Scientist salary
Typical advertised pay for Scientist roles, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$141,600
Most postings fall between $124,800 and $159,000.
Based on 30 postings across 9 companies. Updated September 15, 2026.
As of September 2026, the median advertised base salary for Scientist roles is $141,600, based on 30 live job postings from 9 employers tracked by FindRole.
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Salary by seniority
| Level | 25th %ile | Median | 75th %ile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $137,625 | $154,800 | $159,000 | 12 |
Top companies hiring Scientists
- AbbVie 13 postings · median $140,000
- Pfizer 5 postings · median $124,800
- Johnson & Johnson 4 postings · median $159,125
- MSD 3 postings · median $150,600
- L3Harris 1 postings · median $218,500
- Nvidia 1 postings · median $216,250
- Danaher Corporation 1 postings · median $130,000
- Siemens Healthineers 1 postings · median $98,895
Open Scientist roles right now
The postings these numbers come from — see all Scientist jobs.
- Scientist, Project Engineering L3Harris · Salt Lake City, UT View →
- Scientist, Systems Engineering L3Harris · Carlsbad, CA View →
- Scientist, Signal Processing L3Harris · Palm Bay, FL View →
- Scientist, Optical Systems Engineering L3Harris · Palm Bay, FL View →
- Associate Scientist, Small Molecule Chemical Engineering MSD · Rahway, NJ View →
- Principal Scientist, Biostatistics Johnson & Johnson · Raritan, NJ View →
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Create a free accountThese figures are the midpoint of the advertised salary range on real Scientist job postings indexed by FindRole — employer-stated base pay, not total compensation (they exclude equity and bonuses), and they reflect the roles we index rather than the whole market. A guide, not a guarantee.