How much does a Research Associate make?

Updated Sep 23, 2023

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$67,651 / yrTotal Pay
$62,349 / yrBase Pay
$5,301 / yrAdditional Pay

$67,651

 / yr
$41K$113K
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Possible Range

The estimated total pay for a Research Associate is $67,651 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $62,349 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $5,301 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.

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Total Pay Trajectory

For Associate Research Assistant

$43,139 /yr
Associate Research Assistant
$57,383 /yr
Senior Research Assistant
$72,532 /yr
Research Assistant IV
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What is the total pay trajectory for Associate Research Assistant?

Job TitleSalary
Associate Research Assistant$43,139 /yr
Senior Research Assistant$57,383 /yr
Research Assistant IV$72,532 /yr

Top Paying Companies

For a Research Associate in United States

Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for a Research Associate in United States. Employers include Meta, Google and LinkedIn.

1
Meta
Meta
$200,497/yr
2K open jobs
2
Google
$191,840/yr
10
Cowen
$134,738/yr
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Top Paying Companies

For Research Associate in United States

1Meta$200,497
2Google$191,840
3LinkedIn$172,568
4Amazon$143,705
5Jefferies$142,680
6Goldman Sachs$141,967
7Bloomberg L.P.$135,086
8Deutsche Bank$134,981
9BlackRock$134,930
10Cowen$134,738
Total Pay Trajectory

For Associate Research Assistant

$43,139 /yr
Associate Research Assistant
$57,383 /yr
Senior Research Assistant
$72,532 /yr
Research Assistant IV
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What is the total pay trajectory for Associate Research Assistant?

Job TitleSalary
Associate Research Assistant$43,139 /yr
Senior Research Assistant$57,383 /yr
Research Assistant IV$72,532 /yr

What are total pay estimates for a Research Associate at different companies?

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
4.4
Research AssociateSee 829 salaries from all locations

$62,987

 / yr
University of Maryland
4.2
Research AssociateSee 662 salaries from all locations

$56,411

 / yr
Case Western Reserve University
4
Research AssociateSee 509 salaries from all locations

$55,640

 / yr
Harvard University
4.3
Research AssociateSee 458 salaries from all locations

$60,314

 / yr
CoStar Group
2.9
Research AssociateSee 450 salaries from all locations

$59,661

 / yr
University of Pittsburgh
4
Research AssociateSee 435 salaries from all locations

$53,111

 / yr
Brookhaven National Laboratory
3.8