Median salary
$192,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$144.2k – $270.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
67.5%
27 of 40 roles
Live roles
40
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Distinguished Scientist, Clinical Research, Thoracic Malignancies
Embedded Research Scientist
Senior Research Data Scientist
Principal Research Scientist - Frontier Industrial AI
Research Scientist: Post-Training
Research Scientist: Pretraining
Principal AI Research Scientist (HPE Labs)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
|
$150,000 | 5 |
|
Generalist
|
$295,000 | 2 |
|
MSD
|
$291,700 | 2 |
Anduril Industries
|
$239,000 | 2 |
| AD Analog Devices | $204,250 | 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
|
$150,513 | 2 |
| NU Northeastern University | $110,668 | 2 |
|
Anthropic
|
$600,000 | 1 |
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How much do Research Scientist roles in Massachusetts pay?
The median salary for Research Scientist roles in Massachusetts is $192,500 per year. Most pay falls between $144,204 (25th percentile) and $270,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $134,491 to $318,000.
These figures are computed live from 40 active Research Scientist roles in Massachusetts on JobsRadar, of which 27 (67.5%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Research Scientist roles in Massachusetts include Anthropic, MSD, Percepta and Roku.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Research Scientist salary in Massachusetts?
- The median is $192,500 per year, with most pay between $144,204 and $270,250 (25th–75th percentile), based on 27 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Research Scientist salary range in Massachusetts?
- Pay ranges from about $134,491 to $318,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $192,500. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.