Research Scientist · California
$248,750
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▲ +16.2%
$214,000
$248,750
$187.2k
25th
$248.8k
Median
$310k
75th
$134.8k
$425k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $95.2k – $850k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 72.6%
- Live roles
- 168
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$440,000 | 12 |
|
Anthropic
|
$388,750 | 12 |
Astera Institute
|
$177,500 | 11 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 8 |
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
|
$134,800 | 6 |
Applied Intuition
|
$274,500 | 5 |
Waabi
|
$212,000 | 5 |
Nuro
|
$221,495 | 4 |