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Average Stanford University research assistant salary

$55,818yearly

$20.62 hourly rate

Entry-level Stanford University research assistant salary
$40,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Stanford University pay research assistants by location?

Research assistant Stanford University salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Lemont, IL$67,639$32.52
2Stanford, CA$60,741$29.20

Highest-paid Stanford University research assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$185,582$89-
2Research Associate Professor$168,884$81-
3Economist Research Assistant$159,973$77-
4Research Assistant Member$116,186$56-
5Economic Research Assistant$106,727$51-
6Research Staff Member$106,483$51-
7Researcher$106,189$51-
8Research Computing Specialist$103,169$50-
9Research Consultant$102,485$49-
10Research Leader$102,205$49-

Recent salaries for research assistants at stanford university

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Academic Research Assistant, Stanford Law School's AI InitiativeStanford, CA06/26/2025$88,861
Research AssistantStanford, CA05/08/2025$59,667
Research AssistantStanford, CA04/13/2025$59,667
Research AssistantStanford, CA03/11/2025$65,532

Research assistant salary at Stanford University competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Columbia University in the City of New York$58,814$2834
2New York University$57,952$2819
3University of Southern California$57,229$2860
4Harvard University$55,537$27-
5Princeton University$55,241$2760
6UC Santa Barbara$54,278$26-
7Massachusetts Institute of Technology$53,520$267
8University of California$53,490$26183
9Cornell University$53,427$2622
10University of California-Berkeley$53,190$26-
11Yale University$52,744$2522
12University of California, Riverside$51,433$25-
13Harvey Mudd College$49,485$24-
14Northwestern University$49,187$2458
15University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$46,658$228
16Case Western Reserve University$46,065$2215
17University of Virginia$42,110$20157
18Ohio Northern University$41,097$20-
19Pennsylvania Company Inc$39,085$19-
20University of Pennsylvania$36,682$18186

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