Research Scientist salaries in San Francisco.
What Research Scientist roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$271,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$213.5k – $313.1k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
75%
66 of 88 roles
Live roles
88
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Scientist, Interpretability
Research Engineer / Research Scientist- Personal AGI (Post Training)
Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personality and Model Behavior
Research Engineer / Research Scientist -Personal AGI, Proactivity
Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Personal AGI, North Stars
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens
Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$352,500 | 11 |
|
OpenAI
|
$425,000 | 6 |
Waabi
|
$212,750 | 6 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 5 |
World Labs
|
$300,000 | 4 |
Swayable
|
$165,000 | 3 |
Retell AI
|
$312,500 | 2 |
Databricks
|
$310,000 | 2 |
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How much do Research Scientist roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Research Scientist roles in San Francisco is $271,250 per year. Most pay falls between $213,500 (25th percentile) and $313,125 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $200,000 to $425,000.
These figures are computed live from 88 active Research Scientist roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 66 (75%) 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 San Francisco include Anthropic and OpenAI.
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.