The median research engineer posting in New York at a tech startup offers $600K base, with the middle half between $363K and $675K — from 25 live pay ranges at 4 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | 17 | $600K | $425K–$675K |
| Staff+ | 6 | $360K | $307K–$604K |
| Company | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 18 | $675K | $469K–$675K |
| Cohere | 2 | $393K | $393K–$393K |
| Scale AI | 3 | $300K | $257K–$313K |
| Standard Bots | 2 | $256K | $247K–$266K |
| Research Engineer, Code RL (Reinforcement Learning) Anthropic |
$500K–$850K |
| Research Engineer, Computer Use Anthropic |
$500K–$850K |
| Research Engineer, Cybersecurity RL (Reinforcement Learning) Anthropic |
$500K–$850K |
| Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning) Anthropic |
$500K–$850K |
| Research Engineer, Visual Knowledge Work Anthropic |
$350K–$850K |
| Research Engineer, RL Engineering Anthropic |
$500K–$850K |
| Staff+ Research Engineer, RL Data Platform Anthropic |
$500K–$850K |
| Research Engineer / Performance Engineer, RL Distributed Systems Anthropic |
$500K–$850K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, base salary as posted), across open roles at the startups we track, recalculated daily. Postings without a range, interns and contractors are excluded. Updated Oct 23, 2026.