Fellows make $61,218 per year on average, or $29.43 per hour, in the United States. Fellows on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $43,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $86,000.
Location impacts how much a fellow can expect to make. Fellows make the most in Tennessee, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
The darker areas on the map show where fellows earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Rhode Island | $76,692 | $36.87 | 25 |
2 | Connecticut | $79,126 | $38.04 | 50 |
3 | Delaware | $71,142 | $34.20 | 25 |
4 | Tennessee | $88,338 | $42.47 | 65 |
5 | Idaho | $73,806 | $35.48 | 26 |
6 | New York | $70,032 | $33.67 | 544 |
7 | California | $79,799 | $38.36 | 520 |
8 | Arizona | $72,487 | $34.85 | 104 |
9 | Minnesota | $68,438 | $32.90 | 186 |
10 | Massachusetts | $68,276 | $32.83 | 635 |
11 | Pennsylvania | $68,222 | $32.80 | 261 |
12 | Wisconsin | $69,804 | $33.56 | 86 |
13 | New Jersey | $77,395 | $37.21 | 104 |
14 | Maine | $70,447 | $33.87 | 21 |
15 | Illinois | $68,734 | $33.05 | 196 |
16 | Indiana | $71,535 | $34.39 | 49 |
17 | Oregon | $63,359 | $30.46 | 161 |
18 | Washington | $64,720 | $31.12 | 186 |
19 | Maryland | $66,913 | $32.17 | 162 |
20 | New Hampshire | $63,769 | $30.66 | 34 |
21 | Wyoming | $60,014 | $28.85 | 15 |
22 | West Virginia | $59,812 | $28.76 | 38 |
23 | Michigan | $63,095 | $30.33 | 117 |
24 | District of Columbia | $65,213 | $31.35 | 95 |
25 | Colorado | $60,304 | $28.99 | 177 |
26 | Ohio | $61,183 | $29.41 | 111 |
27 | Kentucky | $58,205 | $27.98 | 59 |
28 | Hawaii | $67,116 | $32.27 | 11 |
29 | Iowa | $56,119 | $26.98 | 93 |
30 | Vermont | $56,526 | $27.18 | 26 |
31 | South Dakota | $59,434 | $28.57 | 12 |
32 | Alaska | $57,019 | $27.41 | 22 |
33 | Virginia | $58,805 | $28.27 | 187 |
34 | Montana | $59,053 | $28.39 | 14 |
35 | Nebraska | $57,541 | $27.66 | 29 |
36 | Kansas | $52,621 | $25.30 | 56 |
37 | Oklahoma | $53,928 | $25.93 | 47 |
38 | New Mexico | $53,914 | $25.92 | 31 |
39 | Nevada | $57,375 | $27.58 | 15 |
40 | Arkansas | $55,607 | $26.73 | 22 |
41 | North Carolina | $56,334 | $27.08 | 94 |
42 | Georgia | $47,110 | $22.65 | 245 |
43 | Florida | $53,058 | $25.51 | 159 |
44 | Texas | $51,785 | $24.90 | 202 |
45 | Missouri | $53,627 | $25.78 | 40 |
46 | North Dakota | $44,224 | $21.26 | 15 |
47 | Alabama | $50,510 | $24.28 | 40 |
48 | Utah | $48,070 | $23.11 | 36 |
49 | South Carolina | $46,230 | $22.23 | 59 |
50 | Mississippi | $47,356 | $22.77 | 22 |
51 | Louisiana | $41,963 | $20.17 | 40 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Oak Ridge, TN | $88,437 | $42.52 |
2 | San Francisco, CA | $85,846 | $41.27 |
3 | Bridgeport, CT | $79,571 | $38.26 |
4 | Providence, RI | $76,640 | $36.85 |
5 | Portland, ME | $71,234 | $34.25 |
6 | Indianapolis, IN | $71,202 | $34.23 |
7 | New York, NY | $70,223 | $33.76 |
8 | Milwaukee, WI | $69,955 | $33.63 |
9 | Springfield, MA | $69,275 | $33.31 |
10 | Chicago, IL | $69,075 | $33.21 |
11 | Allentown, PA | $68,650 | $33.00 |
12 | Minneapolis, MN | $68,485 | $32.93 |
13 | Baltimore, MD | $67,232 | $32.32 |
14 | Seattle, WA | $65,425 | $31.45 |
15 | Washington, DC | $65,278 | $31.38 |
Here Are The Five Most In Demand Cities Right Now:
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
90th Percentile | $86,000 | $7,167 | $41 |
75th Percentile | $73,000 | $6,083 | $35 |
Average | $61,218 | $5,102 | $29 |
25th Percentile | $50,000 | $4,167 | $24 |
10th Percentile | $43,000 | $3,583 | $21 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Public Affairs Internship | $33,409 | $2,784 | $16.06 | 57,898 |
Laboratory Researcher | $39,225 | $3,269 | $18.86 | 57,359 |
Research Scientist | $84,125 | $7,010 | $40.44 | 93,013 |
Policy Internship | $59,308 | $4,942 | $28.51 | 47,625 |
Staff Scientist | $84,998 | $7,083 | $40.86 | 121,054 |
PHD Researcher | $51,221 | $4,268 | $24.63 | 19,736 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cincinnati Eye Institute | $132,155 | $63.54 | |
2 | Middlesex Health | $118,463 | $56.95 | 1 |
3 | Amd | $116,433 | $55.98 | 2 |
4 | Parkview Health | $115,352 | $55.46 | |
5 | Middlebury College | $114,146 | $54.88 | 1 |
6 | McKinsey & Company Inc | $113,111 | $54.38 | 67 |
7 | Northwestern Medical Center | $110,961 | $53.35 | |
8 | OrthoIndy | $108,579 | $52.20 | |
9 | Lewis & Clark College | $107,667 | $51.76 | |
10 | BuzzFeed | $106,750 | $51.32 | |
11 | Federal Reserve | $104,547 | $50.26 | 2 |
12 | East-West Center | $98,898 | $47.55 | |
13 | Johnson & Johnson | $98,610 | $47.41 | 81 |
14 | Massachusetts Medical Society | $98,423 | $47.32 | 1 |
15 | Foreign Policy | $98,164 | $47.19 | |
16 | Micron Technology | $97,622 | $46.93 | |
17 | Center for American Progress | $96,119 | $46.21 | |
18 | East Tennessee State University | $94,686 | $45.52 | |
19 | AT&T | $94,366 | $45.37 | 8 |
20 | Alcon | $93,560 | $44.98 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | $61,200 | $29.43 | +3.0% |
2021 | $59,400 | $28.56 | +4.5% |
2020 | $56,700 | $27.28 | +3.2% |
2019 | $54,900 | $26.40 | +1.9% |
2018 | $53,900 | $25.90 | -2.1% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Uchealth | or Fellowship-Surgery Center | Englewood, CO | 06/01/2022 | $69,038 |
The Forward Association | Editorial Fellow | New York, NY | 06/01/2022 | $37,304 |
Govhr USA | Leadership In Conservation Fellow-Champaign County Forest Preserve District | Champaign, IL | 05/31/2022 | $45,000 |
Blueprint Math Fellow 2020-2021 In Oakland, California | Americorps Member Math Fellow | Nashville, TN | 05/31/2022 | $30,345 |
Blueprint Math Fellow 2020-2021 In Oakland, California | Americorps Member Math Fellow | Denver, CO | 05/31/2022 | $31,345 |
Blueprint Math Fellow 2020-2021 In Oakland, California | Americorps Member Math Fellow | East Saint Louis, IL | 05/31/2022 | $31,345 |
Blueprint Math Fellow 2020-2021 In Oakland, California | Americorps Member Math Fellow | Oakland, CA | 05/31/2022 | $34,345 |
Blueprint Math Fellow 2020-2021 In Oakland, California | Americorps Member Math Fellow | Washington, DC | 05/31/2022 | $34,345 |
Saga Education | Americorps Member Math Fellow | Columbia, SC | 05/29/2022 | $26,000 |
James Madison University | Woodson Martin Democracy Fellow | Harrisonburg, VA | 05/29/2022 | $36,523 |
Tennessee pays Fellows the most in the United States, with an average salary of $88,338 per year, or $42.47 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Fellow if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in California you should be paid close to $79,799 per year.
Medical Science Liaison gets paid the most. Medical Science Liaison made a median salary of $113,905. The best-paid 10 percent make $174,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $74,000.
A good starting salary for a fellow is $43,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a fellow in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for fellows is $61,218, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a fellow can vary by state.
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