Researcher Jobs in San Francisco.

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Total jobs
120
positions indexed
New today
4
last 24 hours
Companies
71
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Researcher jobs in San Francisco are there right now?

There are 120 open Researcher jobs in San Francisco on JobsRadar right now, from 71 companies hiring directly. 79 of them disclose pay, with a median of $211,500 a year and most offers between $172,500 and $307,800. 4 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 7, 2026 at 16:14 UTC.

Researcher salary range in San Francisco

$172.5k 25th
$211.5k Median
$307.8k 75th
$102.7k
$440k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $80k – $600k · outliers off-axis
Based on 79 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 7, 2026 from live listings
See full salary breakdown
Alljoined
Machine Learning Researcher
Alljoined
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $140,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
SonoThera
Research Associate-II/Senior Research Associate, Histology
SonoThera
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Onsite $96,000–$116,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
DoorDash USA
Associate Manager, AI Research Lab Strategy & Operations
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $124,000–$155,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 20h ago
DoorDash USA
Member of Technical Staff, Lead Researcher
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $203,500–$299,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 20h ago
Figma
Researcher, Figma Design
Figma
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA • New York,... Onsite $169,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Gusto, Inc.
Senior Staff UX Researcher, Quantitative
Gusto, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York,... Hybrid $177,000–$177,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CoreWeave
Executive Researcher
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA /... Onsite $150,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Perplexity
Member of Technical Staff (AI Researcher)
Perplexity
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $220,000–$485,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Capital One
Sr. Staff Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Capital One
Staff Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Pinterest
Sr. Staff Quantitative Product Researcher
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $163,639–$336,903
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Plasmidsaurus
Lab Robotics Research Associate
Plasmidsaurus
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $90,000–$120,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Pinterest
Staff Qualitative UX Researcher, Monetization
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $145,747–$300,067
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Agent Safety, Oversight and System Mitigations
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
OpenAI
Researcher, Robustness & Safety Training
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $380,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Dodge & Cox
Senior Emerging Markets Research Associate
Dodge & Cox
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Office Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
BT
Equity Research, Associate, Biotechnology
BTIG
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $90,000–$150,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
SA
Principal Researcher - Agentforce Platform
Salesforce
⚡ Apply early Washington - Seattle Onsite $237,700–$344,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Airbnb
Staff UX Researcher, Payments Growth (Mixed Methods)
Airbnb
⚡ Apply early United States Hybrid $180,000–$224,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Natera
Senior Research Associate
Natera
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Onsite $108,600–$135,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Ōura
Senior UX Researcher, Commerce (Fixed-Term)
Ōura
⚡ Apply early Remote - San Francisco, Califo... · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
UniversalAGI
CAD Automation Researcher
UniversalAGI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Dodge & Cox
International Quant Equity Trader - Asia and Europe Markets
Dodge & Cox
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Office Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TB
Equity Research Associate - Semiconductor Equipment, Manufacturing, Memory & IT Hardware
TD Bank
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Onsite $115,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
CT
Research Associate II, CRISPR-X
CRISPR Therapeutics
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $85,000–$92,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Researcher jobs in San Francisco are open right now?
120 Researcher jobs in San Francisco are open across 71 companies, as of October 7, 2026.
What do Researcher jobs in San Francisco pay?
Across the 79 Researcher jobs in San Francisco that disclose pay, the median is $211,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $172,500 and $307,800.
Which companies are hiring Researcher jobs in San Francisco?
Alljoined, SonoThera, DoorDash USA, Figma and Gusto, Inc. are among the 71 companies currently hiring Researcher jobs in San Francisco.
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 October 7, 2026 at 16:14 UTC.

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