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UL Research Institutes Salary

UL Research Institutes Salary

UL Research Institutes pays a median of $117K ($97K–$142K) across 37 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $97K–$142K salary range

Median: $117K  ·  Based on 37 public UL Research Institutes job postings  ·  Updated October 8, 2026


This UL Research Institutes 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

UL Research Institutes · pay benchmark · updated October 8, 2026
$117K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$97K–$142K
Typical range
$198K view JD
Highest base · Lead AI Research Scientist II - Digital Safety Research Institute
37
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+33
33 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 86% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$129K (12)
Staff
$142K (7)
Highest-paying skills
AWS $142KAzure $142KPython $106KEmbeddings $106K

Highest-paying open roles at UL Research Institutes

UL Research Institutes engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Senior: $129K median · $180K top base — Solution Architect - Morrisville, NC (view JD) (12)
  • Staff: $142K median · $198K top base — Lead AI Research Scientist II - Digital Safety Research Institute (view JD) (7)

UL Research Institutes salary by location

  • Remote: $123K median · $180K top base — Lead Research Scientist in AI (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at UL Research Institutes

55% of UL Research Institutes's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What UL Research Institutes looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (7) · SQL (4) · CI/CD (4) · AWS (3) · GCP (2) · Azure (2) · Terraform (2) · Data Pipelines (2) · Team Leadership (2) · Snowflake (1).

Benefits & perks at UL Research Institutes

Commonly listed: dental (28) · 401k (28) · life-ins (28) · pto (28) · mental-health (3).

About UL Research Institutes

UL Research Institutes is 51–200 employees · founded 1894 · HQ Northbrook, Illinois. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at UL Research Institutes

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 21 that do, PhD and Bachelor's are 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; 86% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

UL Research Institutes hiring activity

UL Research Institutes has 37 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 37 public job postings with disclosed pay. 33 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (33 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1 contract role in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare UL Research Institutes's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs UL Research InstitutesStage
Peregrine Technologies$171K↑ +46%Series D
Kidde Global Solutions$124K↑ +6%—
HavocAI$168K↑ +43%Series A
Garage$163K↑ +39%Series A
UL Standards & Engagement$102K↓ -13%—
CGS Federal$126K↑ +8%—

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Common questions

What does UL Research Institutes pay?
The median pay is $117K, with a typical range of $97K–$142K, based on 37 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at UL Research Institutes?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Lead AI Research Scientist II - Digital Safety Research Institute, at $144K–$198K base.

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 37 public UL Research Institutes 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 October 8, 2026.

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