Check my payAssociate Research Engineering salary
What a Associate Research Engineering (level IC1, Associate / Entry) is paid in 2026 in the highest-paying US markets.
Modeled estimate · Updated October 2026Median base salary, San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Seattle
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Median base salary, top-tier markets.
| Title | Median base |
|---|---|
| Associate Research EngineeringIC1 Associate / Entry | $130k |
| Research EngineeringIC2 Mid-level | $179k |
| Senior Research EngineeringIC3 Senior | $235k |
| Staff Research EngineeringIC4 Staff | $287k |
| Senior Staff Research EngineeringIC5 Senior Staff | $334k |
| Principal Research EngineeringIC6 Principal | $388k |
| Distinguished Research EngineeringIC7 Distinguished | $447k |
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How much does a Associate Research Engineering make?
In the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle, the modeled median base salary for a Associate Research Engineering is $129,500. The range most companies pay is free with an account, and pay in other cities, bonus, and equity are in the full range on Benchmarked.
How do I know if I am underpaid?
Pay below the 25th percentile for your level and market is below what most companies target. Check your salary against this range to see your percentile, then use that number in a conversation with your manager.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled estimates built by compensation practitioners from publicly discussed pay and from how companies typically structure salary ranges by level and location. They are not survey results and not any company's actual ranges. Use them to get oriented before a pay conversation, not as an exact offer number.