Research Scientist I Salary in San Francisco, CA

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Research Scientist I in San Francisco, CA is $140,071. While Salary.com is seeing that Research Scientist I salary in San Francisco, CA can go up to $170,676 or down to $115,738, but most earn between $127,335 and $156,091. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Research Scientist I in the United States.

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Prepare sample analysis reports, present results to various internal teams, and write parts of regulatory submissions to regulatory agencies.

March 01, 2023

Participates in acquiring research funding including writing grant proposals.

March 25, 2023

Performs maintenance and troubleshooting for instruments, methods, procedures, and in writing protocols and reports.

March 29, 2023

Provides instruction and mentors to residents, post doctoral fellows, students and research associates on the fundamentals of exercise physiology, evidence-based medicine, research principles, and methodologies.

April 23, 2023

Develops and Performs research programs in clinical rehabilitation medicine including community integration and motor recovery after brain injury, in rehabilitation interventions and recovery processes among individuals with disability, and other research projects.

May 05, 2023

Manages timelines and budgets for Statistical Analysis tasks for midsized and/or medium complexity projects, with oversight.

May 06, 2023

Supports early stage programs through a detailed knowledge of state of the art biophysical and biochemical methods and their application to druggability assessment and small molecule hit identification and characterization.

May 09, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Research Scientist I in San Francisco, CA

Average Base Salary

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127335

156091

140071

Average Total Cash Compensation

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130542

161027

144759

What is the average salary for Research Scientist I in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Research Scientist I in San Francisco, CA. The base salary for Research Scientist I ranges from $127,335 to $156,091 with the average base salary of $140,071. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $130,542 to $161,027 with the average total cash compensation of $144,759.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$140,071	$127,335 - $156,091
Bonus	$4,687	$3,207 - $4,936
Total Pay	$144,759	$130,542 - $161,027

* 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 Scientist I Salary Near San Francisco, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $127,335 - $156,091	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Berkeley, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $124,278 - $152,345	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $124,278 - $152,345	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Vallejo, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $114,601 - $140,482	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $124,075 - $152,095	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Concord, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $115,607 - $141,714	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA

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About San Francisco, California

San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries. Several picturesque islands—Alcatraz, Treasure Island and the adjacent Yerba Buena Island, and small portions of Alameda Island, Red Rock Island, and Angel Island—are part of the city. Also included are the uninhabited Farallon Islands, 27 miles (43 km) offshore in the Pacific Ocean. The mainland within the city limits roughly forms a "seven-by-seven-mile square", a common local collo...

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