Research Engineer Salary in United States during 2024
💰 The median Research Engineer Salary in United States during 2024 is USD 179,500
✏️ This salary info is based on 134 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average Research Engineer salary lies between USD 128,000 and USD 268,000 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.
- Job title
- Research Engineer
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2024
- Sample size
- 134
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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: April 28, 2024Salary 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 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Research | 347 jobs Engineering | 282 jobs Python | 206 jobs Machine Learning | 190 jobs Computer Science | 153 jobs PhD | 98 jobs Testing | 85 jobs PyTorch | 84 jobs Architecture | 82 jobs Deep Learning | 77 jobs Security | 74 jobs Statistics | 71 jobs R | 67 jobs Physics | 61 jobs TensorFlow | 60 jobs ML models | 57 jobs R&D | 56 jobs NLP | 55 jobs Industrial | 50 jobs LLMs | 50 jobsTop 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 Equity. 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 | 231 jobs Health care | 123 jobs Equity | 77 jobs Flex hours | 77 jobs Flex vacation | 77 jobs Startup environment | 64 jobs Conferences | 63 jobs Insurance | 56 jobs Parental leave | 54 jobs Salary bonus | 51 jobs Competitive pay | 50 jobs Medical leave | 41 jobs Team events | 30 jobs Wellness | 28 jobs 401(k) matching | 26 jobs Relocation support | 23 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 19 jobs Gear | 18 jobs Home office stipend | 13 jobs Lunch / meals | 11 jobsRelated salaries
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