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AI Research salary in New York

Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026

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AI Research pay in New York is measured from 61 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 32 postings put the middle half between $181,850 and $300,000, with a median of $237,500.

By level here, the medians run mid-level $237,500 and senior $237,500.

Against the 6 other measured markets for AI research at mid-level, this sits below 2 of them; Sunnyvale leads at $274,500.

134 AI research roles are open in New York right now, 86 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Mid $181,850 – $300,000 $237,500 32
Senior $189,560 – $250,750 $237,500 29

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.

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 New York · 86 with stated pay

this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $158,000–$390,000scale $90,000–$550,000

Senior Data Scientist - GenAI Cvshealth · Remote · US New $111,240–$222,480 today Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist, Structure and Simulation (AI for Drug Discovery) Genentech · New York New $160,900–$298,700 2d ago Staff AI Scientist, Foundation Models Tempus · New York New $220,000–$260,000 2d ago AI Engineer - Data Scientist I Bank of America · New York $107,300–$193,200 6d ago Research Manager - Post-Training for Agents Datadog · New York $244,000–$305,000 9d ago (Senior) AI Scientist (m/f/d) eigenblue · New York $150,000–$300,000 9d ago AI Research Engineer, New PhD Graduate Duolingo · New York $137,700–$186,300 10d ago Machine Learning Researcher Ms · New York $154,000–$213,000 2w ago Staff Research Scientist - Foundation & World Models Datadog · New York $320,000–$400,000 2w ago Staff Research Scientist - Post-Training for Agents Datadog · New York $320,000–$400,000 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 Senior Data Scientist - Applied ML Justworks · New York $166,000–$214,000 3w ago Research Engineer, AI/ML Tabs · New York $170,000–$235,000 3w ago Research Engineer, Generative Video Mirage · New York $175,000–$300,000 3w ago Research Engineer, Agentic Systems Mirage · New York $175,000–$300,000 3w ago Corporate Vice President - Data Scientist - Model Validation and AI Governance New York Life Insurance · New York $147,500–$211,000 4w ago Senior AI Research Engineer Standard Bots · New York $225,000–$250,000 4w ago Research Scientist, World Model Post-Training Waymo · Mountain View $213,000–$263,000 4w ago Founding Research Engineer, Applied AI Agentio · New York $195,000–$400,000 4w ago Founding Research Scientist, Applied AI Agentio · New York $195,000–$400,000 4w ago Senior Data Scientist, AI Enablement oscar · New York $163,944–$215,176 5w ago Staff Applied Scientist, LTV Modeling Faire · New York $246,500–$339,000 5w ago Associate Applied Scientist Garner Health · New York $150,000 5w ago Senior Data Scientist & Machine Learning Engineer Chobani · New York $105,500–$196,500 6w ago Research Engineer, Safety Decagon · San Francisco $200,000–$400,000 6w ago Research Engineer, Audio and Speech Decagon · San Francisco $200,000–$400,000 6w ago Senior Research Engineer, Safety Decagon · San Francisco $200,000–$400,000 6w ago Research Scientist, RL for Autonomous Planning & World Modeling Waymo · Mountain View $204,000–$259,000 7w ago AI Researcher Hudson River Trading · London $200,000–$300,000 7w ago AI Researcher, LLMs Hudson River Trading · London $200,000–$300,000 7w ago Modelling Data Scientist, Vice President - AI Labs Blackrock · New York $167,500–$225,000 2mo ago Research Engineer, LangSmith Engine LangChain · New York $240,000–$280,000 2mo ago Applied Scientist III Garner Health · New York $158,000–$190,000 2mo ago Applied Scientist III Garner Health · New York $200,000–$230,000 2mo ago Manager, Product Applied Science Garner Health · New York $300,000–$390,000 2mo ago Staff Applied Scientist Garner Health · New York $300,000–$390,000 2mo ago Research Engineer, Domain Scaling Normal Computing Corporation · New York $200,000–$400,000 2mo ago AI Research Engineer Cogent Security · San Francisco $100,000–$300,000 2mo ago AI Research Scientist Cogent Security · San Francisco $100,000–$300,000 2mo ago Senior Manager, Applied Science Kcura · Illinois $208,000–$312,000 2mo ago Senior Associate, AI Data Scientist TWG Global AI · New York $190,000–$200,000 2mo ago Senior Applied ML/AI Scientist - Search Faire · New York $211,000–$290,500 2mo ago Research Engineer, Algorithms Normal Computing Corporation · New York $200,000–$400,000 2mo ago Research Engineer Antimetal · New York $200,000–$400,000 2mo ago Research Engineer Decagon · San Francisco $200,000–$400,000 3mo ago Research Engineer, Applied AI Engineering OuterSignal · New York $200,000–$300,000 3mo ago Research Scientist - Generative Audio Spotify · Remote · US $133,194–$190,278 3mo ago Research Engineers, Post-Training Distyl AI · San Francisco $150,000–$250,000 3mo ago Member of Technical Staff - Research, Post-Training Modal · New York $150,000–$350,000 3mo ago Senior Applied ML/AI Scientist - Search Faire · New York $211,000–$290,500 3mo ago Senior Applied ML/AI Scientist - Search Faire · Kitchener-Waterloo CA$180,000–CA$247,500 3mo ago Graduate Deep Learning Researcher - New York IMC · New York $300,000 3mo ago Deep Learning Research Intern - Summer 2027 - New York IMC · New York $300,000 3mo ago Staff AI Research Engineer Duolingo · New York $220,800–$331,200 3mo ago Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Compass Faire · New York $211,000–$290,500 3mo ago Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Compass Faire · Kitchener-Waterloo CA$180,000–CA$247,500 3mo ago Machine Learning Force Field Scientist Schrödinger · New York $120,000–$175,000 4mo ago Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineer Crosby · New York $200,000–$300,000 4mo ago Staff Applied Scientist Garner Health · New York $260,000–$382,000 4mo ago

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