IDA research associate salary

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Average IDA research associate salary

$53,525yearly

$28.93 hourly rate

Entry-level IDA research associate salary

$41,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does IDA pay research associates?

The average salary for IDA research associates is $53,525 per year. IDA research associate salaries range between $41,000 to $69,000 per year. IDA research associates earn 11% less than the national average salary for research associates of $60,166.

Location impacts how much a research associate at IDA can expect to make. Research associates at IDA make the most in Boston, MA, Iselin, NJ, and Bloomfield, CT.

How much does IDA pay research associates by location?

IDA pays research associates the most in Boston, MA, Iselin, NJ, and Bloomfield, CT. Additionally, cities like Schaumburg and Atlanta also report highly competitive salaries for research associates at IDA.

Research associate IDA salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Boston, MA	$64,949	$31.23
2	Iselin, NJ	$61,276	$29.46
3	Bloomfield, CT	$60,916	$29.29
4	Schaumburg, IL	$58,973	$28.35
5	Atlanta, GA	$58,955	$28.34
6	Richfield, MN	$55,416	$26.64
7	Columbia, SC	$53,545	$25.74
8	Boise, ID	$53,348	$25.65
9	Port Washington, NY	$52,962	$25.46
10	Charlotte, NC	$52,755	$25.36

Highest-paid IDA research associates by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Research Professor	$152,826	$73	-
2	Research Associate Professor	$122,627	$59	-
3	Principal Research Scientist	$110,585	$53	-
4	Research Director	$107,816	$52	-
5	Senior Scientist	$93,355	$45	-
6	Research Staff Member	$91,848	$44	2
7	Senior Research Manager	$91,394	$44	-
8	Scientist Senior, Research And Development	$90,378	$43	-
9	Principal Research Economist	$88,987	$43	-
10	Research Leader	$87,603	$42	-

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Research associate salary at IDA competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	University of California-Berkeley	$83,248	$40	-
2	Stanford University	$82,700	$40	167
3	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	$76,314	$37	38
4	Los Alamos National Laboratory	$75,692	$36	69
5	Alpha Omega Technologies	$64,902	$31	-
6	Harvard University	$64,092	$31	-
7	VisionCorp Rep	$63,884	$31	-
8	Beta	$63,271	$30	-
9	Odessa	$62,044	$30	-
10	Nh	$61,580	$30	-
11	Aas	$61,389	$30	-
12	SER Solutions, Inc.	$60,731	$29	-
13	Sdc	$60,459	$29	-
14	APA Services	$59,971	$29	-
15	S3 International, Llc	$58,882	$28	1
16	National Science Foundation	$57,637	$28	-
17	Naval War College	$57,417	$28	-
18	Carnegie Mellon University	$56,661	$27	90
19	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	$55,107	$26	-
20	Johns Hopkins University	$47,356	$23	225

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