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Research Scientist
435 employer-disclosed salaries · last 90 days · refreshed 7 min ago
$177kmedian · disclosed by employers, not self-reported
p25 $136kmedian $177kp75 $214k
National baseline: $145k (BLS OEWS, U.S. national, May 2023). Live postings skew toward employers that disclose pay.
Am I underpaid?
By seniority
Junior$80k – $118k – $141k15 postings
Mid$121k – $154k – $193k195 postings
Senior$150k – $178k – $200k135 postings
Staff+$188k – $217k – $241k74 postings
Remote vs on-site
Remote $221k · on-site $165k
By employer type
Startup $203k (12)
Enterprise $202k (58)
Gov contractor $120k (9)
Where this comes from
- Physical Scientist / Test Engineer · Midjourney · $146K – $154K
- Senior Data Scientist, Full Stack · TRM Labs · $180,000 - $210,000
- Commercial Data Scientist · Doximity · $119,333 - $172,800
- (USA) Principal, Data Scientist · Walmart - Internal · $143k - $286k
Live pay-transparency data parsed from public job boards — what employers offer today, not what people self-reported years ago.