,000 | 1 |
| FR Freenome | $202,000 | 1 |
|
Vaxcyte
|
$184,000 | 1 |
|
Roivant Sciences
|
$175,000 | 1 |
|
Torc Robotics
|
$160,500 | 1 |
|
General Matter
|
$97,500 | 1 |
Research Scientist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | $275,000 | 8 |
| San Francisco | $262,500 | 67 |
| Seattle | $252,725 | 10 |
| New York | $243,000 | 37 |
| Toronto | $212,000 | 8 |
| London | $206,683 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $125,000 | 4 |
Statistician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | $77,500 | 5 |
Research Scientist vs Statistician: which pays more?
The median for Research Scientist is $219,375 per year (typically $177,088–$275,000), versus $147,250 for Statistician ($77,500–$175,000). That puts Research Scientist about 49% 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.