How Much Do Remote Research Scientist Jobs Pay? (September 2026)
As of September 2026, the median Research Scientist salary for remote roles is $225,000 a year. Most roles pay between $145,904 and $285,290 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 67 live salaried listings across 39 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.
How pay has moved
Median base salary by the month each role was posted, across current live listings. A monthly snapshot builds a firmer long-run trend over time.
Highest-paying employers
- All Anthropic roles →
- All Scale AI roles →
- Machine Learning Scientist, BioMLMachine Learning Scientist, PretrainingMachine Learning Scientist, Reinforcement LearningLead Scientist / Associate Director, Bioinformatics and Data ScienceAll Profluent roles →
- Applied Researcher II (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)All Capital One roles →
- Quantitative Research AnalystQuantitative Research Analyst - Remote Quantitative Research DeveloperQuantitative Research Developer - RemoteQuantitative Researcher - Portfolio OptimizationAll Stevens Capital Management LP roles →
Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings for remote roles; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.
Methodology: Research Scientist listings for remote roles 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.