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| Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Mateo, CA | $89,747 | $43.15 |
| 2 | Waltham, MA | $77,790 | $37.40 |
| 3 | Rockville, MD | $73,347 | $35.26 |
| 4 | Madison, WI | $72,162 | $34.69 |
| 5 | Chicago, IL | $70,154 | $33.73 |
| 6 | Washington, DC | $69,689 | $33.50 |
| 7 | Arlington, VA | $66,108 | $31.78 |
| 8 | Austin, TX | $63,278 | $30.42 |
| 9 | Chapel Hill, NC | $62,016 | $29.82 |
| Rank | Job title | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principal Research Scientist | $127,051 | $61 | 1 |
| 2 | Senior Staff Scientist | $115,607 | $56 | - |
| 3 | Principal Research Economist | $113,774 | $55 | 5 |
| 4 | Principal Scientist | $109,429 | $53 | - |
| 5 | Senior Research Investigator | $109,190 | $53 | - |
| 6 | Research Leader | $107,204 | $52 | - |
| 7 | Senior Research Manager | $104,016 | $50 | - |
| 8 | Senior Scientist | $100,064 | $48 | - |
| 9 | Research Kennel Supervisor | $98,395 | $47 | - |
| 10 | Research Manager | $97,106 | $47 | - |
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Institute | $125,953 | $61 | 3 |
| 2 | UC Hastings Law | $103,045 | $50 | - |
| 3 | Walden University | $98,580 | $47 | - |
| 4 | Battelle | $87,355 | $42 | 7 |
| 5 | Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | $80,158 | $39 | - |
| 6 | University of California-Berkeley | $76,614 | $37 | - |
| 7 | National Academy of Public Administration | $75,444 | $36 | - |
| 8 | Educational Testing Service | $74,865 | $36 | 54 |
| 9 | ECRI | $73,200 | $35 | - |
| 10 | RAND | $72,778 | $35 | 6 |
| 11 | NPower | $72,015 | $35 | - |
| 12 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $71,915 | $35 | 14 |
| 13 | Research institute | $69,030 | $33 | - |
| 14 | OCLC | $67,995 | $33 | 1 |
| 15 | Fielding Graduate University | $66,002 | $32 | - |
| 16 | IDA | $63,957 | $31 | 6 |
| 17 | Swarthmore College | $62,817 | $30 | - |
| 18 | Association of American Law Schools | $61,779 | $30 | - |
| 19 | Phi Beta Kappa | $59,472 | $29 | - |
| 20 | Excelsior College | $57,109 | $27 | - |