Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior AI Research Scientist
Occupation profile for Senior AI Research Scientist covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $186,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $186,000
- Total filings
- 15
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $170,200–$213,830
- Top employer
- Cyndx Technologies, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $155,000 | $92,000 | $155,000 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $155,000 | $150,000 | $160,425 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 7 | $186,000 | $170,200 | $213,830 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Cyndx Technologies, Inc.3 filings
- Domyn, Inc.3 filings
- Autodesk, Inc.2 filings
- BLUE WAVE CAPITAL AND CONSULTING LLC2 filings
- Earth Species Project2 filings
- Colossal Science Foundation, Inc.1 filings
- Familiar Machines & Magic Inc.1 filings
- United Parcel Service General Services, Co.1 filings
Top cities
- New York5 filings
- Jersey City2 filings
- San Francisco1 filings
- Peachtree Corners1 filings
- Chicago1 filings
- West Lafayette1 filings
- Woborn1 filings
- Austin1 filings
- Dallas1 filings
- Redmond1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1221 | $107,515 | $150,738 | $193,960 | $237,182 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1252 | $109,845 | $137,717 | $165,589 | $193,461 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-2051 | $77,875 | $98,946 | $120,037 | $141,107 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1221 | $79,914 | $111,987 | $144,082 | $176,155 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1221 | $96,678 | $133,702 | $170,726 | $207,750 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1221 | $75,608 | $109,387 | $143,146 | $176,925 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-2051 | $75,691 | $99,299 | $122,907 | $146,515 |
| 2026-27 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 29200 | 15-2031 | $61,547 | $72,634 | $83,741 | $94,827 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1221 | $100,422 | $137,779 | $175,136 | $212,493 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-2031 | $75,358 | $94,411 | $113,443 | $132,496 |