Researcher Salary 2026
Researcher salary: $100,000 - $350,000 annualized USD across 16 published job ranges. Compare the sample, midpoint median, and current openings.
Salary Overview
Methodology and limitations
Based on 16 active, approved, unexpired listings with complete USD salary ranges. The median uses each listing's range midpoint, not actual employee pay. Monthly, weekly, and hourly rates are annualized at 12 months, 52 weeks, and 2,080 hours. This assumes year-round work, not guaranteed earnings. Equity, tokens, bonuses, and non-USD listings are excluded. Seniority and geography are not adjusted. USD amounts below $1,000 or above $1 million annualized are excluded pending source review; these are data-quality checks, not limits on what a role can pay.
5 employers represented. The largest employer contributes 69% of this sample. This is not a representative market survey.
Newest posting in the sample: October 23, 2026. Posting dates are not verification dates.
Listings behind the numbers
- Staff User Researcher$216,790 - $228,200 / year
- Quantitative Researcher - Delta One$150,000 - $250,000 / year
- Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets$200,000 - $300,000 / year
- Quantitative Researcher$250,000 - $350,000 / year
- Staff Quantitative Researcher$217,000 - $255,000 / year
- User Research Intern$124,800 - $124,800 / year
- Quantitative Researcher Futures$150,000 - $250,000 / year
- Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets, Quant Trading$100,000 - $150,000 / year
- Software Engineer, Research – Cumberland Systematic$175,000 - $225,000 / year
- Quantitative Research Intern$250,000 - $300,000 / year
Showing the 10 newest of 16 listings in the sample.
About This Role
Explore salary data and career opportunities for Researcher roles in the Web3 industry.
Role Outlook
Editorial demand and remote-work assessments, not measured hiring statistics.