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Research Scientist · Meta Platforms, Inc · All reported locations

For Research Scientist at Meta Platforms, Inc in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $207,502. The sample denominator is 617 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Research Scientist · Google LLC · All reported locations

For Research Scientist at Google LLC in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $205,000. The sample denominator is 197 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Research Scientist · NVIDIA Corporation · All reported locations

For Research Scientist at NVIDIA Corporation in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $168,000. The sample denominator is 78 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Meta Platforms, IncResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$207,502——Offered base wage · filing cohort617 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Google LLCResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$205,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort197 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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NVIDIA CorporationResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$168,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort78 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$88,659——Offered base wage · filing cohort74 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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UT Southwestern Medical CenterResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$70,242——Offered base wage · filing cohort34 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$77,329——Offered base wage · filing cohort33 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Intel Corporation Research ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$162,370——Offered base wage · filing cohort30 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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BYTEDANCE INC.Research ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$340,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort27 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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The University of VirginiaResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$69,400——Offered base wage · filing cohort26 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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The Ohio State UniversityResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$84,864——Offered base wage · filing cohort23 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$84,800——Offered base wage · filing cohort17 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$80,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort17 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
GH
General Hospital CorporationResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$75,452——Offered base wage · filing cohort16 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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NYU Grossman School of MedicineResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$104,326——Offered base wage · filing cohort16 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$185,728——Offered base wage · filing cohort16 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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IBM CorporationResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$203,910——Offered base wage · filing cohort15 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
UO
University of PittsburghResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$67,475——Offered base wage · filing cohort15 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Van Andel Research InstituteResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$77,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort15 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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KLA CorporationResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$168,553——Offered base wage · filing cohort14 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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TikTok Inc.Research ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$211,200——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic FoundationResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$72,480——Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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QPS, LLCResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$91,461——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$80,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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Brigham and Women's HospitalResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$80,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
PU
Purdue UniversityResearch ScientistAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$96,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
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63 supported pay benchmarks across 63 employers. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.

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