Median salary
$200,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150.1k – $250k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
23.3%
490 of 2,100 roles
Live roles
2,100
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Pre-training
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Scientist, Societal Impacts
Research Engineer, Discovery
Research Scientist, Interpretability
Research Engineer, Science of Scaling
Chief Scientific Officer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$343,250 | 28 |
| LS Lila Sciences | $230,550 | 26 |
|
Anthropic
|
$425,000 | 25 |
Benchling
|
$168,443 | 17 |
Natera
|
$176,950 | 13 |
Revolution Medicines
|
$211,750 | 12 |
Anduril Industries
|
$191,500 | 11 |
Mithrl
|
$175,000 | 11 |
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How much do Research Scientist roles pay?
The median salary for Research Scientist roles is $200,000 per year. Most pay falls between $150,109 (25th percentile) and $250,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $116,914 to $312,500.
These figures are computed live from 2,100 active Research Scientist roles on JobsRadar, of which 490 (23.3%) 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 include Anthropic and Legend Biotech US.
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.