Research Scientist salaries in Seattle.
What Research Scientist roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$291,650
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$211k – $336.4k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
100%
11 of 11 roles
Live roles
11
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens
People Research Scientist, People
People Research Scientist, Recruiting
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents
AI research scientist
Research Scientist, Robotics
Research Scientist, Asta
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$378,750 | 4 |
|
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
|
$213,800 | 2 |
| AX Axon | $207,675 | 2 |
| SA Scale AI | $340,200 | 1 |
|
WRITER
|
$291,650 | 1 |
Cohere
|
$208,297 | 1 |
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How much do Research Scientist roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Research Scientist roles in Seattle is $291,650 per year. Most pay falls between $211,049 (25th percentile) and $336,350 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $207,675 to $425,000.
These figures are computed live from 11 active Research Scientist roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 11 (100%) 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, WRITER and The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
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.