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 11 years ago in Charlotte, NC
$30K San Jose State University's Average Research Assistant Salary (35 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average San Jose State University salary ($30K)
-$12K (50%) less than average San Jose State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The pay is decent and very encouraging for all graduate students performing research at San Jose State University"
+$1K (3%) more than average San Jose State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"it all boils down to what you want from a job , i wanted to learn and i got to"
+$1K (3%) more than average San Jose State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It was good"
$30K University of South Carolina's Average Research Assistant Salary (34 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of South Carolina salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of South Carolina Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It was good enough, and they also paid my tuition."
-$12K (50%) less than average University of South Carolina Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The salary is decent."
Equal to average University of South Carolina Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$30K University of Idaho's Average Research Assistant Salary (25 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of Idaho salary ($30K)
+$1K (3%) more than average University of Idaho Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It was enough money for me to be comfortable."
+$35K (73%) more than average University of Idaho Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The pay is decent"
+$45K (85%) more than average University of Idaho Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The pay was decent"
$30K Virginia Commonwealth University's Average Research Assistant Salary (22 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$2K (6%) less than average Virginia Commonwealth University salary ($32K)
-$8K (30%) less than average Virginia Commonwealth University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The pay is less compared to other universities"
-$3K (10%) less than average Virginia Commonwealth University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Decent"
-$2K (6%) less than average Virginia Commonwealth University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It was average"
$30K Wichita State University's Average Research Assistant Salary (20 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Wichita State University salary ($30K)
-$5K (18%) less than average Wichita State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Typical paycheck compared to other Graduate Research Assistants in other colleges, however, this is the highest-paid position in the Business School as a GRA."
+$12K (33%) more than average Wichita State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It depends, it's okay in Kansas."
-$10K (40%) less than average Wichita State University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I am good as long as I got fee wavier."
$30K Suffolk University's Average Research Assistant Salary (18 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Suffolk University salary ($30K)
Equal to average Suffolk University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"I just restart my career."
-$10K (40%) less than average Suffolk University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Lower than average"
+$1K (3%) more than average Suffolk University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It is reasonable."
$30K UWindsor's Average Research Assistant Salary (16 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$11K (30%) less than average UWindsor salary ($41K)
-$15K (66%) less than average UWindsor Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Actually payment here depends on the funding from the industries. So, the payment fluctuates. I would say I was underpaid but I was happy. My supervisor helped all of us to provide us the most he can. I do not think he could push himself anymore to pay us further."
-$19K (92%) less than average UWindsor Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"The amount that was paid to us as salary was not a lot of money. One reason could be that I was not a PhD. candidate. However, having said that, it was enough to get me through the month."
+$54K (94%) more than average UWindsor Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"As an RA, it is ok. according to work and responsibilities it was less but it was fun."
$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)
+$5K (15%) more than average McMaster University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It was very low compared to other full-time research assistants."
+$33K (70%) more than average McMaster University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"It is a good payment. Competing."
Equal to average McMaster University Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Lower than average"
$30K University of Maine's Average Research Assistant Salary (12 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of Maine salary ($30K)
-$9K (35%) less than average University of Maine Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Best salaries are dependent on grant funding."
-$6K (22%) less than average University of Maine Research Assistant salary ($30K)
"Underpaid. Highly underpaid."
Equal to average University of Maine Research Assistant salary ($30K)
$35K Argonne National Laboratory's Average Research Assistant Salary (11 salaries)
+$5K (15%) more than national average Research Assistant salary ($30K)
-$25K (52%) less than average Argonne National Laboratory salary ($60K)
+$5K (13%) more than average Argonne National Laboratory Research Assistant salary ($35K)
"Salary for research position are always underpaid."
+$5K (13%) more than average Argonne National Laboratory Research Assistant salary ($35K)
"Research positions are always underpaid."
+$5K (13%) more than average Argonne National Laboratory Research Assistant salary ($35K)
"Research positions are always underpaid."
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