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Average UCLA research associate salary

$53,782yearly

$28.93 hourly rate

Entry-level UCLA research associate salary
$39,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does UCLA pay research associates by location?

Research associate UCLA salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Los Angeles, CA$53,395$25.67

Highest-paid UCLA research associates by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$129,080$62-
2Research Staff Member$123,896$60-
3Principal Research Scientist$102,741$49-
4Senior Scientist$93,152$45-
5Research Associate Professor$88,541$43-
6Research Director$88,480$43-
7Senior Research Manager$86,117$41-
8Scientist Senior, Research And Development$81,363$39-
9Development Scientist$80,646$39-
10Staff Scientist$79,655$38-

Recent salaries for research associates at ucla

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Connectomics Research AssociateLos Angeles, CA05/03/2025$60,273
Research AssociateLos Angeles, CA03/29/2025$56,516
Research AssociateLos Angeles, CA02/11/2025$55,347

Research associate salary at UCLA competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1California Waterfowl$85,158$41-
2UC Santa Barbara$77,304$37-
3UC Davis$76,943$37-
4Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh$66,974$32-
5Potential Church$62,048$30-
6Museum of Northern Arizona$61,757$30-
7The Historic New Orleans Collection$61,115$29-
812Stone Church$60,908$29-
9Prairie View A&M Foundation$60,181$29-
10Wisconsin Institutes of Certified Public Accountants$59,517$29-
11Southern California Mountains Foundation$59,401$29-
12Sdsu Foundation$59,228$28-
13Oregon Historical Society$57,747$28-
14Brazos Valley Community Action Agency$56,063$27-
15Henry's Fork Foundation$54,166$26-
16National Wildlife Refuge Association$51,505$25-
17The Field Museum$50,787$242
18Community Refugee and Immigration Services$49,537$24-
19International Institute$48,380$23-
20Denver Museum of Nature & Science$39,751$191

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