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Scientist

Estimated Salary
$100,500 - $151,000 /yr

Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

6-month job volume
438

Job openings advertised on Diversity in Research in the past 6 months

Job openings trend
Growing

Growth trend for job openings on Diversity in Research

 
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Skills and Expertise

Skill and expertise held by people in the Scientist role
  • Reagents
  • HPLC
  • Assays
  • Proteins
  • Laboratory Scale
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Antibody
  • Kaizen
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Standard Operating Procedure

Education

Education held by people in the Scientist role
Most common education level
Post-graduate
Education Subjects Studied
Chemistry
Biochemistry

Recruitment trends

Recruitment data for Scientist jobs on Diversity in Research

New job openings over time

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  • September 2025 New jobs: 3
  • October 2025 New jobs: 9
  • November 2025 New jobs: 133
  • December 2025 New jobs: 135
  • January 2026 New jobs: 143

Job openings trend Growing Growth trend for job openings on Diversity in Research

Salary

Estimated salary for Scientist jobs based on location

United States

Average annual salary
$125,500 /yr
Average salary of job openings for this role
Estimated salary
$100,500 - $151,000 /yr
Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

Career path

Real world examples of career paths taken by those in the Scientist role

Data recently sourced from Scientist CVs

    1. Research Assistant
    2. Research Associate
    3. Scientist
    4. Senior Scientist
    5. Principal Scientist
    1. Graduate Student
    2. Postdoctoral Researcher
    3. Scientist
    4. Principal Scientist
    5. Lecturer
    1. Graduate Student
    2. Research Assistant
    3. Scientist
    4. Instructor
    5. Founder

Scientist jobs

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    • Competitive Salary
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    • Competitive Salary
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    • Kansas City, Kansas, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • The University of Kansas Health System
    3 days to apply