Research Salary and Total Compensation in United States

US$ 185,350

Median Total Comp

$130K

25TH%

$251K

70TH%

$357K

90TH%

Research in United States salary ranges from $129,589.00 in total compensation per year for employees in the 25th percentile to $356,912.00 for employees in the 90th percentile. Blind compiles anonymous and verified salary data from both present and past employees. This information was last updated on May 20, 2024.

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Total Compensation Breakdown:
62nd percentile

726 salaries

$165K

Base

$30K

Yearly Equity

$20K

Yearly Bonus

$36K

$505K

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Research Scientist I

20m ago

Google

L4

1 YOE

Mountain View, CA

Hybrid

$350k

Yearly Total

$180k

Base

$170k

Yearly Equity

$0

Bonus

Research Scientist

9h ago

Meta

IC4

1 YOE

Menlo Park, CA

$352k

Yearly Total

$176k

Base

$150k

Yearly Equity

$26k

Bonus

Applied Scientist

1d ago

Amazon

L4

4 YOE

Irvine, CA

$330k

Yearly Total

$160k

Base

$80k

Yearly Equity

$90k

Bonus