Full-Stack vs Research Scientist

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Research Scientist pays about 4% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Full-Stack Research Scientist
$192.5k
$200k
$95k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $328.1k

Full-Stack

$192,500

median · per year, annualized USD

$150k 25th
$192.5k Median
$231.7k 75th
$111.1k
$285.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6k – $1,500k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
19.8%
Live roles
18,589

Research Scientist

$200,000

median · per year, annualized USD

$150k 25th
$200k Median
$250k 75th
$116.7k
$312.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $39.3k – $862.7k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
23.3%
Live roles
2,092

Full-Stack vs Research Scientist: which pays more?

The median for Full-Stack is $192,500 per year (typically $150,000–$231,700), versus $200,000 for Research Scientist ($150,000–$250,000). That puts Research Scientist about 4% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Full-Stack and Research Scientist are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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