Remote Research Scientist / Engineer Salary (2026)
Based on 78 live, fully-remote Research Scientist / Engineer listings in the SleepHire index — real salaries from company job posts, not self-reported surveys. Refreshed daily.
25th pct
$188K
Median
$225K
75th pct
$284K
Median by seniority
senior21 roles$215K
staff14 roles$245K
Figures are annualised USD equivalents derived from the salary ranges published on each listing. Percentiles use the midpoint of each range.
Salaries for other roles
Engineering Management · $230KProduct Management · $189KDeveloper Relations · $187KHardware / Firmware / Embedded · $186KFullstack · $183KSecurity · $177KSolutions / Sales Eng · $175KMobile (iOS / Android) · $172KDevOps / SRE / Platform · $170KBackend · $168KData Science / Analytics · $166KProduct Design (UX / UI) · $163KBrand / Visual Design · $150KFrontend · $148KData Engineering · $140KMachine Learning / AI · $135KTechnical Writer · $128KQA / Test · $118K