Salary for Senior-level / Expert Researcher in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Researcher in United States during 2025 is USD 175,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 62 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Researcher salary lies between USD 131,500 and USD 225,000 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
- Researcher
- Experience
- Senior-level / Expert
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 62
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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.
Last updated: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 | 570 jobs Machine Learning | 567 jobs Engineering | 485 jobs Research | 434 jobs LLMs | 388 jobs Deep Learning | 369 jobs ML models | 300 jobs Testing | 297 jobs Computer Science | 290 jobs AWS | 271 jobs SQL | 270 jobs GCP | 265 jobs Kubernetes | 230 jobs Data visualization | 230 jobs Git | 227 jobs Docker | 226 jobs Business Intelligence | 211 jobs Looker | 207 jobs PhD | 197 jobs PyTorch | 182 jobsTop 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 | 543 jobs Startup environment | 306 jobs Insurance | 245 jobs Equity / stock options | 237 jobs Salary bonus | 198 jobs Competitive pay | 197 jobs Conferences | 183 jobs Health care | 144 jobs Medical leave | 119 jobs Flex hours | 66 jobs Team events | 64 jobs Parental leave | 56 jobs Flex vacation | 55 jobs Relocation support | 29 jobs 401(k) matching | 28 jobs Wellness | 23 jobs Transparency | 10 jobs Fitness / gym | 8 jobs Flexible spending account | 8 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 8 jobsRelated salaries
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