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Compensation intelligence · Updated Oct 18, 2026

Explore pay benchmarks at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Use role and coverage details to understand what each compensation figure represents.

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66 role entries found in retained salary evidence and employer listings. Some titles are grouped; others retain the employer’s original wording. Coverage varies by role.

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Base salary · median$105,9977 samples · All reported locations
Base salary · same cohort$105,997Matching base-pay statistic
Annual cash bonus · same cohort—Bonus amounts are not inferred from base wages
Individual wage records350Individual filings and approved reports; excludes aggregate statistics
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Research Staff 3 Physics · Brookhaven National Laboratory · All reported locations

For Research Staff 3 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $127,774.40. The sample denominator is 43 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Research Associate Physics · Brookhaven National Laboratory · All reported locations

For Research Associate Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $83,372.20. The sample denominator is 38 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

Research Staff 4 Physics · Brookhaven National Laboratory · All reported locations

For Research Staff 4 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $142,126. The sample denominator is 26 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.

Compensation by role

Annual USD benchmarks · comparable statistics remain separate

66 measurements
ROLE / LEVELTOTAL COMPBASE SALARYSTOCK / YEARCASH BONUSCONTEXT
Goldhaber FellowLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$105,997——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Electrical EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$107,910——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 13, 2026
Research Staff 4Level not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$142,620——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Senior Technology AnalystLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$83,550——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research Associate BiologyLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$79,459——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research Staff 2Level not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$94,088——Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research Staff 5 PhysicsLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$156,256——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Engineer IILevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$130,776——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research AssociateLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$89,232——Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research Associate ChemistryLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$85,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort18 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research Associate Materials ScienceLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$81,362——Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research Associate PhysicsLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$83,372——Offered base wage · filing cohort38 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research Staff 4 PhysicsLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$142,126——Offered base wage · filing cohort26 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research Staff 3 ComputationalLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$128,804——Offered base wage · filing cohort16 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
Research Staff 3 PhysicsLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$127,774——Offered base wage · filing cohort43 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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What is available?

17 supported pay benchmarks. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.

How current are the numbers?

This coverage was last refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Each row shows its own measurement period. A collection date can differ from the year when compensation was earned or a wage was offered.

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Public pay cohorts need at least five samples. Counts can overlap, so they are not added together into a worker total. Coverage reflects available records and does not represent every employer or employee. Read the methodology.