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Senior AI researcher salary

The median posted base pay for senior AI research jobs is $213K a year, from 265 open jobs at 114 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $197K to $238K. One job in ten has posted pay above $288K.

Data of . This is posted base pay, not total pay. It does not include stock or a bonus.

Median posted base pay
$213K
Middle half of the jobs
$197K to $238K
10th to 90th percentile
$170K to $288K
Open jobs with posted pay
265
Companies
114

AI researcher pay by level

Posted base pay for AI research jobs, by the level in the job title. This page is about the senior level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.

  • Entry level27 jobs$190K$144K to $216K
  • Level not stated1,013 jobs$216K$179K to $275K
  • Senior265 jobs$213K$197K to $238K
  • Staff94 jobs$255K$220K to $292K
  • Principal67 jobs$240K$225K to $270K
  • Director+28 jobs$279K$209K to $325K
Each band goes from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The darker part is the middle half of the jobs. The line is the median. This is posted base pay, not total pay.
Pay bands by level, research. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Level10th25thMedian75th90thJobs with pay
Entry level$92K$144K$190K$216K$216K27
Level not stated$161K$179K$216K$275K$353K1,013
Senior$170K$197K$213K$238K$288K265
Staff$195K$220K$255K$292K$339K94
Principal$211K$225K$240K$270K$343K67
Director+$166K$209K$279K$325K$409K28

Top-paying companies for senior AI research jobs

The companies with the highest median posted base pay for senior AI research jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.

  1. 1NVIDIA$274K28 jobs
  2. 2Google$213K11 jobs
  3. 3Amazon.com Services LLC$208K62 jobs
  4. 4Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.$208K7 jobs
  5. 5HUD$208K6 jobs
  6. 6STR$195K7 jobs
The median posted base pay of each company for senior AI research jobs. We use the middle point of each posted range. A company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Senior AI researcher pay by US region

The median posted base pay for senior AI research jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.

  • US remote34 jobs+11%$237K
  • Bay Area135 jobs+6%$225K
  • New York46 jobs0%$214K
  • Other US cities135 jobs−8%$197K
The median posted base pay for senior research in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs ($213K). A job that lists two regions counts in each region. A region needs 20 or more jobs. This is posted base pay, not total pay.
Pay by region, senior research. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
RegionMedian posted base payAgainst the US medianJobs with pay
US remote$237K+11%34
Bay Area$225K+6%135
New York$214K0%46
Other US cities$197K−8%135
All US jobs$213K0%257

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How we compute these numbers

We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.

We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.

The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.