Senior Research Engineer Salaries in the United States

How much does a Senior Research Engineer make in the United States?

Senior Research Engineers earn $91,000 annually on average, or $44 per hour, which is 32% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Senior Research Engineers work for Flashpoint Technologies at $133,000 annually while the lowest paid Senior Research Engineers work for BTU Int'l earning approximately $73,000 each year.

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$89K Southwest Research Institute's Average Senior Research Engineer Salary (12 salaries)

-$2K (2%) less than national average Senior Research Engineer salary ($91K)

+$38K (54%) more than average Southwest Research Institute salary ($51K)

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$87K Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Engineer in San Antonio, TX ·

-$2K (2%) less than average Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Engineer salary ($89K)

"I felt like the pay at SwRI for the work I was doing was reasonable, but I believe I can do much better working in a more growing industry where the work is more stable."

$95K Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Engineer in San Antonio, TX ·

+$6K (6%) more than average Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Engineer salary ($89K)

"Below average for the industry."

$91K Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Engineer ·

+$2K (2%) more than average Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Engineer salary ($89K)

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$106K Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Average Senior Research Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

+$15K (15%) more than national average Senior Research Engineer salary ($91K)

+$46K (55%) more than average Pacific Northwest National Laboratory salary ($60K)

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$111K Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Senior Research Engineer in Richland, WA ·

+$5K (4%) more than average Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Senior Research Engineer salary ($106K)

"The market has been good to me in this area. As long as I enjoy the work I am happy."

$100K Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Senior Research Engineer in Richland, WA ·

-$6K (5%) less than average Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Senior Research Engineer salary ($106K)

$170K L3 Technologies' Average Senior Research Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$79K (60%) more than national average Senior Research Engineer salary ($91K)

+$77K (58%) more than average L3 Technologies salary ($93K)

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$170K L3 Technologies Senior Research Engineer in Herndon, VA ·

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$95K Softwear Automation's Average Senior Research Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$4K (4%) more than national average Senior Research Engineer salary ($91K)

+$15K (17%) more than average Softwear Automation salary ($80K)

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$95K Softwear Automation Senior Research Engineer in Atlanta, GA ·

Equal to average Softwear Automation Senior Research Engineer salary ($95K)

"Average pay senior r and d engineers in the area received about 15 % of what I currently make in Atlanta"

$54K Cleveland Clinic's Average Senior Research Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

-$37K (51%) less than national average Senior Research Engineer salary ($91K)

+$13K (27%) more than average Cleveland Clinic salary ($41K)

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$54K Cleveland Clinic Senior Research Engineer in Cleveland, OH ·

Equal to average Cleveland Clinic Senior Research Engineer salary ($54K)

"I was paid commensurately with other academic research engineers."

$28K Embedded Wireless' Average Senior Research Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

-$63K (105%) less than national average Senior Research Engineer salary ($91K)

+$1K (3%) more than average Embedded Wireless salary ($27K)

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$28K Embedded Wireless Senior Research Engineer in San Francisco, CA ·

Equal to average Embedded Wireless Senior Research Engineer salary ($28K)

"When started working with Embedded Wireless, I was employed as Research Engineer with 5023 Ringtt (Malaysian Currency) per month. After six months, they promoted me as Senior Research Engineer with 5733 Ringtt (Malaysian Currency)."