What is the average Research Scientist salary in Boston?

The median midpoint of 15 live Research Scientist postings in Boston is $159k a year. Half of them fall between $128k and $227k.

Which companies pay Research Scientist roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Generalist ($295k), Layer Health ($203k), Generate Biomedicines ($175k), ElevateBio ($135k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Research Scientist salary in Boston

What employers are offering right now, from 15 live Research Scientist postings in Boston that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$159k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$128k–$227k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$301k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$46k

$78k

$109k

$141k

$173k

$205k

$237k

$269k

Top-paying companies for Research Scientist roles

Company	Median	Postings
Generalist	$295k	2
Layer Health	$203k	2
Generate Biomedicines	$175k	2
ElevateBio	$135k	2
Ginkgo Bioworks	$46k	2

Highest-paying open Research Scientist jobs

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Suno

Machine Learning Scientist

Boston · San Francisco Full-time $207k – $395k/yr

machine learningpytorchdata engineeringDirect from employer May 21

Generalist

Research Scientist: Post-Training

San Francisco Bay Area (San Mateo) or Boston (Somerville) Full-time $240k – $350k/yr

Direct from employer Sep 2

Generalist

Research Scientist: Pretraining

San Francisco Bay Area (San Mateo) or Boston (Somerville) Full-time $240k – $350k/yr

pytorchDirect from employer Feb 12

Generate Biomedicines

Senior Machine Learning Scientist I/II, Model-Driven Optimization

Somerville, MA $192k – $265k/yr

pythonmachine learningdeep learningpytorchDirect from employer Jul 14

Layer Health

ML Scientist

Boston or NYC $200k – $250k/yr

machine learningdeep learningpytorchllmDirect from employer Nov 19

Tango Therapeutics

Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance Scientist

Boston, MA $162k – $242k/yr

Direct from employer Aug 21

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Research Scientist salary: common questions

What is the average Research Scientist salary in Boston?: The median midpoint of 15 live Research Scientist postings in Boston is $159k a year. Half of them fall between $128k and $227k.
Which companies pay Research Scientist roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Generalist ($295k), Layer Health ($203k), Generate Biomedicines ($175k), ElevateBio ($135k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.