Remote Research Scientist Salary
Remote Research Scientist roles pay a median of $279k a year, based on 64 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $243k to $293k, and the top 10% more than $355k. Highest median pay: Anthropic.
- $279k
- median USD
- $243k
- 25th percentile
- $293k
- 75th percentile
- 64
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($243k to $293k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 3 | $239k | $272k | $276k |
| Staff | 30 | $251k | $279k | $279k |
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 16 | $238k | $251k | $324k |
| New York | 14 | $237k | $269k | $280k |
| London | 7 | $279k | $279k | $279k |
| Toronto | 4 | $279k | $279k | $279k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 39 | $231k | $262k | $288k |
| UK | 7 | $279k | $279k | $279k |
| Canada | 4 | $279k | $279k | $279k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Principal AI Researcher
RecursionRemote (US)
Not disclosed
Remoteresearch scientistPrincipal7d agoResearch Engineer, Post-Training
DeepgramRemote
$216k–$338k
Remoteresearch scientist$216k–$338k · 10d agoMember of Technical Staff, Backend
LlamaIndexRemote (US)
$180k–$250k
Remoteresearch scientistStaff$180k–$250k · 12d agoSenior AI Researcher: LLM post-training for hallucination reduction (f/m/d)
Aleph AlphaRemote (DE)
Not disclosed
Remoteresearch scientistSenior15d agoMember of Technical Staff - Post-Training (Reinforcement Learning & Generalization)
CohereRemote
C$295k–C$535k
Remoteresearch scientistStaffC$295k–C$535k · 15d agoSenior AI Researcher- Pre-training (f/m/d)
Aleph AlphaRemote (DE)
Not disclosed
Remoteresearch scientistSenior20d agoResearch Scientist / Engineer – Performance Optimization
Luma AIRemote (GB)
Not disclosed
Remoteresearch scientist21d agoResearch Scientist / Engineer – Reinforcement Learning Infrastructure
Luma AIRemote (GB)
Not disclosed
Remoteresearch scientist21d agoResearch Scientist / Engineer – Reinforcement Learning Infrastructure
Luma AIRemote
Not disclosed
Remoteresearch scientist21d agoResearch Scientist / Engineer – Performance Optimization
Luma AIRemote (US)
$195k–$395k
Remoteresearch scientist$195k–$395k · 21d 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