Researcher Jobs in California.

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Total jobs
128
positions indexed
New today
2
last 24 hours
Companies
78
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Researcher jobs in California are there right now?

There are 128 open Researcher jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 78 companies hiring directly. 92 of them disclose pay, with a median of $200,000 a year and most offers between $128,050 and $280,000. 2 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 4, 2026 at 20:41 UTC.

Researcher salary range in California

$128.1k 25th
$200k Median
$280k 75th
$83.2k
$440k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $52k – $600k · outliers off-axis
Based on 92 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 4, 2026 from live listings
See full salary breakdown
Eight Sleep
Research Associate
Eight Sleep
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite
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Pinterest
Sr. Staff Quantitative Product Researcher
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $163,639–$336,903
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
DoorDash USA
Associate Manager, AI Research Lab Strategy & Operations
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $124,000–$155,000
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DoorDash USA
Member of Technical Staff, Lead Researcher
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $203,500–$299,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Juul Labs
Senior Research Associate
Juul Labs
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, California, Uni... Onsite $143,000–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Triumph
Quant Strategist
Triumph
⚡ Apply early San Francisco HQ Onsite $200,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Juul Labs
Senior Research Associate
Juul Labs
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, California, Uni... Onsite $143,000–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Training
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $300,000–$600,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CivilGrid
UX Researcher
CivilGrid
⚡ Apply early Boston Hybrid $119,000–$160,984
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Agent Safety, Oversight and System Mitigations
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Agent Safety, Training and Evaluations
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Ōura
Staff UX Researcher, Personalization
Ōura
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - San Francisco, Califo... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Ōura
Senior UX Researcher, Human Care
Ōura
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - San Francisco, Califo... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Ōura
Senior Human Factors Researcher
Ōura
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - San Francisco, Califo... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Anduril Industries
Senior User Experience Researcher
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Irvine, California, United Sta... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Revolution Medicines
Associate Director, Human Resources Business Partner, Research & Information Sciences
Revolution Medicines
⚡ Apply early Redwood City, California, Unit... Onsite $186,000–$233,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Vectra
Senior Security Researcher
Vectra
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA; Austin, TX; Bost... Hybrid $150,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Plaud
User Researcher
Plaud
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
LS
Principal Scientist / Associate Director, Agentic AI Research for Materials Science
Lila Sciences
⚡ Apply early Cambridge, MA USA; San Francis... Onsite $288,000–$420,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Frontier Risk Mitigations
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Recursive Self-Improvement Safety
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Multimodal Safety
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Frontier Cybersecurity Risks
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Interpretability
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Safety Oversight
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Researcher jobs in California are open right now?
128 Researcher jobs in California are open across 78 companies, as of September 4, 2026.
What do Researcher jobs in California pay?
Across the 92 Researcher jobs in California that disclose pay, the median is $200,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $128,050 and $280,000.
Which companies are hiring Researcher jobs in California?
Eight Sleep, Pinterest, DoorDash USA, Juul Labs and Triumph are among the 78 companies currently hiring Researcher jobs in California.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on September 4, 2026 at 20:41 UTC.

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