Salary for Senior-level / Expert Researcher during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Researcher during 2025 is USD 175,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 38 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average senior-level / expert Researcher salary lies between USD 139,900 and USD 225,000 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
38
Top 10%
$ 286,000
Top 25%
$ 225,000
Median
$ 175,000
Bottom 25%
$ 139,900
Bottom 10%
$ 122,774

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 Senior-level / Expert Researcher roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Researcher job listings are Python, Machine Learning and Engineering. 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 | 520 jobs Machine Learning | 520 jobs Engineering | 448 jobs Research | 377 jobs LLMs | 373 jobs Deep Learning | 349 jobs ML models | 293 jobs Testing | 287 jobs SQL | 265 jobs AWS | 258 jobs GCP | 255 jobs Computer Science | 251 jobs Data visualization | 228 jobs Kubernetes | 225 jobs Git | 222 jobs Docker | 222 jobs Business Intelligence | 210 jobs Looker | 207 jobs PhD | 174 jobs PyTorch | 163 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Researcher job listings are Career development, Startup environment and Insurance. 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 | 495 jobs Startup environment | 294 jobs Insurance | 242 jobs Equity / stock options | 222 jobs Salary bonus | 189 jobs Competitive pay | 188 jobs Conferences | 156 jobs Health care | 125 jobs Medical leave | 100 jobs Flex hours | 58 jobs Team events | 56 jobs Parental leave | 52 jobs Flex vacation | 50 jobs 401(k) matching | 28 jobs Wellness | 23 jobs Relocation support | 23 jobs Transparency | 9 jobs Fitness / gym | 8 jobs Flexible spending account | 8 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 8 jobs

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