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 University of Illinois' Average Research Assistant Salary (96 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of Illinois salary ($30K)
-$6K (22%) less than average University of Illinois Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Salary as Research/Teacher Assistant (20h weekly) is the same for all the PhD students. We receive the tuition waiver as one of the benefits."
+$26K (60%) more than average University of Illinois Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Is higher than average"
+$5K (15%) more than average University of Illinois Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I am a student; so the pay is enough."
$30K Boston University's Average Research Assistant Salary (75 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$5K (15%) less than average Boston University salary ($35K)
+$10K (28%) more than average Boston University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I believe I am underpaid."
+$42K (82%) more than average Boston University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Underpaid, but I get a PhD degree."
+$31K (68%) more than average Boston University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$30K State University of New York's Average Research Assistant Salary (75 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average State University of New York salary ($30K)
-$9K (35%) less than average State University of New York Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"$10 an hour is a quite good salary."
Equal to average State University of New York Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The salary for a research assistant is ok."
Equal to average State University of New York Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$30K Florida State University's Average Research Assistant Salary (63 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Florida State University salary ($30K)
+$6K (18%) more than average Florida State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The salary has been satisfactory keeping in mind other benefits, work culture and the quality of work in the office. Secondly, I was granted complete tuition waiver for 9 credits toward my Masters in Computer Science for one complete year."
+$33K (70%) more than average Florida State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I feel I am being adequately compensated for my work, particularly since my graduate education is being payed for by my department."
-$9K (35%) less than average Florida State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The pay at HPMI is fair for the work we do. The base salary for undergrad is $10.5 per hour"
$30K UC San Diego's Average Research Assistant Salary (51 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average UC San Diego salary ($30K)
-$1K (3%) less than average UC San Diego Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"As a graduate student, it is a reasonable pay. But people will expect a lot more after graduation."
+$1K (3%) more than average UC San Diego Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The salary is okay for the student researchers."
-$3K (10%) less than average UC San Diego Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"salary is low"
$30K West Virginia University's Average Research Assistant Salary (51 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average West Virginia University salary ($30K)
-$8K (30%) less than average West Virginia University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"This is a standard scale for all graduate research assistant"
-$12K (50%) less than average West Virginia University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I was being paid a good amount."
-$5K (18%) less than average West Virginia University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It's alright"
$30K UCLA's Average Research Assistant Salary (50 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$10K (28%) less than average UCLA salary ($40K)
+$15K (40%) more than average UCLA Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I think at a research lab at UCLA, my compensation is fair compared to my co-workers."
$41K
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+$11K (30%) more than average UCLA Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$61K
UCLA Research Assistant
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+$31K (68%) more than average UCLA Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$30K University of Tennessee's Average Research Assistant Salary (48 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of Tennessee salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of Tennessee Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I have heard that graduate students at other universities make more. However, based on the cost of living at my home institution, I believe I am being compensated reasonably, especially since my compensation includes a tuition waiver. There is little to no room for moving up within the university for graduate students. After graduation students usually seek employment at other universities or in industry."
-$10K (40%) less than average University of Tennessee Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I didn't know that my pay was a third of the average for my position, so that kind of stings. But, considering I started in undergrad, I can understand why it's that way. We have limited to 20 hours a week, after all. I'm sure PhD researchers do get more, since they can work 40 hours."
+$45K (85%) more than average University of Tennessee Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The pay as a graduate researcher is decent."
$30K University of Pennsylvania's Average Research Assistant Salary (42 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$11K (30%) less than average University of Pennsylvania salary ($41K)
-$3K (10%) less than average University of Pennsylvania Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Graduate Researchers are paid considerably less salaries in view of academic and research work."
+$1K (3%) more than average University of Pennsylvania Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The salary was very competitive for a student to manage his/her daily needs."
+$12K (33%) more than average University of Pennsylvania Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The pay is decent for a graduate student who works part time as a research assistant."
$30K Vanderbilt University's Average Research Assistant Salary (39 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$5K (15%) less than average Vanderbilt University salary ($35K)
-$7K (26%) less than average Vanderbilt University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I would rate my salary as excellent for my age, experience, and the type of work I was doing while I was there. If I was paid for this type of work now I would hope for more responsibility, and as a result higher pay."
+$6K (18%) more than average Vanderbilt University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I feel that I am being under paid."
+$7K (20%) more than average Vanderbilt University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"My salary is quite good for the area."
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