Research Assistant Salaries in California
How much does a Research Assistant make in California?
Research Assistants in California earn $36,000 annually on average, or $14.00 per hour, which is 45% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Research Assistants work for University of California, Irvine at $110,000 annually while the lowest paid Research Assistants work for Unisinos earning approximately $15,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$35K UC Center Sacramento's Average Research Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$5K (15%) more than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average UC Center Sacramento salary ($35K)
Equal to average UC Center Sacramento Research Assistant salary ($35K) in California
$30K McMaster University's Average Research Assistant Salary (15 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$11K (30%) less than average McMaster University salary ($41K)
Equal to average McMaster University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
+$5K (15%) more than average McMaster University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$30K San Diego State University's Average Research Assistant Salary (47 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average San Diego State University salary ($30K)
-$7K (26%) less than average San Diego State University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
Equal to average San Diego State University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
+$12K (33%) more than average San Diego State University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$30K San Francisco State University's Average Research Assistant Salary (11 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$2K (6%) less than average San Francisco State University salary ($32K)
-$3K (10%) less than average San Francisco State University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
+$6K (18%) more than average San Francisco State University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$28K Fresno State's Average Research Assistant Salary (4 salaries)
-$2K (6%) less than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$2K (6%) less than average Fresno State salary ($30K)
-$3K (11%) less than average Fresno State Research Assistant salary ($28K) in California
+$8K (25%) more than average Fresno State Research Assistant salary ($28K) in California
$33K Azusa Pacific University's Average Research Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
+$3K (9%) more than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
+$1K (3%) more than average Azusa Pacific University salary ($32K)
-$3K (9%) less than average Azusa Pacific University Research Assistant salary ($33K) in California
$30K KineMed's Average Research Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average KineMed salary ($30K)
Equal to average KineMed Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$30K Santa Clara University's Average Research Assistant Salary (14 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Santa Clara University salary ($30K)
Equal to average Santa Clara University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$30K UC Santa Barbara's Average Research Assistant Salary (18 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average UC Santa Barbara salary ($30K)
Equal to average UC Santa Barbara Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$30K UCLA School of Law's Average Research Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average UCLA School of Law salary ($30K)
Equal to average UCLA School of Law Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
Top companies for Research Assistant in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Research Assistant in California
| University of North Carolina | $100K | 1 salary |
| Naval Postgraduate School | $80K | 1 salary |
| Northrop Grumman | $75K | 1 salary |
| Fairfield University | $60K | 1 salary |
| Bayer | $50K | 1 salary |
| Berkeley Lab | $50K | 1 salary |
| Caltech | $50K | 1 salary |
| Motorcycle Safety Foundation | $50K | 1 salary |
| Multispan | $50K | 1 salary |
| University of California, Irvine | $48K | 6 salaries |
Highest paying cities for Research Assistant in California
Mountain House, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Monterey, CA
$80K per year
1 salary > Redondo Beach, CA
$75K per year
1 salary > Fairfield, CA
$60K per year
1 salary > Hayward, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Berkeley, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Woodland, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Pasadena, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Irvine, CA
$48K per year
7 salaries >
$100K per year
1 salary > Monterey, CA
$80K per year
1 salary > Redondo Beach, CA
$75K per year
1 salary > Fairfield, CA
$60K per year
1 salary > Hayward, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Berkeley, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Woodland, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Pasadena, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Irvine, CA
$48K per year
7 salaries >
Research Assistant Salaries by By Cities
- Azusa
- Bakersfield
- Berkeley
- Carson
- Davis
- Emeryville
- Fairfield
- Fresno
- Fullerton
- Hamilton City
- Hayward
- Irvine
- La Jolla
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Merced
- Monterey
- Mountain House
- Mountain View
- Northridge
- Pasadena
- Redondo Beach
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Marcos
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Stanford
- Stockton
- Tustin
- Woodland
Research Assistant Salaries in Other States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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