Research Scientist Salaries in California
How much does a Research Scientist make in California?
Research Scientists in California earn $76,000 annually on average, or $31.00 per hour, which is 15% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Research Scientists work for Accenture Labs at $140,000 annually while the lowest paid Research Scientists work for Human Genome Sciences earning approximately $30,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$71K The Monsanto Co.'s Average Research Scientist Salary (5 salaries)
+$6K (8%) more than national average Research Scientist salary ($65K)
+$14K (21%) more than average The Monsanto Co. salary ($57K)
+$29K (33%) more than average The Monsanto Co. Research Scientist salary ($71K) in California
$100K University of California, Riverside's Average Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$35K (42%) more than national average Research Scientist salary ($65K)
+$70K (107%) more than average University of California, Riverside salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of California, Riverside Research Scientist salary ($100K) in California
$95K Metrex Research's Average Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$30K (37%) more than national average Research Scientist salary ($65K)
+$39K (51%) more than average Metrex Research salary ($56K)
Equal to average Metrex Research Research Scientist salary ($95K) in California
$58K Berkeley Lab's Average Research Scientist Salary (3 salaries)
-$7K (11%) less than national average Research Scientist salary ($65K)
+$2K (3%) more than average Berkeley Lab salary ($56K)
-$13K (25%) less than average Berkeley Lab Research Scientist salary ($58K) in California
+$28K (38%) more than average Berkeley Lab Research Scientist salary ($58K) in California
$81K Philips Healthcare's Average Research Scientist Salary (2 salaries)
+$16K (21%) more than national average Research Scientist salary ($65K)
+$15K (20%) more than average Philips Healthcare salary ($66K)
-$21K (29%) less than average Philips Healthcare Research Scientist salary ($81K) in California
$55K Bio-Rad Laboratories' Average Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
-$10K (16%) less than national average Research Scientist salary ($65K)
-$10K (16%) less than average Bio-Rad Laboratories salary ($65K)
Equal to average Bio-Rad Laboratories Research Scientist salary ($55K) in California
$61K UC Berkeley's Average Research Scientist Salary (4 salaries)
-$4K (6%) less than national average Research Scientist salary ($65K)
+$16K (30%) more than average UC Berkeley salary ($45K)
-$11K (19%) less than average UC Berkeley Research Scientist salary ($61K) in California
$30K Human Genome Sciences' Average Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
-$35K (73%) less than national average Research Scientist salary ($65K)
-$31K (68%) less than average Human Genome Sciences salary ($61K)
Equal to average Human Genome Sciences Research Scientist salary ($30K) in California
Top companies for Research Scientist in California
Below is the total pay for the top 9 highest paying companies for Research Scientist in California
| Accenture Labs | $140K | 1 salary |
| The Monsanto Co. | $100K | 1 salary |
| University of California, Riverside | $100K | 1 salary |
| Metrex Research | $95K | 1 salary |
| Berkeley Lab | $65K | 2 salaries |
| Philips Healthcare | $60K | 1 salary |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories | $55K | 1 salary |
| UC Berkeley | $50K | 1 salary |
| Human Genome Sciences | $30K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Research Scientist in California
San Francisco, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > Riverside, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Orange, CA
$95K per year
1 salary > Davis, CA
$65K per year
2 salaries > Berkeley, CA
$60K per year
3 salaries > Milpitas, CA
$60K per year
1 salary > Benicia, CA
$55K per year
1 salary >
$140K per year
1 salary > Riverside, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Orange, CA
$95K per year
1 salary > Davis, CA
$65K per year
2 salaries > Berkeley, CA
$60K per year
3 salaries > Milpitas, CA
$60K per year
1 salary > Benicia, CA
$55K per year
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