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$30K California State University's Average Research Assistant Salary (27 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average California State University salary ($30K)
-$10K (40%) less than average California State University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
-$1K (3%) less than average California State University Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$33K CSU Dominguez Hills' Average Research Assistant Salary (3 salaries)
+$3K (9%) more than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
+$3K (9%) more than average CSU Dominguez Hills salary ($30K)
-$12K (44%) less than average CSU Dominguez Hills Research Assistant salary ($33K) in California
$25K Ben-Gurion University's Average Research Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
-$5K (18%) less than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$5K (18%) less than average Ben-Gurion University salary ($30K)
-$5K (22%) less than average Ben-Gurion University Research Assistant salary ($25K) in California
$20K Golden Gate University's Average Research Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
-$10K (40%) less than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$31K (87%) less than average Golden Gate University salary ($51K)
Equal to average Golden Gate University Research Assistant salary ($20K) in California
$30K NASA's Average Research Assistant Salary (19 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$35K (73%) less than average NASA salary ($65K)
-$10K (40%) less than average NASA Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$20K San Joaquin Delta College's Average Research Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
-$10K (40%) less than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$10K (40%) less than average San Joaquin Delta College salary ($30K)
Equal to average San Joaquin Delta College Research Assistant salary ($20K) in California
$30K UC Davis' Average Research Assistant Salary (40 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$2K (6%) less than average UC Davis salary ($32K)
-$10K (40%) less than average UC Davis Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$30K UC Riverside's Average Research Assistant Salary (9 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average UC Riverside salary ($30K)
-$10K (40%) less than average UC Riverside Research Assistant salary ($30K) in California
$15K Unisinos' Average Research Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
-$15K (66%) less than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Unisinos salary ($15K)
Equal to average Unisinos Research Assistant salary ($15K) 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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