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Average University of California research assistant salary

$53,490yearly

$20.62 hourly rate

Entry-level University of California research assistant salary
$37,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does University of California pay research assistants by location?

Research assistant University of California salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$58,867$28.30

Highest-paid University of California research assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$184,833$89-
2Research Associate Professor$156,287$75-
3Economist Research Assistant$151,703$73-
4Research Assistant Member$120,253$58-
5Research Staff Member$100,209$48-
6Research Computing Specialist$98,937$48-
7Economic Research Assistant$96,439$46-
8Research Assistant Professor$94,617$45-
9Research Assistant Lead$94,164$45-
10Research Consultant$92,102$44-

Recent salaries for research assistants at university of california

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Research AssistantLos Angeles, CA03/08/2025$68,800
Staff Research AssistantUnion, NJ02/17/2025$55,347
Autism Research AssistantSan Diego, CA01/23/2025$60,301
Research AssistantSan Diego, CA12/13/2024$55,374

Research assistant salary at University of California competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1UC Merced$56,820$27-
2San Francisco State University$56,569$27-
3Stanford University$55,818$27171
4UC Davis$53,669$26-
5University of Nevada, Reno$53,343$2615
6University of California-Berkeley$53,190$26-
7California Institute of Technology$53,052$265
8Tufts University$52,652$2511
9North Carolina A&T State University$52,402$2544
10The University of Chicago$52,262$25133
11Oregon State University$51,335$2537
12Northwestern University$49,187$2469
13University of California Press$46,612$22-
14University of Louisville$46,072$22-
15Case Western Reserve University$46,065$222
16University of Michigan$42,002$2060
17University of Washington$40,392$1936
18University of Kentucky$39,858$1949
19University of Iowa Center for Advancement$39,207$1939
20The Ohio State University$36,284$1740

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