# 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.

- **Median (USD):** $279k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $245k to $315k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $220k to $335k
- **Disclosed roles:** 66

## By city

| Group | 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

| Group | 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.

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Anthropic](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/anthropic) | 4 | $656k | $675k | $675k |
| [Mercor](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/mercor) | 3 | $330k | $330k | $330k |
| [Scale AI](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/scale-ai) | 3 | $313k | $327k | $333k |
| [Turing](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/turing) | 4 | $325k | $325k | $325k |
| [Runway](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/runway) | 3 | $290k | $315k | $318k |
| [Cohere](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/cohere) | 18 | $279k | $279k | $279k |
| [Modal](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/modal) | 5 | $225k | $250k | $250k |
| [Abridge](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/abridge) | 6 | $229k | $231k | $239k |

## Other roles

- [Staff Machine Learning Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/machine-learning-engineer/staff)
- [Staff AI Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-llm-engineer/staff)
- [Staff Data Scientist Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-scientist/staff)
- [Staff Data Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-engineer/staff)
- [Staff MLOps Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/mlops-infrastructure/staff)
- [Staff Computer Vision Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/computer-vision/staff)
- [Staff Robotics Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/robotics/staff)
- [Staff AI Product Manager Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-product-manager/staff)

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. Live roles: [Research Scientist jobs](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/research-scientist). Check an offer: https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/calculator?role=research-scientist&facet=staff&offer=185000

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