Senior Research Scientist Salaries in the United States
How much does a Senior Research Scientist make in the United States?
Senior Research Scientists 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 Scientists work for OptiMetrics at $151,000 annually while the lowest paid Senior Research Scientists work for Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation earning approximately $43,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$146K Teledyne Brown Engineering's Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (3 salaries)
+$55K (46%) more than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
+$81K (76%) more than average Teledyne Brown Engineering salary ($65K)
+$9K (5%) more than average Teledyne Brown Engineering Senior Research Scientist salary ($146K)
"About right ... this was my prior company and I was overlooked in my last year of employment for an increase even though I had a very successful year."
-$5K (3%) less than average Teledyne Brown Engineering Senior Research Scientist salary ($146K)
-$5K (3%) less than average Teledyne Brown Engineering Senior Research Scientist salary ($146K)
$63K Beckman Coulter's Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (3 salaries)
-$28K (36%) less than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Beckman Coulter salary ($64K)
-$8K (13%) less than average Beckman Coulter Senior Research Scientist salary ($63K)
"I worked 11 years as a scientist at Beckman Coulter and at the beginning it was good work for a young unmarried man. However, after many years of hard work, I felt the compensation wasn't up my expectations, especially after getting married and having children."
+$2K (3%) more than average Beckman Coulter Senior Research Scientist salary ($63K)
+$7K (10%) more than average Beckman Coulter Senior Research Scientist salary ($63K)
$70K Howard University's Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (2 salaries)
-$21K (26%) less than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
+$29K (52%) more than average Howard University salary ($41K)
+$19K (23%) more than average Howard University Senior Research Scientist salary ($70K)
"The experience and hands-on expertise I have as a molecular biologist in academia are competitive. I am sure joining the industry will raise my salary significantly through time and experience."
-$20K (33%) less than average Howard University Senior Research Scientist salary ($70K)
$165K Magic Leap's Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$74K (57%) more than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
+$28K (18%) more than average Magic Leap salary ($137K)
Equal to average Magic Leap Senior Research Scientist salary ($165K)
"good"
$155K Intelligent Recognition Systems' Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$64K (52%) more than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
+$2K (1%) more than average Intelligent Recognition Systems salary ($153K)
Equal to average Intelligent Recognition Systems Senior Research Scientist salary ($155K)
"About right; the salary is commensurate with other companies in the region and for the work level."
$130K Gilead Sciences' Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$39K (35%) more than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
+$47K (44%) more than average Gilead Sciences salary ($83K)
Equal to average Gilead Sciences Senior Research Scientist salary ($130K)
"Competitive"
$115K Thorlabs' Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$24K (23%) more than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
+$62K (73%) more than average Thorlabs salary ($53K)
Equal to average Thorlabs Senior Research Scientist salary ($115K)
"It is ok."
$100K Talos Tech LLC's Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$9K (9%) more than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
Equal to average Talos Tech LLC salary ($100K)
Equal to average Talos Tech LLC Senior Research Scientist salary ($100K)
"Reasonable"
$95K Neuralexo, INC's Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$4K (4%) more than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
Equal to average Neuralexo, INC salary ($95K)
Equal to average Neuralexo, INC Senior Research Scientist salary ($95K)
"I had the opportunity to gain experience and improve my salary over time by advancing projects."
$80K Nanoscope Technologies' Average Senior Research Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (12%) less than national average Senior Research Scientist salary ($91K)
Equal to average Nanoscope Technologies salary ($80K)
Equal to average Nanoscope Technologies Senior Research Scientist salary ($80K)
"Okay but slightly more is better"
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