Graduate Student Researcher Salaries in the United States
How much does a Graduate Student Researcher make in the United States?
Graduate Student Researchers earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 75% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Graduate Student Researchers work for San Diego State University at $135,000 annually while the lowest paid Graduate Student Researchers work for University of Notre Dame earning approximately $25,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$30K UCLA's Average Graduate Student Researcher Salary (43 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
-$10K (28%) less than average UCLA salary ($40K)
+$24K (57%) more than average UCLA Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"Since I'm a student researcher at level III, I was paid hourly at about $26/hr. I think this payment is reasonable regarding the skills and the content of my work."
-$10K (40%) less than average UCLA Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"I think It's ok to have low salary as a graduate student."
+$6K (18%) more than average UCLA Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"The pay is decent."
$30K University of California, Irvine's Average Graduate Student Researcher Salary (28 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
-$6K (18%) less than average University of California, Irvine salary ($36K)
-$7K (26%) less than average University of California, Irvine Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"Underpaid. I think it has to do with being in engineering department and being an international student."
-$7K (26%) less than average University of California, Irvine Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"It's the same almost everyone gets... so it's fine."
+$90K (120%) more than average University of California, Irvine Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"I would say that I am properly compensated."
$30K UC Davis' Average Graduate Student Researcher Salary (26 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
-$2K (6%) less than average UC Davis salary ($32K)
-$5K (18%) less than average UC Davis Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"Graduate student researcher usually are highly underpaid, and yet consider it a not real job, rather a transition from learner to actual researcher, it worth the paid."
-$3K (10%) less than average UC Davis Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"I am satisfied with my pay."
-$10K (40%) less than average UC Davis Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"fair"
$30K UC Berkeley's Average Graduate Student Researcher Salary (22 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
-$15K (40%) less than average UC Berkeley salary ($45K)
+$10K (28%) more than average UC Berkeley Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"Given the purpose of graduate school, I am glad we were offered so much stipend."
+$18K (46%) more than average UC Berkeley Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"It is underpaid. PhD is some kind of the labor."
Equal to average UC Berkeley Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"Acceptable"
$30K UC San Diego's Average Graduate Student Researcher Salary (12 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
Equal to average UC San Diego salary ($30K)
+$24K (57%) more than average UC San Diego Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"I just want to mention that I was a Ph.D. student at UCSD, and they were paying my tuition, etc. Therefore, I was generally happy with my salary."
+$20K (50%) more than average UC San Diego Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"The payment is enough to cover my personal expenses as a student."
Equal to average UC San Diego Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
$30K University of Pittsburgh's Average Graduate Student Researcher Salary (16 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
-$10K (28%) less than average University of Pittsburgh salary ($40K)
-$5K (18%) less than average University of Pittsburgh Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"The pay starts from $1800/month and after 3 years it is $2100/month."
+$31K (68%) more than average University of Pittsburgh Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of Pittsburgh Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
$30K University of California, Riverside's Average Graduate Student Researcher Salary (9 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of California, Riverside salary ($30K)
+$1K (3%) more than average University of California, Riverside Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"Underpaid. But that is how the graduate student experience works. I will be making a LOT more very soon because of it."
Equal to average University of California, Riverside Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of California, Riverside Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
$30K UC Riverside's Average Graduate Student Researcher Salary (6 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
Equal to average UC Riverside salary ($30K)
+$5K (15%) more than average UC Riverside Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
"I am 50% employed at UC Riverside as a graduate student researcher. The pay is reasonable and fair for us."
Equal to average UC Riverside Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
Equal to average UC Riverside Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
$76K Carnegie Mellon University's Average Graduate Student Researcher Salary (3 salaries)
+$46K (86%) more than national average Graduate Student Researcher salary ($30K)
+$35K (59%) more than average Carnegie Mellon University salary ($41K)
+$5K (6%) more than average Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student Researcher salary ($76K)
+$14K (16%) more than average Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student Researcher salary ($76K)
-$20K (30%) less than average Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student Researcher salary ($76K)
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