Research Scientist Salary in 2024

💰 The median Research Scientist Salary in 2024 is USD 182,350

✏️ This salary info is based on 214 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Research Scientist salary lies between USD 141,300 and USD 247,600 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
2024
Sample size
214
Top 10%
$ 323,300
Top 25%
$ 247,600
Median
$ 182,350
Bottom 25%
$ 141,300
Bottom 10%
$ 104,000

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

Last updated: April 21, 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 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Research | 289 jobs Machine Learning | 226 jobs Python | 209 jobs PhD | 161 jobs Computer Science | 161 jobs Engineering | 144 jobs Deep Learning | 122 jobs PyTorch | 105 jobs LLMs | 94 jobs NLP | 80 jobs R | 78 jobs TensorFlow | 77 jobs Architecture | 76 jobs Statistics | 75 jobs Generative AI | 66 jobs Testing | 65 jobs Mathematics | 64 jobs Security | 63 jobs Computer Vision | 54 jobs ML models | 47 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, Health care and Flex hours. 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 | 205 jobs Health care | 143 jobs Flex hours | 110 jobs Equity | 107 jobs Conferences | 100 jobs Flex vacation | 85 jobs Competitive pay | 83 jobs Wellness | 64 jobs Insurance | 62 jobs Parental leave | 59 jobs 401(k) matching | 56 jobs Medical leave | 55 jobs Startup environment | 49 jobs Team events | 44 jobs Salary bonus | 44 jobs Relocation support | 18 jobs Fitness / gym | 17 jobs Flexible spending account | 13 jobs Transparency | 12 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 12 jobs

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Research Scientist @ $ 154,950 (Canada) - Senior-level / Expert Details
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