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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$392
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$3196
2University of Washington$61,118$2933
3Arizona State University$59,908$2910
4The University System of Maryland Foundation$56,384$27-
5Wayne State University$56,029$2759
6University of Michigan$55,443$2774
7Eastern Michigan University$55,344$27-
8University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$53,902$2615
9University of Wisconsin System$52,363$2531
10University of Texas System$51,924$2556
11Purdue University$51,834$2517
12University of Pittsburgh$51,699$2553
13University of Illinois System$51,627$25-
14University of North Carolina$51,213$2590
15Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi$50,929$2438
16The Ohio State University$50,792$2446
17University of Iowa Center for Advancement$50,012$2440
18Central Michigan University$49,586$246
19University of Florida$49,296$2442
20University of Minnesota$49,075$2441

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