Computational Scientist Salary in the United States

Computational Scientist Salary

How much does a Computational Scientist make?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Computational Scientist in the United States is $193,542. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $178,971 to $204,997, with most professionals earning between $165,705 and $215,427.

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Computational Scientist Salaries by Percentile
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10th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $165,705 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $178,971 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $193,542 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $204,997 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $215,427 US April 01, 2025
25% $178,971 10% $165,705 90% $215,427 75% $204,997 $193,542 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Computational Scientist ?

A computational scientist is a person skilled in scientific computing. This person is usually a scientist, an engineer, or an Applied mathematician who applies high-performance computing and sometimes cloud computing in different ways to advance the state-of-the-art in their respective applied disciplines; physics, chemistry, social sciences and so forth. Thus scientific computing has increasingly influenced many areas such as economics, biology, law, and medicine to name a few. Because a computational scientist's work is generally applied to science and other disciplines, they not necessaril...

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Computational Scientist in the United States. The base salary for Computational Scientist ranges from $178,971 to $204,997 with the average base salary of $193,542. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $178,971 to $204,997 with the average total cash compensation of $193,542.
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