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Average University of California research associate salary

$78,646yearly

$28.93 hourly rate

Entry-level University of California research associate salary
$52,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

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

Research associate University of California salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$80,923$38.91

Highest-paid University of California research associates by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$184,833$89-
2Research Associate Professor$156,287$75-
3Research Staff Member$100,209$48-
4Senior Research Analyst$95,687$46-
5Principal Research Scientist$95,676$46-
6Scientist Senior, Research And Development$94,907$46-
7Research Assistant Professor$94,617$45-
8Research Associate, Policy$94,472$45-
9Scientist$93,856$45-
10Biological Scientist$93,588$45-

Recent salaries for research associates at university of california

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Research AssociateIrvine, CA06/20/2025$45,914
Research AssociateIrvine, CA05/18/2025$45,914
Histology Research AssociateSan Diego, CA04/13/2025$60,301
Eating Disorders Research Associate ISan Diego, CA03/14/2025$55,374
Histology Research AssociateSan Diego, CA02/09/2025$60,301

Research associate salary at University of California competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1University of California-Berkeley$83,248$40-
2Stanford University$82,700$40175
3UC Davis$76,943$37-
4California Institute of Technology$71,484$3411
5UC Merced$71,352$34-
6San Francisco State University$67,774$33-
7The University of Chicago$62,820$30112
8University of Washington$61,118$2982
9University of California Press$61,007$29-
10Tufts University$60,170$2911
11Northwestern University$59,591$2960
12North Carolina A&T State University$58,643$2847
13University of Nevada, Reno$58,336$2828
14Oregon State University$57,559$2847
15University of Kentucky$55,822$2730
16University of Michigan$55,443$2772
17University of Louisville$54,755$26-
18Case Western Reserve University$53,343$2615
19The Ohio State University$50,792$243
20University of Iowa Center for Advancement$50,012$2442

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