Who's hiring research scientists this week
Right now 118 AI companies have 491 open research scientist roles, 28 of them posted this week. The biggest hirers are Anthropic, Bosch, OpenAI. Posted salaries put the median at $275K (p25 $220K, p75 $340K) across 290 listings that publish pay. 65% have been open 60+ days.
Who is hiring this week
Signals
- PIPrime IntellectHiring surge · today
Prime Intellect is on a hiring surge: 12 roles opened this week (vs 3 the week before)
- INIntelNew function · 3d ago
Intel just started hiring for inference and GPU performance: 16 new roles
- UPUpstartHiring surge · 2d ago
Upstart is on a hiring surge: 11 roles opened this week (vs 3 the week before)
- ETEtchedNew function · 3d ago
Etched just started hiring for AI research: 4 new roles
- LALuma AINew team + city · 11d ago
Luma AI just started an engineering team in London: 6 roles
Salary benchmark
| Segment | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All research scientist roles | $220K | $275K | $340K |
| Anthropic | $425K | $600K | $675K |
| Bosch | $175K | $175K | $180K |
| OpenAI | $398K | $440K | $440K |
| NVIDIA | $216K | $236K | $248K |
| Waabi | $184K | $212K | $212K |
| Luma AI | $295K | $295K | $295K |
USD, annual base. Midpoint of each posted range; p25/p75 = 25th/75th percentile.
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FAQ
How many research scientist roles are open right now?
491 open roles at 118 companies as of Oct 19, 2026, with 28 posted in the last 7 days.
What do research scientist roles pay?
The median posted salary midpoint is $275K, with the middle half between $220K and $340K (USD, annual base, 290 postings that list pay).
Which companies are hiring the most research scientist roles?
Anthropic, Bosch, OpenAI have the most open roles; the table above shows who added the most this week.
Are research scientist roles remote?
32% of open research scientist roles mention remote work. The main hubs are San Francisco, New York, London.
How is this data collected?
Every day AI Open Roles reads the public job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) of 235 AI labs, infra, app, chip and robotics companies. Salaries are only shown when the company publishes them.