NVIDIA pays Research Scientist roles an average of $180k – $305.3k per year, based on 10 job postings — 22% below the average of $249.2k – $369.1k for Research Scientist positions listed on Inference Jobs.
Entry Level roles pay $168k – $264.5k, rising to $192k – $346.1k at the Senior level.
Average Research Scientist salary at NVIDIA: $180k – $305.3k
NVIDIAAverage on Inference JobsAll Research Scientist salaries
$180k$455k
Salaries at NVIDIA by seniority
NVIDIA salaries range from Entry Level at $168k – $264.5k to Senior at $192k – $346.1k.
Entry Level
$157.1k$363.9k
Senior
$157.1k$363.9k
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NVIDIA Research Scientist salary FAQs
Research Scientist positions at NVIDIA average $180k – $305.3k per year, based on 10 job postings with published salary data.
Entry Level Research Scientist roles at NVIDIA average $168k – $264.5k, while Senior roles reach $192k – $346.1k. The company has salary data across 2 seniority levels for this category.
NVIDIA pays 22% below the average of $249.2k – $369.1k for Research Scientist positions listed on Inference Jobs.
Among 2 comparable companies, 2 pay more and 0 pay less than NVIDIA for Research Scientist roles. The highest-paying comparable company is Anthropic at $331.3k – $493.4k.
Senior Research Scientist roles are the highest paying at NVIDIA, averaging $192k – $346.1k per year.
Salary data is sourced from published job postings with explicit compensation ranges, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering. Figures reflect advertised salary ranges and may not include bonuses, equity, or other compensation.
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.
