Hire AI Research Scientists

Hire AI research scientists for alignment, evaluation, and foundational model research.

1183
open positions
212
companies hiring
$289k
avg salary
19%
remote-friendly

Companies actively hiring

Anthropic (229) OpenAI (79) Mistral AI (27) Waymo (22) Scale AI (22) DeepMind (21) Lila Sciences (17) Synthesia (16) WHOOP (15) Center for AI Safety (15) Anduril (15) Meshy (14)

Recent openings

Director, Enterprise Machine Learning & Research Scale AI
San Francisco, CA onsite $289k - $362k
Member of Technical Staff - Voice Model xAI
Palo Alto, CA onsite $150k - $450k
Research Lead, Training Insights Anthropic
San Francisco, CA hybrid $850k - $850k
Manager, Machine Learning Research Scientist, GenAI Scale AI
San Francisco, CA onsite $398k - $498k
Engineering Manager, Cybersecurity Products Anthropic
San Francisco, CA hybrid $405k - $485k
Principal AI Engineer, Special Programs SpaceX
Palo Alto, CA onsite $220k - $350k

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How much does a AI Researcher make in 2026?

Based on 1183 active job listings, the average AI Researcher salary is $289k per year. See our salary report for detailed breakdowns by company and location.

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