Research Scientist salaries in Seattle.
What Research Scientist roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$283,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$209.6k – $322.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
57.5%
23 of 40 roles
Live roles
40
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, Tokens
Manager, Machine Learning Research Scientist, GenAI
Data Scientist, Product
Data Scientist, Marketing
Data Scientist, Platform Product
Data Scientist, Safeguards
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$373,750 | 6 |
| SA Scale AI | $283,500 | 3 |
Designworks Talent
|
$247,500 | 3 |
| AX Axon | $207,675 | 3 |
Socure
|
$195,000 | 3 |
|
OpenAI
|
$308,250 | 2 |
Moloco
|
$211,500 | 1 |
| LB Lumen Bioscience | $120,000 | 1 |
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How much do Research Scientist roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Research Scientist roles in Seattle is $283,500 per year. Most pay falls between $209,588 (25th percentile) and $322,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $187,000 to $406,600.
These figures are computed live from 40 active Research Scientist roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 23 (57.5%) 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 Seattle include Anthropic, Scale AI 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.