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Staff Scientist salaries in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Explore Staff Scientist pay at 6 employers in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Employer industry and career are separate: this page focuses on the employers assigned to this sector, while the career can also appear elsewhere.

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Staff Scientist · National Institutes of Health, HHS · All reported locations

For Staff Scientist at National Institutes of Health, HHS in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $124,221.50. The sample denominator is 44 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Staff Scientist · The Scripps Research Institute · All reported locations

For Staff Scientist at The Scripps Research Institute in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $84,843. The sample denominator is 17 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Staff Scientist · Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope · All reported locations

For Staff Scientist at Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $81,034.18. The sample denominator is 16 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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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.

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EMPLOYER / ROLETOTAL COMPBASE SALARYSTOCK / YEARCASH BONUSCONTEXT
NI
National Institutes of Health, HHSStaff ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$124,222——Offered base wage · filing cohort44 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TS
The Scripps Research InstituteStaff ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$84,843——Offered base wage · filing cohort17 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
BR
Beckman Research Institute of the City of HopeStaff ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$81,034——Offered base wage · filing cohort16 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
SB
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteStaff ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$78,749——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CO
City of Hope National Medical CenterStaff ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$82,500——Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
CR
Corning Research & Development CorporationStaff ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$124,217——Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026

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What are Staff Scientist salaries in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services?

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Can Staff Scientist work in other industries?

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