Research Scientist Salary in New York
Research Scientist roles in New York pay a median of $279k a year, based on 23 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $250k to $323k, and the top 10% more than $360k. 61% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Datadog.
- $279k
- median USD
- $250k
- 25th percentile
- $323k
- 75th percentile
- 23
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($250k to $323k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 3 | $239k | $272k | $276k |
| Staff | 9 | $250k | $279k | $330k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 9 | $279k | $360k | $360k |
| Remote | 14 | $237k | $269k | $280k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
| Company | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datadog | 3 | $360k | $360k | $360k |
| Snorkel AI | 4 | $286k | $288k | $295k |
| Cohere | 3 | $279k | $279k | $279k |
| Spotify | 3 | $162k | $162k | $184k |
Live roles
Staff Research Scientist - Post-Training for Agents
DatadogNew York, New York, US
~$320k–$400k
research scientistStaff~$320k–$400k · 22d agoStaff Research Scientist - Foundation & World Models
DatadogNew York, New York, US
~$320k–$400k
research scientistStaff~$320k–$400k · 22d agoResearch Scientist - Human-AI Systems
Snorkel AIRemote
~$200k–$375k
Remoteresearch scientist~$200k–$375k · 1mo agoSenior Applied Research Scientist - Personalization
SpotifyRemote (US)
~$169k–$242k
Remoteresearch scientistSenior~$169k–$242k · 1mo agoResearch Scientist - Personalization
SpotifyRemote (US)
~$133k–$190k
Remoteresearch scientist~$133k–$190k · 1mo agoSenior Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - Fraud
PlaidRemote (US)
$229k–$315k
Remoteresearch scientistSenior$229k–$315k · 1mo agoMember of Technical Staff, Deeptune Environments
MercorNew York, New York, US
$160k–$500k
research scientistStaff$160k–$500k · 2mo agoResearch Scientist - Generative Audio
SpotifyRemote (US)
~$133k–$190k
Remoteresearch scientist~$133k–$190k · 3mo agoMember of Technical Staff - Research, Post-Training
Modalnew york, new york, US
$150k–$350k
research scientistStaff$150k–$350k · 3mo agoSenior Research Engineer - Safety Tooling and Data
CohereNew York, New York, US
C$250k–C$535k
research scientistSeniorC$250k–C$535k · 4mo ago
Other roles
Every live listing here that discloses a number, in any currency. Converted to USD at ECB reference rates as of 2026-10-28. Hourly, weekly, and monthly figures are annualised (2,080 / 52 / 12). Where a salary is a range we use its midpoint. Breakdowns with fewer than three disclosed salaries are left out. All AI and ML salaries