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Average Michigan State University research associate salary

$60,152yearly

$28.93 hourly rate

Entry-level Michigan State University research associate salary
$41,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

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

Research associate Michigan State University salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1East Lansing, MI$50,163$24.12

Highest-paid Michigan State University research associates by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$118,985$57-
2Research Associate Professor$104,552$50-
3Research Staff Member$94,239$45-
4Research Director$84,736$41-
5Principal Research Economist$81,654$39-
6Senior Research Investigator$80,883$39-
7Scientist Senior, Research And Development$80,718$39-
8Research Associate, Policy$80,341$39-
9Research Assistant Professor$80,332$39-
10Research Leader$78,847$38-

Recent salaries for research associates at michigan state university

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Research AssociateLansing, MI02/27/2025$80,496
Research AssociateEast Lansing, MI02/25/2025$57,075
Research AssociateEast Lansing, MI02/24/2025$57,949
Research Associate-Fixed TermEast Lansing, MI02/19/2025$65,000
Research AssociateEast Lansing, MI02/18/2025$80,496

Research associate salary at Michigan State University competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Rutgers University$63,549$3164
2University of Washington$61,118$2979
3Arizona State University$59,908$2912
4The University System of Maryland Foundation$56,384$27-
5Wayne State University$56,029$2765
6University of Michigan$55,443$2774
7Eastern Michigan University$55,344$273
8University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$53,902$268
9University of Wisconsin System$52,363$2546
10University of Texas System$51,924$2564
11Purdue University$51,834$2520
12University of Pittsburgh$51,699$2541
13University of Illinois System$51,627$25-
14University of North Carolina$51,213$2576
15Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi$50,929$2433
16The Ohio State University$50,792$242
17University of Iowa Center for Advancement$50,012$2443
18Central Michigan University$49,586$243
19University of Florida$49,296$2460
20University of Minnesota$49,075$2429

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