Research Scientist salaries in New York.
What Research Scientist roles in New York pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$243,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$190k – $291.7k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
75.5%
37 of 49 roles
Live roles
49
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens
AI Research Scientist - Datadog AI Research (DAIR)
Embedded Research Scientist
Principal Research Scientist, Database Systems
People Research Scientist, People
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents
Senior Research Data Scientist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 5 |
|
Anthropic
|
$425,000 | 3 |
|
Roku
|
$352,500 | 3 |
Swayable
|
$165,000 | 3 |
| BR Basis Research Institute | $150,000 | 3 |
Biohub
|
$282,750 | 2 |
Jump Trading
|
$262,500 | 2 |
|
MongoDB
|
$262,500 | 2 |
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How much do Research Scientist roles in New York pay?
The median salary for Research Scientist roles in New York is $243,000 per year. Most pay falls between $190,000 (25th percentile) and $291,650 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $150,000 to $350,040.
These figures are computed live from 49 active Research Scientist roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 37 (75.5%) 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 New York include Anthropic, Datadog, Percepta and MongoDB.
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.