AI Research Scientist salary 2026
Remote AI Research Scientist roles advertise a median of $338K a year, based on 47 open postings that publish pay.
$338KMedian
$295K–$440KMiddle 50%
$195K–$615KFull range
47Postings
By candidate region
Median of published ranges, grouped by where the posting accepts applicants from.
Worldwide
$339K
44 roles
North America
$277K
3 roles
Highest-paying open roles
Live postings, ranked by the midpoint of their published range.
1
Research Scientist / Research Engineer - Foundations, Search · OpenAI
$380K - $850K
2
Research Scientist / Research Engineer - Web Understanding and Structured Retrieval, Search · OpenAI
$380K - $850K
3
Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Safety + Alignment, Search · OpenAI
$380K - $850K
4
Research Engineer, Privacy · OpenAI
$0 - $500K
5
Research Scientist, Robot Foundation Models · Wayve
$370,040 - $512,710
6
Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Personal AGI, North Stars · OpenAI
$380K - $500K
7
Research Engineer / Research Scientist- Personal AGI (Post Training) · OpenAI
$380K - $500K
8
Research Engineer, Codex · OpenAI
$380K - $500K
9
Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Memory · OpenAI
$380K - $500K
10
Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personalization · OpenAI
$380K - $500K
How this is calculated: we take every currently open AI Research Scientist posting on the board whose title matches the role and that publishes a salary range in US dollars, use the midpoint of each range, and report the median and percentiles. Postings without pay, or with pay in another currency, are excluded — nothing is estimated. Refreshed with every daily job update.
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