Research Scientist (National)
Average salary $112,823 · from 26 active job market data points · Updated May 30, 2026
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- Research Scientist Salary Data
- Research Scientist Job Market
- Best Cities For Research Scientist
- Hiring Demand For Research Scientist
Career Data Contract
For Data Teams
The JSON feed for this coordinate is deterministic-only and designed for machine consumption. Human-facing narrative on this page is a presentation layer on top of the same source-derived metrics.
- Machine-readable URL:
https://jobsjobsjobsapp.com/data/explore/research-scientist.json - Deterministic fields include salary, demand, purchasing power, career growth, scarcity, and trend metrics.
- Methodology: career data methodology
Market Model Scores
These scores are computed directly from the matching salary records and posting samples. They help compare this market against nearby roles, cities, sectors, and experience levels.
- strong opportunity market
- high-confidence market signal
Posting Composition
This sample includes 101 live posting examples, 53 visible employers, and 47 posting locations. The visible posting sample is spread across multiple employers.
Distinctive terms in this posting sample: recruitment-transplant, lead-bioinformatics, medicine-faculty, engineer-intern, personalization, superconducting, communications, infrastructure .
- Autodesk: 6 sampled postings
- Oracle: 6 sampled postings
- Speechify: 6 sampled postings
- Amazon: 5 sampled postings
- Teradata: 5 sampled postings
Research Scientist (National) shows 45% more open roles than the national average and 77% more purchasing power than the US average. The average salary signal is $112,823 across 26 active market data points. The market also shows 17% salary range from median to senior level and 10.0/10 scarcity leverage — high talent-to-demand ratio, which helps separate markets with broad opportunity from markets where the data is thinner or more specialized.
Key Insights
- Opportunity score: 84/100 — strong opportunity market.
- Confidence score: 85/100 — high-confidence market signal.
- Purchasing power: 77% more purchasing power than the US average.
- Demand signal: 45% more open roles than the national average.
- Career momentum: 17% salary range from median to senior level.
Skills That Drive Each Salary Tier — Research Scientist
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