Senior Scientist Salary


What is the salary of a Senior Scientist? In the United States, a Senior Scientist earns an average salary of $87,516. The salary range for a Senior Scientist is usually between $72,600 and $108,397 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $137,600. The highest Senior Scientist salary in the United States was $209,101. The average hourly pay for a Senior Scientist is $42.08.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Senior Scientist Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Senior Scientist salary are California, with an average salary of $147,512, followed by Nevada, with an average salary of $124,536, and Massachusetts, with an average salary of $110,218. Employers paying the highest salary for a Senior Scientist job are Eastern Municipal Water District (CA), Orange County Water District (CA) and Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority (CA).

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Average Salary
$87,516/yr
Records Number
129
Employers Number
11
Job Pay Rank
36,318th

Senior Scientist Salary Statistics


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Senior Scientist Salary in States

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StateAverage SalaryRecords Number
Arizona$74,2825
California$147,51218
Florida$71,97920
Kansas$93,08133
Massachusetts$110,2181
Maine$75,7442
Mississippi$62,3741
Montana$37,8861
Nebraska$41,62710
New Hampshire$76,4014
Nevada$124,5364
New York$80,7433
Ohio$54,0391
South Carolina$86,5418
Texas$92,69719
Virginia$97,82064
Wisconsin$91,843201

Top Paid Senior Scientist

NameStateEmployer
George Robertson L.
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
George Robertson L.CAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Tsai Yu-Li
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Tsai Yu-LiCAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Nikolaos Rigas
Clemson University, SC
Nikolaos RigasSCClemson UniversityView Details
George Robertson L.
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
George Robertson L.CAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Vladimir Kogan A.
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Vladimir Kogan A.CAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Kimberly Christensen C
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Kimberly Christensen CCAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
George Robertson L
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
George Robertson LCAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Yu-Li Tsai
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Yu-Li TsaiCAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Tsai Yu
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Tsai YuCAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Nikolaos Rigas
Clemson University, SC
Nikolaos RigasSCClemson UniversityView Details
Timothy Boals
University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI
Timothy BoalsWIUniversity of Wisconsin at MadisonView Details
Peter Shult
University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI
Peter ShultWIUniversity of Wisconsin at MadisonView Details
William Maclean
University Of Wisconsin, WI
William MacleanWIUniversity Of WisconsinView Details
Richard Miller D
University of Kansas, KS
Richard Miller DKSUniversity of KansasView Details
George Robertson L.
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
George Robertson L.CAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Vladimir Kogan A
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Vladimir Kogan ACAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Tsai Yu
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Tsai YuCAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Peter Shult
University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI
Peter ShultWIUniversity of Wisconsin at MadisonView Details
Vladimir Kogan A.
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Vladimir Kogan A.CAOrange County Sanitation DistrictView Details
Maclean William
University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI
Maclean WilliamWIUniversity of Wisconsin at MadisonView Details
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