Senior Staff Scientist Salary in San Francisco, CA

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How much does a Senior Staff Scientist make in San Francisco, CA? The average Senior Staff Scientist salary in San Francisco, CA is $119,749 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $107,241 and $132,253. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Sr. Staff Scientist

Enevate Corporation - Irvine , CA

Senior Staff Scientist - Polymer The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to initiating, planning, conducting, and directing research and development projects to develop ...

LinkedIn - 14 days ago

Senior Staff Scientist

Net2Source Inc. - San Diego , CA

Staff Scientist II Job Location: San Diego CA 92130 (Hybrid or can be remote) Duration of Contract: 12 Months (possible extension) Work days: 5 days Work hours: 40 hrs (can be 30 hrs) Job Description

LinkedIn - 14 days ago

Senior/Staff Scientist, Spatial Omics Assay Development

Curio Bioscience - Palo Alto , CA

Salary: 110,000 - 165,000 We are looking for a motivated and creative Senior Scientist to join our R&D team. You will work within a highly dynamic group to develop new products based on the Curio ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 12 days ago

Senior Staff Data Scientist- Flagship Data Science

LinkedIn - Sunnyvale , CA

... Senior Staff Data Scientist to work alongside the newly formed Applied Science team focused on building inference, algorithms, and models to identify and quantify complex cause and effect in the ...

LinkedIn - 1 day ago

Senior Staff Science Architect

ServiceNow - Santa Clara , CA

As a Senior Staff Science Architect, you will be a leader with a track record of architecting and incorporating Intelligence into products. Your expertise will be instrumental in driving our AI ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 61 days ago

Senior Software Developer in Test (Robotics)

Staffing Science - Palo Alto , CA

... are seeking a Senior SDET with test automation experience, as well as hardware-in-the-Loop ... Bachelor's in computer science or equivalent. * Strong hardware/software/cloud knowledge

LinkedIn - 17 days ago

What does a Senior Staff Scientist do?

Common responsibilities of a Senior Staff Scientist

Collaborate with cross functional team to develop and evaluate new technologies, and develop novel methods to demonstrate benefit of raw materials in formulations.

October 14, 2022

Provide to support to marketing and sales team, support introduction of new technologies with development of presentations, sales tools, formulations and applications data.

April 17, 2023

Prepare applicable permit applications, risk assessments and technical documents including proposals, reports and regulatory agency correspondence.

August 06, 2022

Design and optimize reagent formulations to achieve commercial levels of stability, robustness and performance.

January 19, 2023

Develop and execute quantitative strategies in collaboration with the cross functional development project teams (to include Clinical Pharmacology, Biostatistics, Clinical Sciences, and Regulatory Affairs) that advance the portfolio by addressing critical development program questions.

March 03, 2023

Understanding of current technologies for microwave electronics packaging including wire bonding, chip scale packaging, flip chip, solder bump, wafer probe, and copper column processes.

April 01, 2023

Leads formulation and product development and stability assessment activities that may include candidate screening and selection, developing lyophilized or liquid formulations for all phases of clinical and commercial development.

April 13, 2023

Demonstrated ability to work independently, to supervise others, and to independently overcome complex technical and/or interpersonal challenges.

May 14, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Senior Staff Scientist in San Francisco, CA

Average Base Salary

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107241

132253

119749

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

111412

139443

125881

What is the average salary for Senior Staff Scientist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior Staff Scientist in San Francisco, CA. The base salary for Senior Staff Scientist ranges from $107,241 to $132,253 with the average base salary of $119,749. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $111,412 to $139,443 with the average total cash compensation of $125,881.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$119,749	$107,241 - $132,253
Bonus	$6,132	$4,171 - $7,190
Total Pay	$125,881	$111,412 - $139,443

* 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.

Senior Staff Scientist Salary Near San Francisco, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,241 - $132,253	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Berkeley, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,667 - $129,079	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,667 - $129,079	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Vallejo, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $96,517 - $119,028	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,495 - $128,868	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Concord, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $97,363 - $120,072	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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