Researcher Salary in 2025
💰 The median Researcher Salary in 2025 is USD 202,200
✏️ This salary info is based on 10 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Researcher salary lies between USD 158,800 and USD 218,100 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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- 2025
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
Last updated:Top 20 Job Tags for Researcher roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Researcher job listings are Python, Machine Learning and Research. 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:
Python | 892 jobs Machine Learning | 854 jobs Research | 794 jobs Engineering | 720 jobs Computer Science | 511 jobs LLMs | 480 jobs Deep Learning | 479 jobs Statistics | 382 jobs PhD | 381 jobs Testing | 371 jobs ML models | 338 jobs SQL | 311 jobs AWS | 289 jobs PyTorch | 269 jobs GCP | 265 jobs Mathematics | 259 jobs Git | 240 jobs R | 236 jobs Data visualization | 236 jobs Kubernetes | 231 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Researcher roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Researcher job listings are Career development, Startup environment and Equity / stock options. 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 | 741 jobs Startup environment | 319 jobs Equity / stock options | 276 jobs Insurance | 274 jobs Conferences | 271 jobs Competitive pay | 262 jobs Health care | 243 jobs Salary bonus | 237 jobs Flex hours | 150 jobs Medical leave | 124 jobs Team events | 107 jobs Flex vacation | 84 jobs Parental leave | 73 jobs 401(k) matching | 46 jobs Wellness | 41 jobs Relocation support | 35 jobs Fitness / gym | 32 jobs Transparency | 21 jobs Gear | 12 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 11 jobsWant to contribute?
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