Research Scientist
Skild AI
Pittsburgh, PA · $100k–$300k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Pittsburgh, PA ranks
Where Pittsburgh, PA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Northeast66 / 100 · of 26
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Northeast327 openings · of 52
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mid-Atlantic65 / 100 · of 37
- #4Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast154 jobs · of 36
- #4Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mid-Atlantic154 jobs · of 47
- #4Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Northeast14 conferences · of 9
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $200,000 a year. Across 73 open research scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $168,000 to $310,000 and the median is $240,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 17% below the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among medical scientists, except epidemiologists is little observed so far. Measured exposure for medical scientists, except epidemiologists: 4% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
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About the job
... Research Scientist Pittsburgh, San Mateo Company Overview At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic... ...failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread...