Research Scientist Salary in 2022

💰 The median Research Scientist Salary in 2022 is USD 144,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 15 individual salaries reported during 2022

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Salary details

The average Research Scientist salary lies between USD 84,053 and USD 196,000 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 Scientist
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2022
Sample size
15
Top 10%
$ 249,500
Top 25%
$ 196,000
Median
$ 144,000
Bottom 25%
$ 84,053
Bottom 10%
$ 61,989

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

Last updated: May 19, 2024

Salary 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 2022 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Research | 281 jobs Machine Learning | 246 jobs Python | 189 jobs Computer Science | 177 jobs PhD | 165 jobs Deep Learning | 150 jobs Engineering | 145 jobs PyTorch | 116 jobs TensorFlow | 111 jobs Statistics | 88 jobs Mathematics | 80 jobs R | 77 jobs Computer Vision | 77 jobs NLP | 70 jobs Classification | 69 jobs NeurIPS | 55 jobs Scikit-learn | 54 jobs ICML | 48 jobs Scala | 47 jobs Excel | 45 jobs

Top 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, Conferences and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2022 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 191 jobs Conferences | 125 jobs Flex hours | 101 jobs Health care | 101 jobs Startup environment | 80 jobs Flex vacation | 74 jobs Parental leave | 69 jobs Medical leave | 68 jobs Team events | 64 jobs Competitive pay | 59 jobs Flexible spending account | 51 jobs Insurance | 48 jobs Yoga | 39 jobs Equity | 34 jobs Salary bonus | 27 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 21 jobs Wellness | 18 jobs Home office stipend | 17 jobs Fertility benefits | 15 jobs 401(k) matching | 9 jobs

Related salaries

Research Scientist @ $ 173,000 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Research Scientist @ $ 84,053 (global) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
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Research Scientist @ $ 196,000 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details

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