Research Programmer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Research Programmer make in the United States?
Research Programmers earn $59,000 annually on average, or $28 per hour, which is 11% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Research Programmers work for Creative Technology at $91,000 annually while the lowest paid Research Programmers work for University of Southern California earning approximately $51,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$54K Carnegie Mellon University's Average Research Programmer Salary (3 salaries)
-$5K (8%) less than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
+$13K (27%) more than average Carnegie Mellon University salary ($41K)
-$6K (11%) less than average Carnegie Mellon University Research Programmer salary ($54K)
"it is CMU, the technology and research is top notch, so I think it is understandable."
-$13K (27%) less than average Carnegie Mellon University Research Programmer salary ($54K)
+$6K (10%) more than average Carnegie Mellon University Research Programmer salary ($54K)
$53K The Scripps Research Institute's Average Research Programmer Salary (2 salaries)
-$6K (10%) less than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
+$11K (23%) more than average The Scripps Research Institute salary ($42K)
-$8K (16%) less than average The Scripps Research Institute Research Programmer salary ($53K)
"Underpaid, but the experience was worth 10X that!"
+$8K (14%) more than average The Scripps Research Institute Research Programmer salary ($53K)
$165K Rabar Market Research's Average Research Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
+$106K (94%) more than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
Equal to average Rabar Market Research salary ($165K)
Equal to average Rabar Market Research Research Programmer salary ($165K)
"On the one hand, I don't think I could be replaced and on the other I had no desire to seek a higher salary. I am satisfied with the level of compensation I receive which would seem to be the most important thing."
$51K University of Southern California's Average Research Programmer Salary (9 salaries)
-$8K (14%) less than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
+$13K (29%) more than average University of Southern California salary ($38K)
+$30K (45%) more than average University of Southern California Research Programmer salary ($51K)
-$21K (51%) less than average University of Southern California Research Programmer salary ($51K)
+$10K (17%) more than average University of Southern California Research Programmer salary ($51K)
$57K University of Illinois at Chicago's Average Research Programmer Salary (4 salaries)
-$2K (3%) less than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
+$25K (56%) more than average University of Illinois at Chicago salary ($32K)
-$8K (15%) less than average University of Illinois at Chicago Research Programmer salary ($57K)
+$6K (10%) more than average University of Illinois at Chicago Research Programmer salary ($57K)
+$13K (20%) more than average University of Illinois at Chicago Research Programmer salary ($57K)
$56K University of Illinois' Average Research Programmer Salary (4 salaries)
-$3K (5%) less than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
+$26K (60%) more than average University of Illinois salary ($30K)
-$7K (13%) less than average University of Illinois Research Programmer salary ($56K)
-$15K (30%) less than average University of Illinois Research Programmer salary ($56K)
+$6K (10%) more than average University of Illinois Research Programmer salary ($56K)
$73K Rutgers University's Average Research Programmer Salary (3 salaries)
+$14K (21%) more than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
+$38K (70%) more than average Rutgers University salary ($35K)
+$17K (20%) more than average Rutgers University Research Programmer salary ($73K)
-$18K (28%) less than average Rutgers University Research Programmer salary ($73K)
-$18K (28%) less than average Rutgers University Research Programmer salary ($73K)
$55K Penn State University's Average Research Programmer Salary (3 salaries)
-$4K (7%) less than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
+$25K (58%) more than average Penn State University salary ($30K)
+$2K (3%) more than average Penn State University Research Programmer salary ($55K)
-$4K (7%) less than average Penn State University Research Programmer salary ($55K)
+$2K (3%) more than average Penn State University Research Programmer salary ($55K)
$91K Creative Technology's Average Research Programmer Salary (2 salaries)
+$32K (42%) more than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
+$32K (42%) more than average Creative Technology salary ($59K)
Equal to average Creative Technology Research Programmer salary ($91K)
Equal to average Creative Technology Research Programmer salary ($91K)
$121K San Diego Supercomputer Center's Average Research Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
+$62K (68%) more than national average Research Programmer salary ($59K)
+$75K (89%) more than average San Diego Supercomputer Center salary ($46K)
Equal to average San Diego Supercomputer Center Research Programmer salary ($121K)
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