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Average American University research assistant salary

$56,229yearly

$20.62 hourly rate

Entry-level American University research assistant salary
$42,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does American University pay research assistants by location?

Research assistant American University salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Washington, DC$61,605$29.62
2Signal Hill, CA$56,862$27.34

Highest-paid American University research assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$147,660$71-
2Research Associate Professor$109,915$53-
3Research Assistant Member$107,605$52-
4Economist Research Assistant$101,899$49-
5Research Staff Member$81,509$39-
6Senior Research Investigator$80,500$39-
7Research Assistant Professor$78,941$38-
8Economic Research Assistant$77,491$37-
9Faculty Research Assistant$72,994$35-
10Research Assistant Lead$72,117$35-

Recent salaries for research assistants at american university

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Research AssistantWashington, DC06/11/2025$48,001
Hshc Research Assistant (Student)Washington, DC05/18/2025$37,462
Research Assistant (Student)Washington, DC04/17/2025$36,523
Research Assistant for K01 (Student)Washington, DC01/24/2025$36,523

Research assistant salary at American University competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1University of Baltimore$58,989$283
2Columbia University in the City of New York$58,814$2862
3Howard University$58,796$284
4New York University$57,952$2836
5Georgetown University$57,549$2818
6George Washington Univeristy$56,473$27-
7Harvard University$55,537$27-
8George Mason University$54,150$2614
9Santa Clara University$53,734$2612
10Swarthmore College$53,148$26-
11Binghamton University$50,126$242
12St. Mary's University$47,700$23-
13Trinity College$44,275$21-
14Indiana University Bloomington$41,994$2058
15Wesleyan University$41,227$202
16University of Rhode Island$40,782$207
17Pennsylvania Company Inc$39,085$19-
18University Of Nc At Wilmington$37,107$1897
19Johns Hopkins University$34,827$17218
20Marquette University$32,083$15-

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