Researcher salaries in New York.
What Researcher roles in New York pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$211,819
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$187.5k – $252.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
26.1%
89 of 341 roles
Live roles
341
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Machine Learning Systems Engineer, RL Engineering
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Agents Research Lead
Model Performance Software Engineer, Claude Code
World Model / Action Policy Researcher
Design Engineer, AI Capability Development (Education Labs)
Senior+ Software Engineer, Research Tools
Research Engineer, Post-Training (All Industry Levels)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
IMC
|
$225,000 | 15 |
|
Anthropic
|
$352,500 | 7 |
| AT ATG | $220,000 | 7 |
Ellipsis Labs
|
$210,000 | 5 |
CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn
|
$237,500 | 4 |
Solve Intelligence
|
$155,000 | 4 |
Optiver
|
$200,000 | 3 |
Comity
|
$165,000 | 3 |
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How much do Researcher roles in New York pay?
The median salary for Researcher roles in New York is $211,819 per year. Most pay falls between $187,500 (25th percentile) and $252,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $150,000 to $319,800.
These figures are computed live from 341 active Researcher roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 89 (26.1%) 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 Researcher roles in New York include Anthropic, The General Intelligence Company of New York, General Intuition & Medal and Character.AI.
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.