Microsoft scientist salary

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Average Microsoft scientist salary

$143,457yearly

$46.8 hourly rate

Entry-level Microsoft scientist salary

$112,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Microsoft pay scientists?

The average salary for Microsoft scientists is $143,457 per year. Microsoft scientist salaries range between $112,000 to $182,000 per year. Microsoft scientists earn 47% more than the national average salary for scientists of $97,344.

Location impacts how much a scientist at Microsoft can expect to make. Scientists at Microsoft make the most in Mountain View, CA, Iselin, NJ, and Redmond, WA.

How much does Microsoft pay scientists by location?

Microsoft pays scientists the most in Mountain View, CA, Iselin, NJ, and Redmond, WA. Additionally, cities like Tempe and Indianapolis also report highly competitive salaries for scientists at Microsoft.

Scientist Microsoft salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Mountain View, CA	$175,898	$84.57
2	Iselin, NJ	$141,816	$68.18
3	Redmond, WA	$140,469	$67.53
4	Tempe, AZ	$139,243	$66.94
5	Indianapolis, IN	$134,576	$64.70
6	Cambridge, MA	$128,968	$62.00
7	Washington, DC	$127,219	$61.16
8	Chevy Chase, MD	$126,499	$60.82
9	Edina, MN	$125,664	$60.42
10	New York, NY	$121,818	$58.57

Highest-paid Microsoft scientists by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Research Investigator	$175,645	$84	4
2	Principal Research Scientist	$169,621	$82	10
3	Research Scientist Lead	$165,854	$80	-
4	Senior Principal Scientist	$165,264	$79	4
5	Principal Scientist	$163,822	$79	36
6	Staff Research Scientist	$163,709	$79	-
7	Senior Staff Scientist	$162,748	$78	-
8	Research Investigator	$162,377	$78	-
9	Senior Scientist	$160,563	$77	32
10	Research Scientist	$160,153	$77	4

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Recent salaries for scientists at microsoft

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Applied Scientist II-M365 Copilot	Redmond, WA	06/25/2025	$131,400
Applied Scientist II-M365 Copilot	Mountain View, CA	06/25/2025	$131,400
Applied Scientist II	Redmond, WA	03/21/2025	$127,200
Applied Scientist II	Sunnyvale, CA	02/19/2025	$127,200
Applied Scientist	Redmond, WA	02/18/2025	$117,200

Scientist salary at Microsoft competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$153,761	$74	238
2	NVIDIA	$147,994	$71	34
3	Google	$145,420	$70	157
4	VMware	$142,050	$68	-
5	LinkedIn	$135,824	$65	7
6	Amd	$132,020	$63	3
7	Adobe	$127,967	$62	47
8	Box	$126,541	$61	-
9	Intel	$125,190	$60	-
10	Cisco	$124,405	$60	56
11	Dell	$122,646	$59	-
12	Salesforce	$120,286	$58	12
13	HP	$117,467	$56	10
14	Sophos	$115,058	$55	-
15	Red Hat	$113,797	$55	-
16	Oracle	$108,669	$52	1722
17	Lockheed Martin	$104,233	$50	21
18	IBM	$103,460	$50	11
19	Northrop Grumman	$97,905	$47	19
20	Cognizant	$96,433	$46	1

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