Research Associate Salaries in California
How much does a Research Associate make in California?
Research Associates in California earn $51,000 annually on average, or $20.00 per hour, which is 23% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Research Associates work for Amgen at $100,000 annually while the lowest paid Research Associates work for CSU Northridge earning approximately $20,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$90K Naval Postgraduate School's Average Research Associate Salary (1 salaries)
+$48K (72%) more than national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
+$17K (20%) more than average Naval Postgraduate School salary ($73K)
Equal to average Naval Postgraduate School Research Associate salary ($90K) in California
$85K Genentech Inc.'s Average Research Associate Salary (1 salaries)
+$43K (67%) more than national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
+$8K (9%) more than average Genentech Inc. salary ($77K)
Equal to average Genentech Inc. Research Associate salary ($85K) in California
$43K Stanford University's Average Research Associate Salary (20 salaries)
+$1K (2%) more than national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
-$12K (24%) less than average Stanford University salary ($55K)
+$37K (60%) more than average Stanford University Research Associate salary ($43K) in California
$75K Bridgepoint Education's Average Research Associate Salary (1 salaries)
+$33K (56%) more than national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
+$24K (38%) more than average Bridgepoint Education salary ($51K)
Equal to average Bridgepoint Education Research Associate salary ($75K) in California
$61K Kerr Drug's Average Research Associate Salary (3 salaries)
+$19K (36%) more than national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
+$11K (19%) more than average Kerr Drug salary ($50K)
+$12K (17%) more than average Kerr Drug Research Associate salary ($61K) in California
$65K Galileo's Average Research Associate Salary (1 salaries)
+$23K (42%) more than national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
+$4K (6%) more than average Galileo salary ($61K)
Equal to average Galileo Research Associate salary ($65K) in California
$42K Arena Pharmaceuticals' Average Research Associate Salary (9 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
-$33K (56%) less than average Arena Pharmaceuticals salary ($75K)
+$8K (17%) more than average Arena Pharmaceuticals Research Associate salary ($42K) in California
+$33K (56%) more than average Arena Pharmaceuticals Research Associate salary ($42K) in California
$62K Align Technology's Average Research Associate Salary (1 salaries)
+$20K (38%) more than national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
-$12K (17%) less than average Align Technology salary ($74K)
Equal to average Align Technology Research Associate salary ($62K) in California
$60K Catalyst Biosciences' Average Research Associate Salary (1 salaries)
+$18K (35%) more than national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
Equal to average Catalyst Biosciences salary ($60K)
Equal to average Catalyst Biosciences Research Associate salary ($60K) in California
$50K Hycor Biomedical's Average Research Associate Salary (1 salaries)
+$8K (17%) more than national average Research Associate salary ($42K)
-$24K (38%) less than average Hycor Biomedical salary ($74K)
Equal to average Hycor Biomedical Research Associate salary ($50K) in California
Top companies for Research Associate in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Research Associate in California
| Amgen | $100K | 1 salary |
| Naval Postgraduate School | $90K | 1 salary |
| Genentech Inc. | $85K | 1 salary |
| Stanford University | $80K | 1 salary |
| Bridgepoint Education | $75K | 1 salary |
| Kerr Drug | $73K | 1 salary |
| Galileo | $65K | 1 salary |
| Arena Pharmaceuticals | $62K | 2 salaries |
| Align Technology | $62K | 1 salary |
| Catalyst Biosciences | $60K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Research Associate in California
Thousand Oaks, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Monterey, CA
$90K per year
1 salary > Palo Alto, CA
$80K per year
1 salary > Orange, CA
$73K per year
1 salary > South San Francisco, CA
$72K per year
2 salaries > San Jose, CA
$63K per year
2 salaries > San Diego, CA
$52K per year
8 salaries > Garden Grove, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Alameda, CA
$45K per year
1 salary >
$100K per year
1 salary > Monterey, CA
$90K per year
1 salary > Palo Alto, CA
$80K per year
1 salary > Orange, CA
$73K per year
1 salary > South San Francisco, CA
$72K per year
2 salaries > San Jose, CA
$63K per year
2 salaries > San Diego, CA
$52K per year
8 salaries > Garden Grove, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Alameda, CA
$45K per year
1 salary >
Research Associate Salaries by By Cities
- Alameda
- Berkeley
- Century City
- Garden Grove
- Irvine
- Los Angeles
- Monrovia
- Monterey
- Mountain View
- Northridge
- Orange
- Palo Alto
- San Diego
- San Jose
- Santa Clara
- South San Francisco
- Thousand Oaks
- West Covina
- Westminster
Research Associate Salaries in Other States
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
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