Research Engineer Salary in United States during 2025
💰 The median Research Engineer Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 208,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 239 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Research Engineer salary lies between USD 161,000 and USD 282,450 in the United States. 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
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 239
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). 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 | 356 jobs Machine Learning | 317 jobs Engineering | 270 jobs Python | 249 jobs Computer Science | 236 jobs PyTorch | 181 jobs Deep Learning | 157 jobs LLMs | 151 jobs PhD | 123 jobs TensorFlow | 103 jobs NLP | 102 jobs Architecture | 100 jobs ML models | 90 jobs Pipelines | 88 jobs Computer Vision | 83 jobs Generative AI | 83 jobs Physics | 75 jobs Privacy | 71 jobs Mathematics | 70 jobs Testing | 62 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 | 274 jobs Equity / stock options | 137 jobs Health care | 123 jobs Startup environment | 85 jobs Conferences | 82 jobs Salary bonus | 76 jobs Flex hours | 73 jobs Competitive pay | 73 jobs Flex vacation | 59 jobs Parental leave | 53 jobs Relocation support | 45 jobs Team events | 41 jobs Insurance | 34 jobs 401(k) matching | 23 jobs Medical leave | 22 jobs Wellness | 15 jobs Fitness / gym | 12 jobs Transparency | 12 jobs Home office stipend | 11 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 8 jobsRelated salaries
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