Senior AI Research Scientist salary (October 2026)
Only 19 Senior AI Research Scientist postings have a published US pay range as of October 24, 2026, fewer than the 30 we need before we show a median. 11% of AI Research Scientist postings with pay are at this level.
Small sample: only 19 postings have published pay, fewer than 30, so no median is shown yet. This page is not indexed by search engines until it reaches 30.
AI Research Scientist pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay (US) | n with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | — | 19 |
| Staff / lead | $246K | 40 |
| Level not stated | $244K | 102 |
Based on 161 postings with pay. A dash means fewer than 30 list pay.
Senior pay across data & AI roles
| # | Role | Median pay (US) | n with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machine Learning Engineer | $208K | 218 |
| 2 | AI Engineer | $200K | 280 |
| 3 | Data Scientist | $188K | 189 |
| 4 | Analytics Engineer | $184K | 61 |
| 5 | Data Engineer | $178K | 178 |
| 6 | Database Engineer / DBA | $148K | 46 |
| 7 | Data Analyst | $139K | 108 |
| — | AI Research Scientist | — | 19 |
| — | Data Architect | — | 11 |
| — | BI Developer / Analyst | — | 11 |
Based on 1,121 postings with pay. A dash means fewer than 30 list pay.
How it is measured: median of the published pay range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized (hourly × 2,080). Level comes from title words only. Medians are shown when n ≥ 30; “—” means fewer than 30 postings with pay. Data: CSV · JSON. See the methodology. Back to AI Research Scientist or all roles.