Research Scientist
$170,300
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -14.9%
$200,000
$170,300
$115.6k
25th
$170.3k
Median
$243k
75th
$78k
$309.7k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $6k – $850k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 51.5%
- Live roles
- 815
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
The University of Texas at Austin
|
$48,000 | 19 |
|
Anthropic
|
$425,000 | 13 |
|
OpenAI
|
$440,000 | 12 |
Astera Institute
|
$177,500 | 11 |
Anduril Industries
|
$221,000 | 10 |
UL Research Institutes
|
$128,747 | 10 |
MSD
|
$329,250 | 9 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 8 |
Research Scientist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $275,000 | 9 |
| San Francisco | $267,500 | 85 |
| New York | $243,000 | 55 |
| Seattle | $216,900 | 20 |
| Toronto | $212,000 | 8 |
| Boston | $192,500 | 25 |
| Los Angeles | $187,500 | 4 |
| Chicago | $147,566 | 4 |
| Austin | $49,864 | 10 |