# Research careers — counted from open postings

Source: https://careerversion.com/careers/research  
Counted: 2026-10-18T14:13:41.960773+00:00 from employers' own job boards; refreshed nightly. Only open roles. USD; posted bands only, where eight or more posted one, and a figure that could not be a year's pay is left out. Never estimated.

Asking questions rigorously — user research, scientific research, R&D and analysis.

## Facts
- Open roles: 978 across 233 employers
- Entry level (titled junior/intern, or a year or less asked and not titled senior): 63 (44 titled)
- Postings stating no level: 628
- New in the last 30 days (dated first publish): 261
- Median posted band at entry: $150K median (10th $86K, 90th $197K; 17 posted bands)
- Median posted band, all levels: $188K median (10th $83K, 90th $364K; 364 posted bands)
- Work mode: remote 99, hybrid 125, on site 641, not stated 113

## The roles
| Role | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Researcher | 75 | 31 | $263K |
| Quantitative Researcher | 43 | 15 | $175K |
| Research Engineer | 40 | 26 | $250K |
| Applied Researcher | 28 | 19 | $234K |
| Security Researcher | 17 | 11 | $213K |
| Director | 15 | 10 | $198K |
| Research | 15 | 10 | $173K |
| Ai Researcher | 12 | 10 | $249K |
| Applied Ai Researcher | 11 | 8 | $200K |
| Scientist | 10 | 4 | — |
| Ai Engineer | 9 | 4 | — |
| Manager | 9 | 7 | — |

## The ladder
| Level | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Intern | 29 | 7 | — |
| Junior | 15 | 5 | — |
| Mid | 14 | 9 | $90K |
| Senior | 127 | 40 | $148K |
| Staff | 21 | 11 | $183K |
| Principal | 48 | 16 | $225K |
| Management | 96 | 44 | $153K |

## Skills postings name most
- Python: 341 postings, 29 at entry level
- Machine Learning: 313 postings, 23 at entry level
- Deep Learning: 176 postings, 8 at entry level
- Statistics: 151 postings, 21 at entry level
- C: 112 postings, 13 at entry level
- Data Science: 109 postings, 12 at entry level
- Software Engineering: 107 postings, 3 at entry level
- Physics: 103 postings, 16 at entry level
- Data Analysis: 95 postings, 2 at entry level
- Experimentation: 83 postings, 5 at entry level
- Investigation: 83 postings, 11 at entry level
- SQL: 77 postings, 3 at entry level

## Employers with the most open roles
- Bosch Group: 86 open, 5 entry level
- City of New York: 69 open, 0 entry level
- OpenAI: 45 open, 0 entry level
- IFS: 32 open, 0 entry level
- Point72: 29 open, 3 entry level
- Paloaltonetworks: 24 open, 1 entry level
- Capital One: 21 open, 0 entry level
- IMC: 20 open, 3 entry level
- Smiths Group: 16 open, 3 entry level
- Harvard University: 15 open, 1 entry level

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