Research Scientist salaries in San Francisco.
What Research Scientist roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$244,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$200k – $310k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
48.9%
175 of 358 roles
Live roles
358
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Scientist, Interpretability
Research Scientist, Societal Impacts
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Engineer, Discovery
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Post-Training
Data Scientist, FinEng
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$347,500 | 27 |
|
Anthropic
|
$413,750 | 22 |
Benchling
|
$186,097 | 12 |
Mithrl
|
$175,000 | 11 |
Databricks
|
$231,000 | 9 |
| LS Lila Sciences | $258,000 | 8 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 7 |
Medra
|
$157,500 | 5 |
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How much do Research Scientist roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Research Scientist roles in San Francisco is $244,000 per year. Most pay falls between $200,000 (25th percentile) and $310,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $161,020 to $370,000.
These figures are computed live from 358 active Research Scientist roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 175 (48.9%) 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 in San Francisco include Anthropic and OpenAI.
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.