Staff Scientist Salaries in California
$154,281
avg per year
The average salary for Staff Scientist jobs near California is $154,281.*
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Top Staff Scientist jobs near California
View AllStaff Research Scientist
Carbon, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent or higher degree in chemistry, material science, polymer chemistry, chemical engineering.
$137,600 - $206,400 a year
Staff Data Scientist, Weather
Waymo
Mountain View, CA
PhD in a quantitative, weather-adjacent field (Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Hydrology, etc.), and/or academic experience developing and applying…
$251,000 - $310,000 a year
Staff Applied Scientist, Reinforcement Learning
Hippocratic AI
Menlo Park, CA
MS or PhD in CS or relevant field. Automate post-training loops with agents (auto-research). Collaborate with research, engineering, and clinical teams.
4 days ago
Staff AI Scientist
Uniphore
Palo Alto, CA
Define and implement evaluation strategies for agentic systems, including task success, robustness, failure recovery, and hallucination analysis.
Staff Scientist-LCMS
Guardant Health
Palo Alto, CA
PhD (or MSc with strong experience) in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field. Demonstrate curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to…
$127,585 - $206,400 a year
Clin Lab Scientist Staff - Full Time - Day, 8 hrs
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university. Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements…
$69.10 - $77.81 an hour
Similar Locations
- San Francisco, CA331 jobs
- Sunnyvale, CA139 jobs
- Mountain View, CA92 jobs
- Palo Alto, CA69 jobs
- Sacramento, CA67 jobs
- Oakland, CA55 jobs
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