Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28
Research Scientist salary at AI companies, 2026
47 open Research Scientist roles at 5 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $213k to $320k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $450k. From the companies' own postings, refreshed every 6 hours.
By company
The companies posting this role most often first.
| Company | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 7 | $300k | $320k | $310k | $850k |
| Waymo | 6 | $213k | $263k | $238k | $310k |
| Scale AI | 4 | $216k | $270k | $243k | $270k |
| Wayve | 3 | $370k | $419k | $394k | $512k |
| Snorkel AI | 3 | $200k | $375k | $288k | $375k |
By level
| Level | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff+ | 6 | $290k | $378k | $334k | $850k |
| Senior | 4 | $256k | $320k | $301k | $400k |
| Unspecified | 37 | $200k | $304k | $243k | $445k |
By region
| Region | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 7 | $185k | $375k | $288k | $400k |
| US | 40 | $216k | $320k | $280k | $450k |
Highest posted Research Scientist ranges
One row per company.
| Company | Role | Range | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Staff+ Research Scientist, Multi-Agent | $500k to $850k | San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | |
| Wayve | Principal Research Scientist, Robot Foundation Model | $407k to $512k | Sunnyvale, California USA |
| Roboflow | Research Scientist | $250k to $450k | San Francisco |
Titles are normalised (seniority words and team suffixes removed) so postings for the same role group together. All functions and companies. Open roles: Research Scientist jobs at AI companies.
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