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Average University of South Carolina research assistant salary

$20.62hourly

$28,126 yearly

Entry-level University of South Carolina research assistant salary
$18,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does University of South Carolina pay research assistants by location?

Research assistant University of South Carolina salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Columbia, SC$26,600$12.79

Highest-paid University of South Carolina research assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Research Professor$72,362$35-
2Economist Research Assistant$71,322$34-
3Research Staff Member$68,695$33-
4Research Associate Professor$68,445$33-
5Research Assistant Member$64,933$31-
6Research Physicist$64,837$31-
7Research Engineer$64,197$31-
8Research Assistant Lead$57,926$28-
9Chemical Research Engineer$57,398$28-
10Research Leader$57,101$27-

Recent salaries for research assistants at university of south carolina

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Research AssistantColumbia, SC05/14/2025$43,827
Research AssistantColumbia, SC04/19/2025$43,827
Research AssistantIndependence, KS02/19/2025$31,305
Research Asst. Prof./Dept. of Drug Disc. & Biomed. SciencesColumbia, SC02/03/2025$74,000

Research assistant salary at University of South Carolina competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Wake Forest University$57,093$271
2Florida State University$56,156$2721
3LA State University Continuing$55,764$2777
4North Carolina A&T State University$52,402$2541
5University of Cincinnati$52,200$2532
6Virginia Tech Services, Inc.$51,710$2512
7Northwestern University$49,187$2457
8Clemson University$48,310$237
9Davidson College$43,140$21-
10University of Memphis$41,501$203
11University of South Carolina Upstate$41,071$20-
12Winthrop University$41,064$202
13Florida A&M University$40,324$192
14College of Charleston$39,201$19-
15East Tennessee State University$39,108$194
16University of North Carolina$38,554$1973
17Western Carolina University$38,236$181
18Wofford College$35,194$17-
19SC State University$34,650$172
20Johnson C. Smith University$31,502$15-

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