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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 Scientist, Experimentation

Designs and analyzes large-scale experiments.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$207k

Mean

$216k

10th–90th pct

$158k–$286k

Observations

261

Confidence: 33% · based on 261 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
A/B Testing
Core
Experimentation Design
Core
Statistical Modeling
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
59% require · 20% prefer
Master's Degree
22% require · 33% prefer
No College
21% require · 12% prefer
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Common next roles
Data Scientist-22.9%Econometrician-17.9%Biostatistician-25.9%Decision Scientist-15.7%Statistician-21.5%
Common previous roles
Biostatistician-35.0%Data Scientist-29.7%Statistician-27.3%Econometrician-21.7%Decision Scientist-18.7%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)9,861
Posting growth+29.7%
Median days to fill72 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)326,154
Projected growth11.6%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness70%
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