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Entry level science and research salaries in the United States
Median $121k a year across 14 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $87k to $190k. 78% of the 18 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $87k to $190k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Hiring the most right now
EliseAIopen roles in this segment2
Guidehouseopen roles in this segment2
Vir Biotechnologyopen roles in this segment2
Anthropicopen roles in this segment1
BBOTopen roles in this segment1
Champions Oncologyopen roles in this segment1
Citadel Securitiesopen roles in this segment1
Ginkgo Bioworksopen roles in this segment1
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Quantitative Researcher - PhD Graduate (US)Citadel Securities · New York, NY, US$235k to $300k
- AI Research Scientist, New Grad - Agents & Reinforcement LearningSnowflake · US-WA-Bellevue$176k to $230k
- Research Associate, Thin FilmsPeriodic Labs · Menlo Park, California, United States$180k to $225k
- Junior Research ScientistEliseAI · San Francisco, California , United States$150k to $230k
- Junior Research ScientistEliseAI · New York , NY , United States$150k to $230k
- Forward Deployed, Equity ResearchRogo · New York , New York, USA$115k to $180k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for entry level science and research roles in the United States?
$121k a year in base pay, across 14 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $87k to $190k.
How many entry level science and research job posts publish a salary?
78% of the 18 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Which companies pay the most for entry level science and research roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at EliseAI ($190k), Guidehouse ($79k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.