Staff Research Scientist Salary
Staff Research Scientist roles pay a median of $279k a year, based on 66 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $245k to $315k, and the top 10% more than $335k. 45% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Anthropic.
- $279k
- median USD
- $245k
- 25th percentile
- $315k
- 75th percentile
- 66
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($245k to $315k)
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 24 | $237k | $298k | $330k |
| New York | 9 | $250k | $279k | $330k |
| London | 7 | $279k | $279k | $279k |
| Toronto | 5 | $238k | $279k | $279k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 44 | $232k | $279k | $325k |
| UK | 7 | $279k | $279k | $279k |
| Canada | 6 | $248k | $279k | $279k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 36 | $234k | $298k | $330k |
| Remote | 30 | $251k | $279k | $279k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Member of Technical Staff, Health Systems
OpenEvidenceSan Francisco, California, US
Not disclosed
research scientistStaff10d agoMember of Technical Staff, Backend
LlamaIndexRemote (US)
$180k–$250k
Remoteresearch scientistStaff$180k–$250k · 12d agoMember of Technical Staff - Post-training (Data Infrastructure)
CohereSan Francisco, California, US
C$295k–C$535k
research scientistStaffC$295k–C$535k · 15d agoMember of Technical Staff - Post-Training (Reinforcement Learning & Generalization)
CohereRemote
C$295k–C$535k
Remoteresearch scientistStaffC$295k–C$535k · 15d agoSenior / Staff Research Engineer, Generative AI Deployment
WaabiToronto, ON, CA
~$200k–$275k
research scientistStaff~$200k–$275k · 16d agoMember of Technical Staff, Backend
Inflection AIPalo Alto, CA, US
Not disclosed
research scientistStaff20d agoMember of Technical Staff - SDK (Stockholm)
ModalStockholm, SE
$150k–$350k
research scientistStaff$150k–$350k · 21d agoStaff 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 agoStaff Research Scientist- Interactive Avatars
SynthesiaRemote (GB)
Not disclosed
Remoteresearch scientistStaff23d 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