Research Engineer Salary in 2023

💰 The median Research Engineer Salary in 2023 is USD 168,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 164 individual salaries reported during 2023

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Salary details

The average Research Engineer salary lies between USD 130,000 and USD 220,000 globally. 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.

Job title
Research Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2023
Sample size
164
Top 10%
$ 273,000
Top 25%
$ 220,000
Median
$ 168,000
Bottom 25%
$ 130,000
Bottom 10%
$ 100,000

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: May 5, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Research Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Research Engineer job listings are Research, Engineering and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Research | 388 jobs Engineering | 306 jobs Python | 232 jobs Machine Learning | 229 jobs Computer Science | 184 jobs PhD | 130 jobs PyTorch | 107 jobs Deep Learning | 96 jobs TensorFlow | 89 jobs Testing | 83 jobs R | 80 jobs Statistics | 74 jobs Architecture | 71 jobs Security | 65 jobs Mathematics | 63 jobs R&D | 60 jobs Privacy | 58 jobs Spark | 56 jobs NLP | 55 jobs Open Source | 53 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Research Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Research Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 261 jobs Health care | 138 jobs Flex hours | 102 jobs Equity | 99 jobs Startup environment | 87 jobs Flex vacation | 76 jobs Competitive pay | 75 jobs Team events | 74 jobs Insurance | 71 jobs Conferences | 70 jobs Salary bonus | 62 jobs Parental leave | 50 jobs Medical leave | 44 jobs Wellness | 35 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 32 jobs 401(k) matching | 31 jobs Relocation support | 25 jobs Fitness / gym | 13 jobs Transparency | 13 jobs Home office stipend | 12 jobs

Related salaries

Research Engineer @ $ 125,000 (global) - Entry-level / Junior Details
Research Engineer @ $ 180,000 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Research Engineer @ $ 128,167 (global) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Research Engineer @ $ 175,500 (United States) Details
Research Engineer @ $ 182,400 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Research Engineer @ $ 129,083 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Research Engineer @ $ 152,500 (United States) - Entry-level / Junior Details

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