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| Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College Park, MD | $102,969 | $49.50 |
| 2 | Richland, WA | $96,486 | $46.39 |
| 3 | Columbus, OH | $91,207 | $43.85 |
| 4 | Pueblo, CO | $91,075 | $43.79 |
| 5 | Atlanta, GA | $84,782 | $40.76 |
| 6 | Portland, OR | $81,687 | $39.27 |
| Rank | Job title | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principal Research Scientist | $137,371 | $66 | - |
| 2 | Staff Scientist | $132,739 | $64 | - |
| 3 | Senior Staff Scientist | $132,042 | $63 | - |
| 4 | Principal Scientist | $126,991 | $61 | - |
| 5 | Senior Computer Scientist | $125,884 | $61 | - |
| 6 | Research Scientist Lead | $125,843 | $61 | - |
| 7 | Clinical Scientist | $125,298 | $60 | - |
| 8 | Staff Research Scientist | $124,091 | $60 | - |
| 9 | Senior Principal Scientist | $122,466 | $59 | - |
| 10 | Senior Clinical Scientist | $121,929 | $59 | - |
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | $120,021 | $58 | 25 |
| 2 | Los Alamos National Laboratory | $119,078 | $57 | 48 |
| 3 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | $118,293 | $57 | 30 |
| 4 | SRI International | $96,680 | $46 | 3 |
| 5 | RAND | $92,933 | $45 | - |
| 6 | Maine Cancer Foundation | $92,370 | $44 | - |
| 7 | ASME | $91,962 | $44 | - |
| 8 | Electric Power Research Institute | $89,093 | $43 | - |
| 9 | Southwest Research Institute | $85,753 | $41 | - |
| 10 | American Institutes for Research | $82,947 | $40 | 2 |
| 11 | SPIE | $82,343 | $40 | - |
| 12 | National Academy of Engineering | $80,786 | $39 | - |
| 13 | American Nuclear Society | $79,836 | $38 | - |