Research Assistant Salary
Research Assistant Salary
Average Yearly Salary
$45,000
$31,000
Min 10%
$45,000
Median 50%
$65,000
Max 90%
How much does a research assistant make?
Annual Salaries For Related Jobs
Student Research Assistant
$23,198
Assistant Research Scientist
$62,785
Graduate Research Assistant
$31,269
Average Research Assistant Salary By Location
Across America, Research Assistants make on average $45,269 annually or $21.76 hourly. Working in New Brunswick, NJ as a Research Assistant will pay you the highest wages at around $57,879 per year. Even an entry-level Research Assistant makes $32,000 per year in New Brunswick, NJ. New Jersey, Hawaii, California, West Virginia, and Rhode Island are the top 5 highest earning states for Research Assistants. Kentucky, Utah, Montana, South Dakota, and Oklahoma have the lowest reported salaries for Research Assistants.City
Average Salary
$53,127
$48,895
$48,864
$47,540
$47,015
$46,806
$46,630
Map of Research Assistant Salaries
The darker areas on the map show where Research Assistants earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
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Average Research Assistant Salary By Company
There is good job security in Research Assistant positions. Some industries offer better pay and benefit packages than others. Education companies and Health Care companies are the best when it comes to the number of employment opportunities. The two companies that report the highest salaries for Research Assistants are Moody's and Google. Companies like Citi and JPMorgan Chase also pay high salaries to their Research Assistants.Company
Average Salary
$111,689
$111,080
$109,939
$109,780
$88,903
$80,387
$76,773
Average Research Assistant Pay By Industry
The type of industry that a Research Assistant works in can influence their earning potential. Our data shows that Health Care companies, Education companies, and Manufacturing companies tend to have the highest salaries for Research Assistants. Health Care companies pay their Research Assistants the highest wages, averaging $50,352 per year. Education companies and Manufacturing companies pay well too, at $43,953 and $42,839, respectively. The types of companies that pay Research Assistants the least are in the Finance industry, where the average annual salary is $41,973.Industry
Average Salary
Health Care
Health Care
$50,352
Education
Education
$43,953
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
$42,839
Finance
Finance
$41,973
Research Assistant Salary History
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
National Average
Ashburn, VA
Research Assistant Salary By Experience Level
Recently Added Research Assistant Salaries
Company
Job
Location
Date Added
Salary
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Research Assistant 2-B/H
Columbus, OH
04/28/2020
$31,514
Uconn Health Center
SP-Research Assistant
Farmington, CT
04/27/2020
$51,382
Dartmouth College
Research Assistant II
Hanover, NH
04/24/2020
$41,907
University of Iowa
Research Assistant
Iowa City, IA
04/22/2020
$38,439
Johns Hopkins University
Research Assistant
Baltimore, MD
04/20/2020
$33,935
Suny Buffalo State
Assistant for Institutional Research
Buffalo, NY
04/18/2020
$49,000
UNC Department of Public Safety
Summer Research Assistant
Chapel Hill, NC
04/17/2020
$31,305
Rutgers University
Temporary Research Assistant
New Brunswick, NJ
04/16/2020
$31,305
National Older Worker Career Center
Research Assistant
Lenexa, KS
04/15/2020
$26,547
Research Foundation Cuny
Research Assistant
New York, NY
04/14/2020
$31,305
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