No pay postedSep 9
Engineering · Synced from public postings
Research Engineer jobs.
202 roles open across 68 companies - closed listings pulled, and pay shown exactly as the employer posted it. Apply to any of them with one LandEarly profile, tailored per posting.
- Boards re-read hourly
- Base pay shown where stated
- Closed roles removed
Open research engineer roles
Live202
12 posted this week · 68 companies hiring
Posted todayOver 60 days old
How old the open roles are, not how many get posted - our board coverage has grown over the last year, so a week-by-week series would measure us rather than the market. Snapshot taken September 2026.
202 open research engineer roles across 68 companies, with 12 posted this week. Posted base pay runs $116k–$207k across the middle half. Top hiring: Penn State University, University of Texas at Austin, Carnegie Mellon University.
The board
Filter to the seat you’d actually take.
Level sets the scope and the pay band; work model decides whether you’re eligible at all. Both are on every card, so you can rule roles out before opening a single description.
Level
Model
Where
Posted
Showing 12 of 120 roles · 202 open in total
No pay postedSep 9
Anthropic · Mid-level · Greenhouse
RemoteRemote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA
$350–850kbase postedSep 8
No pay postedSep 7
No pay postedSep 5
No pay postedSep 4
$210–238kbase postedSep 3
No pay postedSep 3
No pay postedSep 3
$160–210kbase postedSep 3
No pay postedSep 3
No pay postedSep 3
The board carries the 120 most recent of 202 open research engineer roles - the other 82 are in the full member search. The city chips read the employer’s own location line; a listing that names no city we can resolve stays searchable but sits out of them.
Open to remote only? 26 of the 67 research engineer listings that publish a work model came back remote-first, and 3 more are hybrid. The other 135 say nothing either way - that field is one only some boards publish.
Posted pay only - no estimates
What 60 of these listings actually printed.
Every figure here comes from a live posting with a stated annual base range. Nothing is modelled, inferred, or averaged in from a survey - which is also why the sample is smaller than the board.
Base salary distribution
Count of listings by posted base midpoint, on the same axis the rungs beside it are drawn against.
19
31
6
0
1
3
0
0
$0k$125k$250k$375k$500k$625k$750k$875k
The $125k–$250k band alone holds 31 of the 60 priced listings.
What each rung pays
The middle 50% of posted base at each level, and how many listings that band is drawn from.
Mid-level29$104k–$168k
Senior26$146k–$223k
$116k
25th pct
$162k
Median
$207k
75th pct
5 of the 7 levels on this board sit out - fewer than 5 of their listings state a range, and a band drawn off two postings reads like the same fact as one drawn off forty.
By city
Where the openings actually are.
Every city with at least five open research engineer roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
By country
Hiring beyond the US.
Every country with at least five open research engineer roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
Same role, different question.
What it pays, where it's remote, and how the whole field is trending.
Research Engineer salary breakdown
Percentiles by level and metro, with the sample size behind every number and a note where it is thin.
Remote research engineer jobsThe 26 postings that came back remote-first, with the geography each employer will actually hire in kept on the card.
Engineering job marketHiring volume, top employers and pay direction across every role in the field.
Questions
Before you start applying.
About Research Engineer roles
The Research Engineer job market currently shows 202 open positions across 65 hiring companies, based on current postings data. This week alone, 10 new roles were posted, suggesting ongoing activity in this field according to available data. Compensation data drawn from posted listings indicates a median (P50) salary of $163,500, with a 25th percentile of $116,000 and a 75th percentile of $213,354. This range reflects meaningful variation in Research Engineer compensation depending on factors such as company, seniority, and specialization, though the specific drivers of this variation are not detailed in the available data. Among the companies actively hiring for Research Engineer roles are Penn State University, University of Texas at Austin, Carnegie Mellon University, OpenAI, and Assembly, representing a mix of academic institutions and technology-focused organizations. The presence of universities alongside a prominent AI research organization and other companies suggests that Research Engineer roles span both academic research environments and industry settings, according to current postings. With 65 distinct companies hiring across 202 open roles, the market appears to offer a range of opportunities rather than being concentrated among a small number of employers, based on available data. Job seekers evaluating this market can reference the salary percentiles to understand where a given offer or listing falls relative to the broader distribution of posted compensation. Those interested in pursuing Research Engineer roles should review individual job postings for specifics on required qualifications, since the aggregate data here reflects only counts of open positions, hiring companies, and compensation percentiles rather than detailed role requirements. Overall, the data points to steady posting activity and a moderately sized pool of hiring organizations, though further conclusions about growth trends or long-term demand cannot be drawn from the statistics provided.
What skills are most in demand for Research Engineer roles?
The provided data does not specify particular skills required for these roles, so a definitive list cannot be given based on current postings. Job seekers are encouraged to review individual listings from companies like OpenAI, Carnegie Mellon University, and others in the top hiring companies list to identify commonly requested skills and qualifications.
What is the typical salary range for a Research Engineer?
Based on current postings, the median salary for Research Engineer roles is $163,500, with a 25th percentile of $116,000 and a 75th percentile of $213,354. This indicates a wide range of compensation depending on the specific role and employer, according to available data.
Which companies are currently hiring the most Research Engineers?
According to available data, the top hiring companies for Research Engineer roles include Penn State University, University of Texas at Austin, Carnegie Mellon University, OpenAI, and Assembly. These organizations appear among the 65 companies currently posting open Research Engineer positions.
How competitive is the Research Engineer job market right now?
With 202 open positions across 65 hiring companies and 10 new roles posted this week, the market shows a reasonably active and distributed set of opportunities based on current postings. However, the available data does not include applicant volume or acceptance rates, so overall competitiveness cannot be fully assessed from these statistics alone.
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