Modeled career paths · AI research

Where does a Principal Research Scientist go next?

What employers are asking a Principal Research Scientist for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of AI Research+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Principal Research Scientist go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
Director of Perception+14% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Computer Vision Lead. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of Applied AI+14% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Applied NLP Lead. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+16% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Computer Vision Lead-20% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Principal Research Scientist go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Applied NLP Lead-20% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Principal Research Scientist go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-47% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Principal Research Scientist go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.