Research Scientist I Salary in Washington, DC

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Research Scientist I in Washington, DC is $124,719. While Salary.com is seeing that Research Scientist I salary in Washington, DC can go up to $151,970 or down to $103,053, but most earn between $113,379 and $138,983. 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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Research Scientist I

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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 Washington, DC

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113379

138983

124719

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116235

143378

128893

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 Washington, DC. The base salary for Research Scientist I ranges from $113,379 to $138,983 with the average base salary of $124,719. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $116,235 to $143,378 with the average total cash compensation of $128,893.

View Average Salary for Research Scientist I as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$124,719	$113,379 - $138,983
Bonus	$4,174	$2,856 - $4,395
Total Pay	$128,893	$116,235 - $143,378

* 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 Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $113,399 - $139,008	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $113,399 - $139,008	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $113,399 - $139,008	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $113,161 - $138,716	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $113,399 - $139,008	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $113,399 - $139,008	COMPARE TO Washington, DC

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