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Research Scientist Salaries in San Francisco
Explore Research Scientist salaries across 18 jobs in San Francisco
Average salary range
$302.9k – $433.2k
Based on 18 jobs · 19% more than the average Research Scientist salary on Inference Jobs
25th percentile
$283.8k
Average
$368.1k
75th percentile
$475k
Research Scientist salary by seniority
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $287.6k – $378k | 6 |
Research Scientist salaries in other locations
See all Research Scientist locationsTop paying titles in San Francisco
Software Engineering
Avg. $227.4k – $329.8k · 212 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $244.7k – $355.8k · 82 jobs
DevOps
Avg. $218.5k – $310.7k · 75 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $236.1k – $341.8k · 73 jobs
Infrastructure Engineering
Avg. $243.0k – $353.5k · 69 jobs
Platform Engineering
Avg. $230.3k – $323.7k · 67 jobs
Top paying skills in San Francisco
Python
Avg. $224.2k – $313.2k · 347 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $237.6k – $338.1k · 181 jobs
Data Analysis
Avg. $212.3k – $276.6k · 146 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $213.4k – $292.9k · 134 jobs
Distributed Systems
Avg. $239.1k – $345.0k · 130 jobs
AWS
Avg. $216.2k – $299.8k · 104 jobs
Research Scientist salary FAQs for San Francisco
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.