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Average Michigan State University research assistant salary

$53,622yearly

$20.62 hourly rate

Entry-level Michigan State University research assistant salary
$37,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Michigan State University pay research assistants by location?

Research assistant Michigan State University salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1East Lansing, MI$50,177$24.12

Highest-paid Michigan State University research assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$118,985$57-
2Economist Research Assistant$112,510$54-
3Research Associate Professor$104,552$50-
4Research Assistant Member$103,468$50-
5Research Staff Member$94,239$45-
6Research Physicist$83,879$40-
7Research Computing Specialist$83,704$40-
8Research Assistant Lead$82,651$40-
9Bacteriology Research Assistant$82,291$40-
10Principal Research Economist$81,654$39-

Research assistant salary at Michigan State University competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Rutgers University$57,180$2790
2Wayne State University$56,125$2758
3Eastern Michigan University$50,074$24-
4University of Wisconsin System$47,054$2325
5University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$46,658$2215
6The University System of Maryland Foundation$43,155$21-
7University of Michigan$42,002$2065
8Arizona State University$41,346$207
9University of Illinois System$40,572$20-
10Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi$40,397$1938
11University of Washington$40,392$1929
12University of Iowa Center for Advancement$39,207$1940
13University of Minnesota$39,165$1941
14University of North Carolina$38,554$1987
15University of Texas System$38,325$1835
16University of Pittsburgh$38,215$1852
17Purdue University$38,128$1819
18The Ohio State University$36,284$1746
19Central Michigan University$36,255$176
20University of Florida$34,347$1734

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