Research Computer Scientists Salaries in California
$146,646
The average salary for Research Computer Scientists jobs near California is $146,646.*
Top Research Computer Scientists jobs near California
View AllStudent Researcher, BS/MS, Fall 2026
Google
Palo Alto, CA
Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Linguistics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research,…
$98,000 - $131,000 a year
Research Scientist
Megagon Labs
Mountain View, CA
PhD (or MS working towards a PhD) in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience with an outstanding publication and service…
Student Researcher, PhD, Fall 2026
Google
Palo Alto, CA
Currently enrolled in a PhD degree in Computer Science, Linguistics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, Natural…
$118,000 - $157,000 a year
Research Scientist
Eleos AI Research
Berkeley, CA
The ability to design, run, and iterate on experiments quickly and creatively, including the engineering skills to implement necessary tooling and…
$201,634 - $428,982 a year
Senior Research Scientist
Pixar Animation Studios
Emeryville, CA
Research & Innovation: Identify and solve complex graphics/AI problems; design, develop, and deploy scalable algorithms and prototype software.
$219,980 - $284,680 a year
Research Engineer, Algorithms
Normal Computing Corporation
Palo Alto, CA
PhD in machine learning, applied mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, or a related field. Your job is to develop the algorithms that exploit this…
$200,000 - $400,000 a year
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- Postdoctoral Researcher
- $80,921
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- Fellow
- $73,023
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Highest paying cities for Research Computer Scientists
- San Francisco, CA255 jobs
- San Jose, CA231 jobs
- Santa Clara, CA128 jobs
- Mountain View, CA97 jobs
- Sunnyvale, CA97 jobs
- Palo Alto, CA52 jobs
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