Research Engineer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Research Engineer make in the United States?
Research Engineers earn $61,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 8% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Research Engineers work for Delphi Automotive at $116,000 annually while the lowest paid Research Engineers work for University of Puerto Rico earning approximately $24,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$61K Georgia Institute of Technology's Average Research Engineer Salary (14 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$23K (46%) more than average Georgia Institute of Technology salary ($38K)
+$19K (26%) more than average Georgia Institute of Technology Research Engineer salary ($61K)
"Based on exploring the market place for opportunities requiring my same skill set, I think as of today I am underpaid. GTRI stays competitive with its benefits package, but it is still shy of the industry standard rates today."
+$9K (13%) more than average Georgia Institute of Technology Research Engineer salary ($61K)
"I think I could be making more for the amount of experience I have and compared to others in this industry."
+$10K (15%) more than average Georgia Institute of Technology Research Engineer salary ($61K)
$59K Ford Motor's Average Research Engineer Salary (8 salaries)
-$2K (3%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$4K (7%) more than average Ford Motor salary ($55K)
+$21K (30%) more than average Ford Motor Research Engineer salary ($59K)
"Satisfied. With a high degree."
$51K
Ford Motor Research Engineer
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-$8K (14%) less than average Ford Motor Research Engineer salary ($59K)
$50K
Ford Motor Research Engineer
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-$9K (16%) less than average Ford Motor Research Engineer salary ($59K)
$61K Southwest Research Institute's Average Research Engineer Salary (7 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$10K (17%) more than average Southwest Research Institute salary ($51K)
+$11K (16%) more than average Southwest Research Institute Research Engineer salary ($61K)
"For computer science and machine learning roles, the pay is much lower than competitors."
+$30K (39%) more than average Southwest Research Institute Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$10K (15%) more than average Southwest Research Institute Research Engineer salary ($61K)
$61K Texas A&M University's Average Research Engineer Salary (5 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$31K (68%) more than average Texas A&M University salary ($30K)
-$9K (15%) less than average Texas A&M University Research Engineer salary ($61K)
"The salary is low comparing with other companies."
+$40K (49%) more than average Texas A&M University Research Engineer salary ($61K)
-$31K (68%) less than average Texas A&M University Research Engineer salary ($61K)
$58K University of Pennsylvania's Average Research Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
-$3K (5%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$17K (34%) more than average University of Pennsylvania salary ($41K)
-$37K (93%) less than average University of Pennsylvania Research Engineer salary ($58K)
"It was significantly less than other companies"
+$3K (5%) more than average University of Pennsylvania Research Engineer salary ($58K)
-$4K (7%) less than average University of Pennsylvania Research Engineer salary ($58K)
$63K Hyundai Motors' Average Research Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$2K (3%) more than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$13K (23%) more than average Hyundai Motors salary ($50K)
-$3K (4%) less than average Hyundai Motors Research Engineer salary ($63K)
"Good, Best in Industry"
-$22K (42%) less than average Hyundai Motors Research Engineer salary ($63K)
+$2K (3%) more than average Hyundai Motors Research Engineer salary ($63K)
$35K Oklahoma State University's Average Research Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
-$26K (54%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$5K (15%) more than average Oklahoma State University salary ($30K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Oklahoma State University Research Engineer salary ($35K)
"not very good tbh"
+$6K (15%) more than average Oklahoma State University Research Engineer salary ($35K)
-$5K (15%) less than average Oklahoma State University Research Engineer salary ($35K)
$35K Louisiana Tech University's Average Research Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
-$26K (54%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$5K (15%) more than average Louisiana Tech University salary ($30K)
+$10K (25%) more than average Louisiana Tech University Research Engineer salary ($35K)
"To my knowledge, there is a cap to the compensation offered to staff at Louisiana Tech University, who don't have doctorate degrees. I'm currently being paid that; and its hardly enough for a decent standard of living. Also, there's no such thing as bonuses or promotions."
+$6K (15%) more than average Louisiana Tech University Research Engineer salary ($35K)
-$17K (64%) less than average Louisiana Tech University Research Engineer salary ($35K)
$27K Clemson University's Average Research Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
-$34K (77%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
-$3K (10%) less than average Clemson University salary ($30K)
-$6K (25%) less than average Clemson University Research Engineer salary ($27K)
"Paid at the correct rate for undergraduate research."
+$3K (10%) more than average Clemson University Research Engineer salary ($27K)
+$3K (10%) more than average Clemson University Research Engineer salary ($27K)
$68K University of Texas' Average Research Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$7K (10%) more than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$33K (64%) more than average University of Texas salary ($35K)
-$3K (4%) less than average University of Texas Research Engineer salary ($68K)
"It is very good."
+$3K (4%) more than average University of Texas Research Engineer salary ($68K)
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