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Average Rutgers University research assistant salary

$57,180yearly

$20.62 hourly rate

Entry-level Rutgers University research assistant salary
$39,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Rutgers University pay research assistants by location?

Research assistant Rutgers University salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1New Brunswick, NJ$73,702$35.43

Highest-paid Rutgers University research assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$118,373$57-
2Economist Research Assistant$111,703$54-
3Research Associate Professor$107,327$521
4Research Assistant Member$96,612$46-
5Principal Research Economist$91,237$44-
6Economic Research Assistant$86,589$42-
7Research Staff Member$85,816$41-
8Senior Research Investigator$83,989$40-
9Research Consultant$82,627$40-
10Research Physicist$78,772$38-

Recent salaries for research assistants at rutgers university

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Temporary Research AssistantNewark, NJ06/02/2025$41,740
Temporary Research AssistantNewark, NJ05/10/2025$32,328
Temporary Research AssistantNew Brunswick, NJ04/17/2025$32,328
Research Assistant, Per Diem (Multiple Vacancies)Piscataway, NJ03/06/2025$35,479
Temporary Research AssistantNewark, NJ02/19/2025$33,392

Research assistant salary at Rutgers University competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Rowan University$63,479$313
2Montclair State University$63,244$30-
3Kean University$60,208$291
4New York University$57,952$2835
5The College of New Jersey$57,436$28-
6Harvard University$55,537$27-
7Princeton University$55,241$2782
8The City University of New York$52,047$2521
9University of Connecticut$52,000$2510
10Binghamton University$50,126$242
11Temple University$48,445$233
12University of Colorado Boulder$48,346$2314
13University of Wisconsin System$47,054$2329
14University of Rochester$46,624$2271
15Drexel University$44,296$212
16The University System of Maryland Foundation$43,155$21-
17Arizona State University$41,346$2010
18University of North Carolina$38,554$1988
19University of Pittsburgh$38,215$1858
20Women in Technology$36,811$18-

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