25th pctl
$154K
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Scientist Salary in Los Angeles
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median (p50)
$182K
75th pctl
$212K
90th pctl
$238K
Adjusted for Los Angeles at 1.15× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Scientist in Los Angeles pulls a median of $181,700 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $211,600 and the 90th percentile at $238,050. Los Angeles sits at 1.15× the national average for comp. The gap between p50 and p75 is real money — at this role, $29,900. Ask for it.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$211,600 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$196,650 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$181,700 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
Carry the math. Not the maybe.
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