Salary for Senior-level / Expert Researcher during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Researcher during 2025 is USD 187,896

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The average senior-level / expert Researcher salary lies between USD 130,800 and USD 204,000 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
8
Top 10%
$ 286,000
Top 25%
$ 204,000
Median
$ 187,896
Bottom 25%
$ 130,800
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 | 465 jobs Machine Learning | 462 jobs Engineering | 407 jobs LLMs | 344 jobs Deep Learning | 321 jobs Research | 309 jobs Testing | 279 jobs ML models | 271 jobs SQL | 255 jobs AWS | 251 jobs GCP | 249 jobs Data visualization | 225 jobs Kubernetes | 224 jobs Docker | 220 jobs Git | 218 jobs Computer Science | 214 jobs Business Intelligence | 210 jobs Looker | 206 jobs PhD | 148 jobs Statistics | 132 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 | 447 jobs Startup environment | 277 jobs Insurance | 236 jobs Equity / stock options | 208 jobs Salary bonus | 177 jobs Competitive pay | 175 jobs Conferences | 135 jobs Health care | 104 jobs Medical leave | 85 jobs Team events | 48 jobs Flex hours | 45 jobs Parental leave | 44 jobs Flex vacation | 42 jobs 401(k) matching | 27 jobs Wellness | 19 jobs Relocation support | 16 jobs Fitness / gym | 8 jobs Gear | 7 jobs Transparency | 7 jobs Flexible spending account | 7 jobs

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