salary report · updated november 2026

How Much Do Research Scientist Jobs Pay in New York? (November 2026)

As of November 2026, the median Research Scientist salary in New York is $212,500 a year. Most roles pay between $150,000 and $293,110 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 173 live salaried listings across 77 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.

Median salary

$212,500

per year · annual USD

Typical range

$150k – $293k

10th–90th percentile

Range seen

$13k – $675k

lowest to highest

Sample

173

salaried listings · 77 companies

How pay has moved

Median base salary by month, from our monthly salary snapshots.

Highest-paying employers

#1
A
Anthropic
6 salaried listings in New York
$675,000
median
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, RL Frontiers$500k – $850k·San Francisco, CA Research Engineer / Scientist, Pre-training$500k – $850k·Remote Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning) $500k – $850k·San Francisco, CA Research Scientist, Multi-Agent$500k – $850k·San Francisco, CA Staff Research Engineer, Multi-Agent Scaling$500k – $850k·San Francisco, CA
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#2
D
Datadog
3 salaried listings in New York
$360,000
median
AI Research Scientist - Datadog AI Research (DAIR)$320k – $400k·New York, New York, USA Staff Research Scientist - Foundation & World Models $320k – $400k·New York, New York, USA Staff Research Scientist - Post-Training for Agents$320k – $400k·New York, New York, USA
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#3
H
Harvey
2 salaried listings in New York
$285,000
median
Research Engineer / Scientist, Data & Evals$230k – $340k·New York Research Engineer / Scientist, Reinforcement Learning$230k – $340k·New York
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#4
GH
Garner Health
4 salaried listings in New York
$284,500
median
Staff Applied Scientist$300k – $390k·New York City, New York Staff Applied Scientist$260k – $382k·New York City, New York Applied Scientist III$236k – $260k·New York City, New York Applied Scientist II$158k – $190k·New York City, New York
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#5
IF
IMC Financial Markets
3 salaried listings in New York
$275,000
median
Machine Learning Researcher$250k – $300k·Chicago, United States Quantitative Researcher – Equities$250k – $300k·New York, United States Quantitative Researcher$175k – $275k·Chicago, United States
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Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in New York; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.

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Methodology: Research Scientist listings in New York with a published salary, updated daily. Figures come from roles that are open right now. Ranges and single figures are converted to an annual US-dollar midpoint; hourly rates are annualised and out-of-band values dropped. Salary data is self-reported by employers and covers the roles that disclose pay — treat it as a directional guide, not a guarantee.

How pay has moved

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