Urban Institute research associate salary

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Average Urban Institute research associate salary

$116,707yearly

$28.93 hourly rate

Entry-level Urban Institute research associate salary

$86,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Urban Institute pay research associates?

The average salary for Urban Institute research associates is $116,707 per year. Urban Institute research associate salaries range between $86,000 to $157,000 per year. Urban Institute research associates earn 94% more than the national average salary for research associates of $60,166.

Location impacts how much a research associate at Urban Institute can expect to make. Research associates at Urban Institute make the most in Washington, DC, Pasadena, CA, and Bloomington, IN.

How much does Urban Institute pay research associates by location?

Urban Institute pays research associates the most in Washington, DC, Pasadena, CA, and Bloomington, IN. Additionally, cities like Issaquah and undefined also report highly competitive salaries for research associates at Urban Institute.

Research associate Urban Institute salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Washington, DC	$124,514	$59.86
2	Pasadena, CA	$119,995	$57.69
3	Bloomington, IN	$100,943	$48.53
4	Issaquah, WA	$94,681	$45.52

Highest-paid Urban Institute research associates by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Research Professor	$182,151	$88	-
2	Senior Research Investigator	$169,695	$82	-
3	Senior Research Fellow	$162,166	$78	1
4	Principal Research Economist	$158,109	$76	-
5	Lead Research Specialist	$155,698	$75	-
6	Research Investigator	$155,507	$75	-
7	Principal Research Scientist	$155,339	$75	-
8	Research Director	$152,055	$73	-
9	Research Associate Professor	$151,636	$73	-
10	Research Scholar	$148,523	$71	-

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Research associate salary at Urban Institute competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	MacArthur Foundation	$94,408	$45	-
2	The Cato Institute	$88,513	$43	2
3	Annie E. Casey Foundation	$86,056	$41	-
4	The Heritage Foundation	$72,262	$35	-
5	American Enterprise Institute	$70,119	$34	1
6	The Heartland Institute	$68,124	$33	-
7	Public Citizen	$65,017	$31	10
8	Economic Policy Institute	$61,856	$30	-
9	Center for Media and Democracy	$61,692	$30	-
10	Common Cause	$59,487	$29	-
11	Manhattan Institute	$59,433	$29	-
12	American Political Science Association	$54,351	$26	-
13	The Brookings Institution	$52,547	$25	6
14	AFT	$50,068	$24	-
15	Hudson Institute	$46,913	$23	11

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