Research Scientist Salary in Canada during 2025
💰 The median Research Scientist Salary in Canada during 2025 is USD 168,200
✏️ This salary info is based on 18 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Research Scientist salary lies between USD 124,300 and USD 228,800 in Canada. 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 Scientist
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- Canada
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 18
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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 Scientist roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Research Scientist job listings are Research, Machine Learning and Python. 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 | 1074 jobs Machine Learning | 891 jobs Python | 823 jobs Computer Science | 707 jobs Engineering | 700 jobs PhD | 652 jobs PyTorch | 491 jobs Deep Learning | 468 jobs LLMs | 401 jobs Statistics | 349 jobs Physics | 339 jobs NeurIPS | 327 jobs Architecture | 323 jobs Mathematics | 318 jobs Computer Vision | 312 jobs NLP | 311 jobs TensorFlow | 287 jobs R | 281 jobs Generative AI | 278 jobs ICLR | 261 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Research Scientist roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Research Scientist job listings are Career development, Conferences 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 | 875 jobs Conferences | 514 jobs Health care | 483 jobs Equity / stock options | 477 jobs Salary bonus | 306 jobs Competitive pay | 208 jobs Parental leave | 203 jobs Flex hours | 192 jobs Insurance | 185 jobs Medical leave | 169 jobs Startup environment | 152 jobs Flex vacation | 139 jobs 401(k) matching | 137 jobs Team events | 124 jobs Wellness | 74 jobs Transparency | 60 jobs Relocation support | 38 jobs Fitness / gym | 34 jobs Flexible spending account | 17 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 16 jobsRelated salaries
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