Salary for Senior-level / Expert Applied Scientist in United States during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Applied Scientist in United States during 2025 is USD 199,750

✏️ This salary info is based on 230 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Applied Scientist salary lies between USD 137,600 and USD 251,600 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.

Job title
Applied Scientist
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
230
Top 10%
$ 291,800
Top 25%
$ 251,600
Median
$ 199,750
Bottom 25%
$ 137,600
Bottom 10%
$ 120,100

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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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Applied Scientist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Applied Scientist job listings are Machine Learning, Research 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:

Machine Learning | 290 jobs Research | 254 jobs Python | 218 jobs Engineering | 210 jobs Computer Science | 188 jobs Deep Learning | 180 jobs Statistics | 174 jobs ML models | 164 jobs PhD | 160 jobs LLMs | 157 jobs Generative AI | 139 jobs NLP | 126 jobs TensorFlow | 119 jobs Java | 100 jobs PyTorch | 99 jobs Architecture | 94 jobs Mathematics | 89 jobs Security | 72 jobs AWS | 70 jobs Computer Vision | 69 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Applied Scientist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Applied Scientist job listings are Career development, Conferences 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 | 263 jobs Conferences | 138 jobs Equity / stock options | 136 jobs Health care | 113 jobs Medical leave | 93 jobs Flex hours | 90 jobs Competitive pay | 70 jobs Flex vacation | 69 jobs Parental leave | 61 jobs Startup environment | 61 jobs Insurance | 61 jobs Team events | 59 jobs Salary bonus | 55 jobs 401(k) matching | 31 jobs Relocation support | 20 jobs Fitness / gym | 19 jobs Flexible spending account | 19 jobs Wellness | 11 jobs Home office stipend | 10 jobs Gear | 8 jobs

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