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Average UCLA research assistant salary

$39,406yearly

$20.62 hourly rate

Entry-level UCLA research assistant salary
$30,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does UCLA pay research assistants by location?

Research assistant UCLA salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Los Angeles, CA$42,882$20.62

Highest-paid UCLA research assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$129,080$62-
2Research Staff Member$123,896$60-
3Economist Research Assistant$121,615$58-
4Research Assistant Member$107,798$52-
5Research Associate Professor$88,541$43-
6Chemical Research Engineer$82,475$40-
7Research Scientist$76,187$37-
8Research Leader$75,661$36-
9Research Consultant$71,953$35-
10Senior Research Investigator$69,643$331

Recent salaries for research assistants at ucla

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Field Research AssistantLos Angeles, CA05/24/2025$56,516
Research Assistant-Semel InstituteLos Angeles, CA04/24/2025$56,516
Field Research AssistantLos Angeles, CA02/22/2025$56,516
Undergraduate Research Assistant-Abcd Study #1Los Angeles, CA01/23/2025$37,566
Research Assistant-Semel InstituteLos Angeles, CA12/04/2024$56,516

Research assistant salary at UCLA competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh$65,299$31-
2Museum of Northern Arizona$61,301$29-
3UC Santa Barbara$54,278$26-
4UC Davis$53,669$26-
5Oregon Historical Society$48,174$23-
6Southern California Mountains Foundation$43,306$21-
712Stone Church$42,538$20-
8Brazos Valley Community Action Agency$42,244$20-
9Prairie View A&M Foundation$42,061$20-
10Potential Church$41,465$20-
11The Historic New Orleans Collection$40,954$20-
12Henry's Fork Foundation$40,514$19-
13National Wildlife Refuge Association$39,763$19-
14California Waterfowl$38,528$19-
15International Institute$38,081$18-
16Wisconsin Institutes of Certified Public Accountants$36,575$18-
17Community Refugee and Immigration Services$36,522$18-
18The Field Museum$35,302$171
19Sdsu Foundation$35,095$17-
20Denver Museum of Nature & Science$34,965$17-

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