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 350 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Applied Scientist salary lies between USD 140,000 and USD 258,000 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
350
Top 10%
$ 260,000
Top 25%
$ 258,000
Median
$ 199,750
Bottom 25%
$ 140,000
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 | 410 jobs Research | 364 jobs Python | 319 jobs Engineering | 304 jobs Computer Science | 260 jobs Deep Learning | 246 jobs Statistics | 239 jobs ML models | 226 jobs PhD | 225 jobs LLMs | 215 jobs Generative AI | 182 jobs NLP | 170 jobs TensorFlow | 160 jobs Java | 143 jobs PyTorch | 137 jobs Architecture | 124 jobs Mathematics | 115 jobs Security | 100 jobs AWS | 96 jobs Privacy | 94 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, Equity / stock options and Conferences. 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 | 376 jobs Equity / stock options | 198 jobs Conferences | 182 jobs Health care | 158 jobs Medical leave | 132 jobs Flex hours | 123 jobs Competitive pay | 103 jobs Flex vacation | 101 jobs Startup environment | 87 jobs Parental leave | 85 jobs Team events | 84 jobs Salary bonus | 80 jobs Insurance | 73 jobs 401(k) matching | 40 jobs Relocation support | 35 jobs Fitness / gym | 31 jobs Flexible spending account | 23 jobs Home office stipend | 17 jobs Wellness | 15 jobs Gear | 12 jobs

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