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AI Research salary in Boston

Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026

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AI Research pay in Boston is measured from 18 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 13 postings put the middle half between $176,135 and $226,250, with a median of $203,800.

Against the 8 other measured markets for AI research at senior, this sits below 7 of them; San Francisco leads at $250,750.

1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.

22 AI research roles are open in Boston right now, 20 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Mid $148,410 – $197,500 $149,135 5hint
Senior $176,135 – $226,250 $203,800 13

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

Open AI research roles in Boston · 20 with stated pay

this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $140,800–$264,900scale $80,000–$380,000

Senior Data Scientist (AI-assisted Clinical Development) Genentech · Boston New $142,700–$264,900 3d ago Lead AI Scientist Danaher · Boston $175,000–$200,000 13d ago Staff AI Researcher (Foundation AI) Whoop · Boston $215,000–$260,000 13d ago Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist (Health) Whoop · Boston $170,000–$230,000 13d ago Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist Whoop · Boston $170,000–$230,000 2w ago Research Scientist – Reinforcement Learning (RL) Percepta · New York $200,000–$400,000 2w ago Research Scientist – World Modeling Percepta · New York $200,000–$400,000 2w ago Scientist I, Machine Learning Hcyc · Boston $131,920–$164,900 4w ago Applied AI Scientist - Hybrid XPO Logistics · Boston $100,000–$120,000 4w ago Analytical Development Principal Scientist, Microbiology & Viral Safety Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Boston $140,800–$211,200 5w ago Data Scientist - Perception Verification and Validation Zoox · Boston $167,000–$228,000 6w ago Scientific Fellow, Agentic AI (AI Co-Scientist Lead) Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Boston $216,400–$324,600 6w ago Senior Principal Scientist, Applied AI & Agentic Systems for Small-Molecule Drug Discovery Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Boston $168,000–$252,000 6w ago Research Senior Scientist, Cheminformatics AI/ML Takeda · Boston $137,000–$215,270 8w ago Principal AI/ML Researcher Whoop · Boston $270,000–$300,000 3mo ago Postdoctoral Research Associate - AI Catalysis Northeastern · Boston $60,315–$85,192 3mo ago Senior AI/ML Researcher (Foundation AI) Whoop · Boston $190,000–$230,000 3mo ago Principal Data Scientist - Gen AI Xometry · Waltham $200,000–$230,000 4mo ago Research Engineer/Sr. Research Engineer Northeastern · Boston $87,785–$123,998 7mo ago Machine Learning Scientist Suno · Boston $207,454–$394,800 2y ago Senior Scientist I, Applied Machine Learning and Generative AI, Pharma R&D Tempus · Boston New In listing 2d ago Deep Learning Research Engineer Intern DataRobot · Boston Pay not stated 9d ago