Research Lead Salary in Seattle, Washington

How much does a Research Lead make in Seattle, WA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Research Lead in Seattle, WA is $196,105. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $169,565 to $228,639, with most professionals earning between $145,401 and $258,260.

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Demonstrates initiative for continuous learning, both self-directed and as evidenced by attendance of educational and professional development opportunities.

January 07, 2023

Provides mentoring and training to staff and other business partners (both internal and external to OSP) as needed regarding financial reporting, data warehouse, GMAS, and sponsored and University policies, with an emphasis on compliance and mitigating financial and institutional risk.

January 27, 2023

Actively identifies the need for and participates in training, education, and development activities to improve own knowledge and that of the research department and to learn about and improve research related processes .

February 07, 2023

Participates in the ongoing informed consent process, ensuring that human subjects, their families, and other health care providers clearly understand what is expected of and from them in the course of participating in a clinical/translational trial.

February 18, 2023

Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.

March 13, 2023

Maintains staff oversite at assigned enrollment site and responsible for resource allocation throughout the day to meet site metrics.

March 20, 2023

Works with clients and local institutions to design and implement Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning plans, processes, and activities, including integrating M&E frameworks into Missions' strategic plans and overall objectives.

March 23, 2023

Performs procedures for research as they are described in the protocol, deviating from the protocol only when a subject's safety is at risk and reporting as required by policy, regulations or protocol, to the sponsor and regulatory agencies.

April 17, 2023

Develops custom scalable and sustainable integrated mathematical models by leveraging technical skills across Python, R, Spark, Hadoop and other big data tools and optimization solvers such as Gurobi, CBC, Cplex etc.

April 23, 2023

Assists with developing and conducting special studies and research initiatives, by designing survey instruments, gathering data and information from department staff, developing data analysis tools, conducting statistical analyses, initiating literature reviews, etc.

May 11, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Research Lead in Seattle, WA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

169565

228639

196105

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

183740

257160

214505

What is the average salary for Research Lead in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Research Lead in Seattle, WA. The base salary for Research Lead ranges from $169,565 to $228,639 with the average base salary of $196,105. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $183,740 to $257,160 with the average total cash compensation of $214,505.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$196,105	$169,565 - $228,639
Bonus	$18,400	$14,175 - $28,521
Total Pay	$214,505	$183,740 - $257,160

* 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.

Research Lead Salary Near Seattle, WA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Kent, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $164,996 - $222,478	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Bellevue, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $169,626 - $228,722	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Renton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $169,462 - $228,500	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Federal Way, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $165,325 - $222,922	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Auburn, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $165,325 - $222,922	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Bremerton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $166,029 - $223,871	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA

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About Seattle, Washington

Seattle (/siˈætəl/ (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018[update], Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual...

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