Research Scientist Salary in United States during 2024
💰 The median Research Scientist Salary in United States during 2024 is USD 178,600
✏️ This salary info is based on 442 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average Research Scientist salary lies between USD 143,000 and USD 239,600 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.
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- Research Scientist
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- all levels
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2024
- Sample size
- 442
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
Last updated: May 19, 2024Salary trend
Top 20 Job Tags for Research Scientist roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Research Scientist job listings are Research, Machine Learning and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Research | 537 jobs Machine Learning | 427 jobs Python | 391 jobs PhD | 341 jobs Computer Science | 336 jobs Engineering | 319 jobs Deep Learning | 229 jobs PyTorch | 190 jobs NLP | 181 jobs Physics | 181 jobs Computer Vision | 157 jobs LLMs | 157 jobs Statistics | 155 jobs Mathematics | 152 jobs TensorFlow | 141 jobs Architecture | 140 jobs NeurIPS | 139 jobs ICML | 121 jobs VR | 119 jobs R | 110 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Research Scientist roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Research Scientist job listings are Career development, Health care and Conferences. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 400 jobs Health care | 277 jobs Conferences | 249 jobs Equity | 235 jobs Flex vacation | 185 jobs Salary bonus | 156 jobs Flex hours | 134 jobs Competitive pay | 112 jobs Wellness | 82 jobs Insurance | 79 jobs Startup environment | 76 jobs Parental leave | 73 jobs Medical leave | 72 jobs 401(k) matching | 70 jobs Team events | 67 jobs Relocation support | 26 jobs Fitness / gym | 19 jobs Transparency | 17 jobs Flexible spending account | 16 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 16 jobsRelated salaries
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