Basis Research Salary

💰 $108K–$150K salary range

Median: $150K  ·  Based on 10 public Basis Research job postings  ·  Updated June 11, 2026

This Basis Research salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Basis Research

• Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning — $120K–$180K · Research
• Research Scientist, Compilers and Programming Languages — $120K–$180K · Research
• Research Scientist, Program Synthesis & Neuro-symbolic Methods — $120K–$180K · Research
• Research Scientist, Machine Learning / AI — $120K–$180K · Research
• Research Engineer, Machine Learning — $120K–$180K · Research
• Research Scientist, World Models — $120K–$180K · Research
• Technical Program Manager — $100K–$160K · Operations & Programs
• Postdoctoral Fellow, MARA (Modeling, Abstraction and Reasoning Agents) — $100K · Research
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Open Call — $100K · Research
• Scientific Proposal Writer — $70K–$100K · Operations & Programs

Basis Research salary by department

• research: $150K median · $180K top base — Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (view JD) (8 roles)

Basis Research salary by location

• New York: $150K median · $180K top base — Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at Basis Research

0% of Basis Research's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Basis Research looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: PyTorch (1) · Python (1).

About Basis Research

Basis Research is 11–50 employees · HQ San Diego, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Basis Research

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience. Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 10 that do, PhD is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Basis Research hiring activity

Basis Research has 10 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10 public job postings with disclosed pay.

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Common questions

What does Basis Research pay?
The median pay is $150K, with a typical range of $108K–$150K, based on 10 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Basis Research?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning, at $120K–$180K base.

Which team pays the most at Basis Research?
The research team, at a $150K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 10 public Basis Research job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 18, 2026.

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