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Senior science and research salaries in the United States
Median $171k a year across 70 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $137k to $210k. 93% of the 75 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $137k to $210k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$121k
- Mid level$204k
- Senior (this page)$171k
- Staff$250k
- Principal$195k
- Manager$230k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
EliseAImedian of 2 published bands$260k
Fairemedian of 7 published bands$251k
REVOLUTION Medicinesmedian of 9 published bands$191k
Isomorphic Labsmedian of 4 published bands$188k
Hyperfinemedian of 2 published bands$188k
General Proximitymedian of 3 published bands$160k
Verana Healthmedian of 2 published bands$159k
Freenomemedian of 2 published bands$141k
Hiring the most right now
Iambic Therapeuticsopen roles in this segment4
Aliceopen roles in this segment3
Alectoropen roles in this segment2
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Research Scientist | $240k | 4 |
| Senior Safety Scientist II | $210k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Senior Quantitative ResearcherNumerai · San Francisco, California, United States$520k to $600k
- Senior AI ResearcherIvo · San Francisco, California, United States$200k to $325k
- Senior Research ScientistEliseAI · San Francisco, California , United States$200k to $320k
- Senior Research ScientistEliseAI · New York , NY , United States$200k to $320k
- Senior Applied ML/AI Scientist - SearchFaire · New York City, NY$211k to $291k
- Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Marketplace QualityFaire · San Francisco, CA$211k to $291k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for senior science and research roles in the United States?
$171k a year in base pay, across 70 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $137k to $210k.
What do the best-paid senior science and research roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $251k, and one in ten sits below $110k.
How many senior science and research job posts publish a salary?
93% of the 75 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote science and research roles in the United States pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $172k against $171k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 12 and 58 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for senior science and research roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at EliseAI ($260k), Faire ($251k), REVOLUTION Medicines ($191k).
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.