What is the average salary in Science in United States?

The average salary in Science in United States ranges from USD 97,161 to USD 140,044 per year, based on 16,790 job listings.

Salary Guide

Science salary in United States 2026

Explore salary ranges across Science roles in United States. Data based on 16,790 active job listings.

Top professions in Science

Research Associate

27 job openings

Salary range

61,879 - 77,420USD/yr

Research Scientist

15 job openings

Salary range

98,203 - 199,037USD/yr

Clinical Research Coordinator

14 job openings

Salary range

53,331 - 74,533USD/yr

Research Specialist A

14 job openings

Salary range

44,500 - 50,125USD/yr

Scientist

13 job openings

Salary range

89,153 - 125,131USD/yr

Associate Scientist

12 job openings

Salary range

77,633 - 97,915USD/yr

Senior Scientist

12 job openings

Salary range

104,083 - 144,587USD/yr

Principal Applied Scientist

11 job openings

Salary range

136,300 - 278,600USD/yr

Postdoctoral Research Associate

10 job openings

Salary range

66,266 - 86,096USD/yr

Postdoctoral Fellow

10 job openings

Salary range

75,318 - 94,619USD/yr

AI Scientist II

9 job openings

Salary range

114,000 - 176,889USD/yr

Senior Applied Scientist

9 job openings

Salary range

123,478 - 239,778USD/yr

Post-Doc Research Associate

8 job openings

Salary range

53,412 - 63,118USD/yr

Research Assistant

8 job openings

Salary range

57,344 - 70,869USD/yr

Postdoctoral Associate or Research Associate

7 job openings

Salary range

74,000 - 135,000USD/yr

Senior Machine Learning Scientist

7 job openings

Salary range

112,125 - 186,875USD/yr

Director, Biostatistics

6 job openings

Salary range

208,649 - 271,022USD/yr

Laboratory Technician

6 job openings

Salary range

49,236 - 67,086USD/yr

Life Science Research Professional 2

6 job openings

Salary range

85,376 - 99,581USD/yr

Research Coordinator

6 job openings

Salary range

48,835 - 59,916USD/yr

Research Technician

6 job openings

Salary range

45,025 - 50,815USD/yr

Applied Scientist II

5 job openings

Salary range

103,660 - 203,370USD/yr

Post-Doctoral Fellow

5 job openings

Salary range

62,232 - 75,564USD/yr

Pre-Doctoral Research Specialist

5 job openings

Salary range

49,500 - 58,800USD/yr

Research Specialist A/B

5 job openings

Salary range

44,500 - 57,335USD/yr

Scientist I

5 job openings

Salary range

95,272 - 122,192USD/yr

Applied Scientist

4 job openings

Salary range

142,525 - 195,225USD/yr

Associate Researcher I

4 job openings

Salary range

58,661 - 77,126USD/yr

CMC / Technical Operations Program Manager

4 job openings

Salary range

153,000 - 211,000USD/yr

Clinical Research Assistant

4 job openings

Salary range

41,756 - 67,402USD/yr

Contractual Laboratory Research Specialist

4 job openings

Salary range

64,000 - 72,000USD/yr

Economist

4 job openings

Salary range

138,800 - 208,200USD/yr

Laboratory Research Specialist or Research Assistant

4 job openings

Salary range

48,000 - 72,000USD/yr

Postdoctoral Scholar

4 job openings

Salary range

58,415 - 65,299USD/yr

Principal Data Scientist

4 job openings

Salary range

117,000 - 201,250USD/yr

Research Study Coordinator

4 job openings

Salary range

45,955 - 58,404USD/yr

Analytical Chemist II

3 job openings

Salary range

72,500 - 90,000USD/yr

Analytical Chemistry Director

3 job openings

Salary range

100,000 - 150,000USD/yr

Analytical Development, Science and Technology Lead

3 job openings

Salary range

125,000 - 172,000USD/yr

Applied AI Scientist

3 job openings

Salary range

124,000 - 228,000USD/yr

Applied Researcher II

3 job openings

Salary range

262,500 - 326,800USD/yr

Applied Scientist, SPX AI Lab

3 job openings

Salary range

142,800 - 193,200USD/yr

Associate Director, Biostatistics

3 job openings

Salary range

200,000 - 244,000USD/yr

Associate Director, Statistical Programming

3 job openings

Salary range

186,333 - 215,333USD/yr

Associate Scientist II, Conjugation Development

3 job openings

Salary range

105,000 - 122,000USD/yr

Chemist I

3 job openings

Salary range

64,267 - 90,733USD/yr

Clinical Research Associate

3 job openings

Salary range

97,779 - 123,390USD/yr

Director, Clinical Pharmacology

3 job openings

Salary range

193,500 - 280,077USD/yr

Environmental Geologist

3 job openings

Salary range

60,000 - 80,000USD/yr

Field Microbiology Application Specialist

3 job openings

Salary range

86,400 - 153,500USD/yr

Laboratory Sciences Professional

3 job openings

Salary range

46,274 - 69,248USD/yr

Language Engineer, Artificial General Intelligence

3 job openings

Salary range

65,200 - 131,100USD/yr

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

3 job openings

Salary range

58,988 - 73,586USD/yr

Postdoctoral Scientist

3 job openings

Salary range

70,000 - 91,000USD/yr

Principal Scientist, Machine Learning

3 job openings

Salary range

212,000 - 291,000USD/yr

Research Assistant I

3 job openings

Salary range

42,940 - 59,585USD/yr

Research Associate- MCG-Immunology Center of GA

3 job openings

Salary range

45,400 - 56,133USD/yr

Research Project Manager

3 job openings

Salary range

63,079 - 78,846USD/yr

Scientist II

3 job openings

Salary range

71,248 - 97,224USD/yr

Senior Director, Head of Clinical Statistical Programming

3 job openings

Salary range

252,000 - 378,000USD/yr

Senior Hydrogeologist

3 job openings

Salary range

10,400 - 189,000USD/yr

Senior Product Manager

3 job openings

Salary range

135,892 - 212,042USD/yr

Senior Research Manager, Market Strategy & Understanding

3 job openings

Salary range

85,000 - 93,000USD/yr

Senior Research Scientist

3 job openings

Salary range

135,629 - 174,042USD/yr

Senior Scientist, Technical Marketing, Pharma, Biopharma and Life Science Research

3 job openings

Salary range

110,000 - 125,000USD/yr

Sr. Applied Scientist, Prime Video

3 job openings

Salary range

167,100 - 260,000USD/yr

Staff Chemist

3 job openings

Salary range

82,300 - 92,000USD/yr

Technical Program Manager II, Technical Enablement, Research

3 job openings

Salary range

132,000 - 189,000USD/yr

Top cities

Boston401 job openings

New York308 job openings

Philadelphia263 job openings

San Diego256 job openings

Houston241 job openings

Athens239 job openings

Cambridge210 job openings

San Francisco206 job openings

Seattle175 job openings

Chicago172 job openings

Washington170 job openings

Indianapolis166 job openings

Baltimore161 job openings

Columbus137 job openings

Los Angeles131 job openings

Ann Arbor129 job openings

Atlanta120 job openings

Dallas118 job openings

South San Francisco113 job openings

Gainesville112 job openings

Lexington107 job openings

Cleveland104 job openings

Pittsburgh103 job openings

Santa Rosa94 job openings

Lawrence93 job openings

Salem88 job openings

Chapel Hill86 job openings

Stanford82 job openings

Austin78 job openings

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This page shows salary data for Science in United States for 2026. The data is based on current job listings and salary estimates from employers across the country.

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