Research Engineer Salary in 2025
💰 The median Research Engineer Salary in 2025 is USD 202,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 357 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Research Engineer salary lies between USD 151,200 and USD 282,450 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.
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- Research Engineer
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- all levels
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- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 357
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Research Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Research Engineer job listings are Research, Machine Learning and Engineering. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Research | 462 jobs Machine Learning | 414 jobs Engineering | 356 jobs Python | 334 jobs Computer Science | 310 jobs PyTorch | 234 jobs Deep Learning | 203 jobs LLMs | 184 jobs PhD | 171 jobs Architecture | 142 jobs NLP | 136 jobs TensorFlow | 129 jobs Pipelines | 126 jobs Computer Vision | 118 jobs ML models | 114 jobs Physics | 105 jobs Generative AI | 103 jobs Mathematics | 92 jobs Privacy | 88 jobs Testing | 84 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Research Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Research Engineer job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Health care. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 358 jobs Equity / stock options | 179 jobs Health care | 168 jobs Conferences | 116 jobs Salary bonus | 105 jobs Startup environment | 103 jobs Competitive pay | 100 jobs Flex hours | 93 jobs Flex vacation | 78 jobs Parental leave | 64 jobs Team events | 54 jobs Relocation support | 54 jobs Insurance | 42 jobs 401(k) matching | 29 jobs Medical leave | 27 jobs Wellness | 20 jobs Transparency | 17 jobs Fitness / gym | 14 jobs Home office stipend | 13 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 11 jobsRelated salaries
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