Principal Researcher Salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

How much does a Principal Researcher make in Tuscaloosa, AL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Researcher in Tuscaloosa, AL is $152,176. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $123,004 to a high of $180,588, with most professionals earning between $136,906 and $167,048.

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Provide product usability, evaluation and support to product development teams, including the analysis and investigation of applications/systems including tactile methods, visual graphics, web, multimedia, voice response and conversational user interaction.

November 14, 2022

Drive change and help the organization look around corners by communicating research findings that are convincing and actionable for product decision-makers.

December 20, 2022

Assist other teams and customers with vulnerability research and impact analysis of breaking issues.

January 19, 2023

Act as a coach and mentor, as well as leading other researchers toward innovative and creative thinking when approaching research challenges.

February 07, 2023

Develop and manage both new and ongoing policy research projects from design and analysis to the presentation and communication of findings.

February 20, 2023

Leading research activities to align with and inform our business objectives, and providing oversight and guidance to others who assist these activities.

April 06, 2023

Design and moderate labs, guiding participants through a set of tasks and prompting them for candid, relevant feedback.

April 27, 2023

Manage day to day work of performing experiments and evaluations to quantify and validate improvements made to existing systems.

May 09, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Principal Researcher in Tuscaloosa, AL

Average Base Salary

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136906

167048

152176

Average Total Cash Compensation

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141895

176048

158956

What is the average salary for Principal Researcher in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Researcher in Tuscaloosa, AL. The base salary for Principal Researcher ranges from $136,906 to $167,048 with the average base salary of $152,176. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $141,895 to $176,048 with the average total cash compensation of $158,956.

View Average Salary for Principal Researcher as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$152,176	$136,906 - $167,048
Bonus	$6,780	$4,988 - $9,000
Total Pay	$158,956	$141,895 - $176,048

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Principal Researcher Salary Near Tuscaloosa, AL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Birmingham, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $137,988 - $168,367	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Columbus, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $126,259 - $154,056	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Prattville, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $131,472 - $160,417	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Meridian, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $130,331 - $159,025	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Decatur, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,254 - $168,692	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Tupelo, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $124,926 - $152,430	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL

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About Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa (/tʌskəˈluːsə/ TUS-kə-LOO-sə) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama (in the southeastern United States). Located on the Black Warrior River at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line of the Piedmont, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with an estimated population of 100,287 in 2017. The city was originally known as Tuskaloosa until the early 20th century. Incorporated as a town on December 13, 1819, it was named after Tuskaloosa, the chief of a band of Muskogean-speaking people. They battled and were defeated by forces of Spanish explorer Hernando de S...

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About Tuscaloosa, Alabama Tuscaloosa (/tʌskəˈluːsə/ TUS-kə-LOO-sə) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama (in the southeastern United States). L....More

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