Salary for Entry-level / Junior Researcher during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Researcher during 2025 is USD 57,218
✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average entry-level / junior Researcher salary lies between USD 30,315 and USD 100,600 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.
- Job title
- Researcher
- Experience
- Entry-level / Junior
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 12
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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 Entry-level / Junior Researcher roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Researcher job listings are Research, Python and Machine Learning. 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 | 203 jobs Python | 191 jobs Machine Learning | 168 jobs Computer Science | 149 jobs Engineering | 123 jobs PhD | 116 jobs Statistics | 111 jobs Deep Learning | 83 jobs Mathematics | 78 jobs Physics | 66 jobs LLMs | 63 jobs Computer Vision | 59 jobs PyTorch | 59 jobs R | 51 jobs NLP | 49 jobs Data analysis | 46 jobs Privacy | 42 jobs Security | 40 jobs Finance | 38 jobs Testing | 38 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Researcher roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Researcher 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 | 127 jobs Conferences | 67 jobs Health care | 52 jobs Flex hours | 38 jobs Competitive pay | 27 jobs Team events | 23 jobs Equity / stock options | 19 jobs Startup environment | 18 jobs Salary bonus | 17 jobs Fitness / gym | 14 jobs Medical leave | 14 jobs Relocation support | 13 jobs Transparency | 11 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Insurance | 7 jobs Flex vacation | 5 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 3 jobs Signing bonus | 3 jobs Lunch / meals | 2 jobsRelated salaries
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