Research Assistant Salaries in the United States
Submit a Salary"I feel like I am being paid the right amount as I used to work for 20 hours a week while taking classes. Being paid $15/hr is almost as twice as the average minimum wage job. Moreover, the experience that I gained working as an Undergraduate Research Assistant was priceless and honestly all I cared about at the time was gaining the experience, not the money."
Posted 10 years ago in Charlotte, NC
$30K Texas State University's Average Research Assistant Salary (11 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Texas State University salary ($30K)
+$1K (3%) more than average Texas State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Underpaid because living expenses are really high here and a graduate student should not be worry about financial stuff."
+$35K (73%) more than average Texas State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"3.5 ratings out of 5"
Equal to average Texas State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$30K University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Average Research Assistant Salary (10 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of North Carolina at Charlotte salary ($30K)
+$1K (3%) more than average University of North Carolina at Charlotte Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I feel that I am being paid the right amount for what an undergraduate research assistant is paid."
Equal to average University of North Carolina at Charlotte Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I was ok with the benefit"
+$1K (3%) more than average University of North Carolina at Charlotte Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I feel like I am being paid the right amount as I used to work for 20 hours a week while taking classes. Being paid $15/hr is almost as twice as the average minimum wage job. Moreover, the experience that I gained working as an Undergraduate Research Assistant was priceless and honestly all I cared about at the time was gaining the experience, not the money."
$30K American University's Average Research Assistant Salary (10 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$11K (30%) less than average American University salary ($41K)
+$6K (18%) more than average American University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It was pretty competitive for an undergraduate research assistant job"
Equal to average American University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$5K (18%) less than average American University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$45K UC Merced's Average Research Assistant Salary (6 salaries)
+$15K (40%) more than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
+$15K (40%) more than average UC Merced salary ($30K)
+$15K (28%) more than average UC Merced Research Assistant salary ($45K)
"The pay was awesome. I received many fellowships and extra pay for working more than 40 hours, especially over the summer"
+$18K (33%) more than average UC Merced Research Assistant salary ($45K)
"I chose 70,000 a year because I don't have much experience in industry but I have done similar work in my thesis."
-$25K (76%) less than average UC Merced Research Assistant salary ($45K)
"Very good"
$24K Austin Peay State University's Average Research Assistant Salary (3 salaries)
-$6K (22%) less than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$6K (22%) less than average Austin Peay State University salary ($30K)
+$12K (40%) more than average Austin Peay State University Research Assistant salary ($24K)
"A little small to competitors"
-$12K (66%) less than average Austin Peay State University Research Assistant salary ($24K)
"poor"
$30K Columbia University's Average Research Assistant Salary (73 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$20K (50%) less than average Columbia University salary ($50K)
+$12K (33%) more than average Columbia University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"competitive in terms of RA roles, while not in the NYC"
+$12K (33%) more than average Columbia University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It is pretty good."
+$11K (30%) more than average Columbia University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$30K Temple University's Average Research Assistant Salary (55 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$6K (18%) less than average Temple University salary ($36K)
+$35K (73%) more than average Temple University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Depends on the amount of jobs that I needed to the I was being underpaid but in terms of a student job it is proper."
-$7K (26%) less than average Temple University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The stipend provided was not plentiful, but we do get healthcare and university tuition reimbursements"
+$11K (30%) more than average Temple University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$30K Lehigh University's Average Research Assistant Salary (54 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Lehigh University salary ($30K)
-$6K (22%) less than average Lehigh University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It is what it is. As a PhD student, I already knew my range. The salary is at right near the median."
Equal to average Lehigh University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Actually, this is the normal rate for Ph.D. students to work as research assistants. So this is totally fine."
Equal to average Lehigh University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$30K Drexel University's Average Research Assistant Salary (51 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$7K (20%) less than average Drexel University salary ($37K)
-$10K (40%) less than average Drexel University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The payment is not really good considering the amount of work."
Equal to average Drexel University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"As a Ph.D student. The stipend is just enough for living."
-$10K (40%) less than average Drexel University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$30K UConn's Average Research Assistant Salary (47 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$4K (12%) less than average UConn salary ($34K)
+$74K (110%) more than average UConn Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I feel the payment is reasonable."
$41K
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+$11K (30%) more than average UConn Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$100K
UConn Research Assistant
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+$70K (107%) more than average UConn Research Assistant salary ($30K)
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