Mid-Level Research Scientist Salary

Seniority can increase the pay of a Research Scientist. Here are the base salaries of a Research Scientist grouped into 5 seniority categories.

• Executive average base salary is $235,000
• Manager average base salary is $198,518
• Senior (6+ years of experience) average base salary is $118,411
• Mid-Level (2-5 years of experience) average base salary is $108,781
• Entry Level (0-1 years of experience) average base salary is $69,914

Most data science positions fall under different position titles depending on the actual role.

From the graph we can see that on average the Machine Learning Engineer role pays the most with a $147,150 base salary while the Data Analyst role on average pays the least with a $79,933 base salary.