Researcher salaries in Seattle.
What Researcher roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$345,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$230.9k – $374k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
21.7%
5 of 23 roles
Live roles
23
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Machine Learning Systems Engineer, RL Engineering
Compute Optimization Researcher/Engineer
Product Manager, Compute Platform
Senior Technical Advisor, National Security Policy, Global Affairs
AI Evangelist - Program Manager
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How much do Researcher roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Researcher roles in Seattle is $345,000 per year. Most pay falls between $230,900 (25th percentile) and $374,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $207,547 to $554,600.
These figures are computed live from 23 active Researcher roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 5 (21.7%) 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 Seattle include Anthropic, OpenAI and Axon.
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.