Northwestern University cancer researcher salary

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Average Northwestern University cancer researcher salary

$61,246yearly

$35.53 hourly rate

Entry-level Northwestern University cancer researcher salary

$45,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Northwestern University pay cancer researchers?

The average salary for Northwestern University cancer researchers is $61,246 per year. Northwestern University cancer researcher salaries range between $45,000 to $81,000 per year. Northwestern University cancer researchers earn 17% less than the national average salary for cancer researchers of $73,896.

Location impacts how much a cancer researcher at Northwestern University can expect to make. Cancer researchers at Northwestern University make the most in Davis, CA, Coral Gables, FL, and Evanston, IL.

How much does Northwestern University pay cancer researchers by location?

Northwestern University pays cancer researchers the most in Davis, CA, Coral Gables, FL, and Evanston, IL. Additionally, cities like undefined and undefined also report highly competitive salaries for cancer researchers at Northwestern University.

Cancer researcher Northwestern University salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Davis, CA	$80,014	$38.47
2	Coral Gables, FL	$56,728	$27.27
3	Evanston, IL	$56,458	$27.14

Highest-paid Northwestern University cancer researchers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Medical Researcher	$72,944	$35	-
2	Researcher	$68,580	$33	1
3	Assistant Project Scientist	$67,171	$32	-
4	Post-Doctoral Scientist	$61,856	$30	-
5	Staff Associate Of Research	$60,740	$29	-
6	Research Associate	$59,591	$29	-
7	PHD Researcher	$58,014	$28	-
8	Post Doctoral Researcher	$57,857	$28	-
9	Postdoctoral Research Scientist	$57,710	$28	-
10	Research Fellow	$56,612	$27	4

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Cancer researcher salary at Northwestern University competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Stanford University	$72,169	$35	68
2	Columbia University in the City of New York	$71,528	$34	19
3	New York University	$70,323	$34	44
4	University of Southern California	$66,325	$32	36
5	Cornell University	$64,425	$31	28
6	The University of Chicago	$64,341	$31	38
7	University of Connecticut	$63,736	$31	7
8	University of California	$63,144	$30	10
9	Loyola University Chicago	$60,064	$29	11
10	University of California Press	$59,180	$28	-
11	The University System of Maryland Foundation	$56,422	$27	-
12	University of Washington	$55,610	$27	15
13	Case Western Reserve University	$55,142	$27	1
14	Harvard University	$55,033	$26	-
15	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	$54,982	$26	-
16	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$53,501	$26	9
17	University of Cincinnati	$51,293	$25	23
18	University of Virginia	$50,907	$24	90
19	Johns Hopkins University	$46,839	$23	167
20	University of South Carolina	$46,141	$22	21

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