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Job Title

Research Scientist

The median salary range for Research Scientist disclosed in public job postings is $163k - $245k as of Jul 2026, based on 229 job postings from 61 companies.

Salary Range

Low

$162,500

20%

Mid

$203,750

20%

High

$245,000

Large Sample Size

58 Data Points

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Anthropic

2 Job Posts

$350k - $850k

$350,000 - $850,000

Research Scientist, Takeoff Intel

New York City

$350k - $850k

$350,000 - $850,000

Research Scientist, Takeoff Intel

San Francisco

$350k - $850k

$350,000 - $850,000

Netflix

2 Job Posts

$160k - $735k

$160,000 - $735,000

Research Scientist (L4/5) - Studio Media Algorithms

California

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$150k - $750k

$150,000 - $750,000

Research Scientist 4 - Promotional Media

California

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$170k - $720k

$170,000 - $720,000

Runway

1 Job Post

$260k - $370k

$260,000 - $370,000

Staff Applied Research Scientist

Remote

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$260k - $370k

$260,000 - $370,000

Adept AI

1 Job Post

$175k - $350k

$175,000 - $350,000

Research Engineer

San Francisco

$175k - $350k

$175,000 - $350,000

OpenAI

2 Job Posts

$273k - $338k

$272,500 - $337,500

Research Scientist, PhD

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$250k - $380k

$250,000 - $380,000

Research Scientist / Research Engineer — Early Career Cohort

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$295k

$295,000

Opendoor

3 Job Posts

$238k - $328k

$238,400 - $327,800

Research Scientist

Seattle

·

9+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$238k - $328k

$238,400 - $327,800

Research Scientist

United States

·

9+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$238k - $328k

$238,400 - $327,800

Research Scientist

Seattle

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$177k - $243k

$176,800 - $243,100

Open Listings

3 Job Posts

$238k - $328k

$238,400 - $327,800

Research Scientist

Seattle

·

9+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$238k - $328k

$238,400 - $327,800

Research Scientist

United States

·

9+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$238k - $328k

$238,400 - $327,800

Research Scientist

Seattle

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$177k - $243k

$176,800 - $243,100

Snorkel AI

1 Job Post

$200k - $325k

$200,000 - $325,000

Research Scientist - Frontier Benchmarks

San Francisco

$200k - $325k

$200,000 - $325,000

Apple

4 Job Posts

$176k - $310k

$176,350 - $310,300

Research Scientist/Engineer - Special Projects

Santa Clara

$181k - $318k

$181,100 - $318,400

Research Scientist/Engineer - Special Projects

United States

$181k - $318k

$181,100 - $318,400

Research Scientist/ Engineer - Special Projects

United States

$172k - $302k

$171,600 - $302,200

Research Scientist/ Engineer - Special Projects

Seattle

$172k - $302k

$171,600 - $302,200

Salesforce

3 Job Posts

$134k - $306k

$133,800 - $305,600

Research Scientist - Salesforce AI Research

Palo Alto

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$134k - $306k

$133,800 - $305,600

Research Scientist - Salesforce AI Research

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$134k - $306k

$133,800 - $305,600

Research Scientist - Salesforce AI Research

Palo Alto

$137k - $276k

$137,100 - $276,100

Latent Labs

1 Job Post

$225k - $300k

$225,000 - $300,000

Research Scientist

San Francisco

$225k - $300k

$225,000 - $300,000

Scale AI

4 Job Posts

$216k - $270k

$216,000 - $270,000

Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations

New York City

3+ Years Experience

$216k - $270k

$216,000 - $270,000

Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations

San Francisco

3+ Years Experience

$216k - $270k

$216,000 - $270,000

Research Scientist, Safety Post Training

New York City

3+ Years Experience

$216k - $270k

$216,000 - $270,000

Research Scientist, Safety Post Training

San Francisco

3+ Years Experience

$216k - $270k

$216,000 - $270,000

BrightRoll

1 Job Post

$128k - $267k

$128,250 - $266,875

Research Scientist

United States

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$128k - $267k

$128,250 - $266,875

NVIDIA

1 Job Post

$265k

$264,500

Research Scientist, Platform Architecture and System Software - PhD New College Grad 2026

Santa Clara

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$265k

$264,500

Meta

16 Job Posts

$184k - $257k

$184,000 - $257,000

Wearable Technology Research Scientist

Remote

·

10+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$253k - $327k

$253,000 - $327,000

Wearable Technology Research Scientist

Redmond

·

10+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$253k - $327k

$253,000 - $327,000

Research Scientist

New York City

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$268k - $298k

$268,011 - $297,550

Research Scientist - CTRL Labs

Remote

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$184k - $257k

$184,000 - $257,000

Research Scientist - CTRL Labs

New York City

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$184k - $257k

$184,000 - $257,000

Research Scientist - Reality Labs

New York City

5+ Years Experience

$184k - $257k

$184,000 - $257,000

Research Scientist

Pittsburgh

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$184k - $257k

$184,000 - $257,000

Research Scientist

Redmond

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$184k - $257k

$184,000 - $257,000

Research Scientist, Neuromotor Interfaces

New York City

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$173k - $241k

$173,000 - $241,000

Research Scientist

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$192k - $209k

$192,155 - $209,000

Research Scientist

Sunnyvale

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$186k - $209k

$186,200 - $209,000

Research Scientist (PhD)

New York City

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$122k - $181k

$122,000 - $181,000

Research Scientist, FAIR SGT - Paris

Paris

N/A

N/A

Research Scientist, FAIR SGT - Paris

Republic of France

N/A

N/A

Research Scientist, FAIR Core Learning and Reasoning

Paris

N/A

N/A

Research Scientist, FAIR Core Learning and Reasoning

Republic of France

N/A

N/A

voleon

3 Job Posts

$225k - $250k

$225,000 - $250,000

Member of Research Staff

Berkeley

$225k - $250k

$225,000 - $250,000

Member of Research Staff, Voleon Securities (New York)

New York City

$225k - $250k

$225,000 - $250,000

Member of Research Staff (London)

London

$15k

$15,000

ASAPP

1 Job Post

$190k - $240k

$190,000 - $240,000

Research Scientist

New York City

·

Last Posted: Aug 2025

Inactive

$190k - $240k

$190,000 - $240,000

Robust Intelligence

1 Job Post

$175k - $225k

$175,000 - $225,000

Research Scientist

San Francisco

$175k - $225k

$175,000 - $225,000

Theorem

3 Job Posts

$150k - $220k

$150,000 - $220,000

Research

San Mateo

4+ Years Experience

$150k - $220k

$150,000 - $220,000

Research

United States

4+ Years Experience

$150k - $220k

$150,000 - $220,000

Research

New York City

4+ Years Experience

$150k - $220k

$150,000 - $220,000

Anduril Industries

22 Job Posts

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

United States

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$191k - $253k

$191,000 - $253,000

Research Scientist

Waltham

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$191k - $253k

$191,000 - $253,000

Research Scientist

Fort Collins

$190k - $252k

$190,000 - $252,000

Research Scientist

United States

$190k - $252k

$190,000 - $252,000

Research Scientist

United States

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

Broomfield

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

Huntsville

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

United States

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

Broomfield

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

United States

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

United States

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

Huntsville

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

United States

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

Fort Collins

$165k - $218k

$165,000 - $218,000

Research Scientist

United States

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$148k - $195k

$148,000 - $195,000

Research Scientist

Huntsville

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$148k - $195k

$148,000 - $195,000

Research Scientist

United States

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$126k - $167k

$126,000 - $167,000

Research Scientist

Broomfield

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$126k - $167k

$126,000 - $167,000

Research Scientist

United States

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$126k - $167k

$126,000 - $167,000

Research Scientist

Broomfield

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$126k - $167k

$126,000 - $167,000

Research Scientist

Broomfield

$126k - $167k

$126,000 - $167,000

Research Scientist

United States

$126k - $167k

$126,000 - $167,000

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