Engineering
Research Scientist salary
Typical Research Scientist across 6 published seats is $520,000. Frontier research. Highest top-end at the labs; thinner public sample.
- Seats
- 6
- Median TC
- $520k
cashtypicalupsidemarket$147k–$1.53M
CompanyRangeBaseTC
OpenAI
8 of 14 work-email confirmed$13B ARR · +80% · still the default AI seat$800k TC$293k base
8 of 14 work-email confirmed$13B ARR · +80% · still the default AI seat$800k TC$293k basePhysical Intelligence3 of 6 work-email confirmedRobot foundation models · lab cash · 2026 raise$560k TC$240k base
3 of 6 work-email confirmedRobot foundation models · lab cash · 2026 raise$560k TC$240k basexAIGrok · Colossus · frontier cash + equity$520k TC$230k base
Anthropic5 of 10 work-email confirmedClaude · $5B ARR · +120% · Series F$520k TC$250k base
5 of 10 work-email confirmedClaude · $5B ARR · +120% · Series F$520k TC$250k baseYou can be hereRecsponsorsFigureHumanoid · BMW line · 2026 raise · hottest metal seat$400k TC$220k base
Skild AI4 of 6 work-email confirmedGeneral robot brain · 2026 raise$380k TC$210k base
4 of 6 work-email confirmedGeneral robot brain · 2026 raise$380k TC$210k base