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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Research Engineer

Builds infrastructure and tooling that supports AI research.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$181k

Mean

$189k

10th–90th pct

$138k–$250k

Observations

127

Confidence: 31% · based on 127 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
PyTorch
Core
Python
Core
System Design
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
58% require · 29% prefer
Master's Degree
9% require · 34% prefer
No College
12% require · 10% prefer
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Common next roles
Responsible AI Lead+141.1%Applied Scientist+11.5%AI Research Scientist+4.8%AI Policy Researcher-4.4%AI Safety Researcher+2.0%
Common previous roles
Applied Scientist+10.3%AI Policy Researcher-4.6%Responsible AI Lead+58.5%AI Research Scientist+4.6%AI Safety Researcher+2.0%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)3,963
Posting growth-11.4%
Median days to fill17 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)160,266
Projected growth11.8%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness65%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology