Research Specialist Salaries in the United States
How much does a Research Specialist make in the United States?
Research Specialists earn $40,000 annually on average, or $19 per hour, which is 49% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Research Specialists work for Novartis Pharmaceuticals at $116,000 annually while the lowest paid Research Specialists work for Directions In Research earning approximately $16,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$41K University of Illinois at Chicago's Average Research Specialist Salary (12 salaries)
+$1K (2%) more than national average Research Specialist salary ($40K)
+$9K (24%) more than average University of Illinois at Chicago salary ($32K)
-$6K (15%) less than average University of Illinois at Chicago Research Specialist salary ($41K)
"My boss is new PI, so my salary is very low, but new PI usually push more."
Equal to average University of Illinois at Chicago Research Specialist salary ($41K)
-$11K (30%) less than average University of Illinois at Chicago Research Specialist salary ($41K)
$40K University of Pittsburgh's Average Research Specialist Salary (12 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Specialist salary ($40K)
Equal to average University of Pittsburgh salary ($40K)
-$2K (5%) less than average University of Pittsburgh Research Specialist salary ($40K)
"The starting pay at the University of Pittsburgh is at the low end of the pay scale for Research Specialists, but the benefits are very good."
-$10K (28%) less than average University of Pittsburgh Research Specialist salary ($40K)
-$6K (16%) less than average University of Pittsburgh Research Specialist salary ($40K)
$39K UConn's Average Research Specialist Salary (6 salaries)
-$1K (2%) less than national average Research Specialist salary ($40K)
+$5K (13%) more than average UConn salary ($34K)
-$7K (19%) less than average UConn Research Specialist salary ($39K)
"It's fine just like other companies"
$71K
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+$32K (58%) more than average UConn Research Specialist salary ($39K)
$24K
UConn Research Specialist
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-$15K (47%) less than average UConn Research Specialist salary ($39K)
$50K United States Department of Agriculture's Average Research Specialist Salary (1 salaries)
+$10K (22%) more than national average Research Specialist salary ($40K)
-$1K (1%) less than average United States Department of Agriculture salary ($51K)
Equal to average United States Department of Agriculture Research Specialist salary ($50K)
"I have good benefits and salary"
$40K San Diego State University's Average Research Specialist Salary (1 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Specialist salary ($40K)
+$10K (28%) more than average San Diego State University salary ($30K)
Equal to average San Diego State University Research Specialist salary ($40K)
"I feel I am being underpaid considering the detailed work I do in short time periods."
$41K University of Pennsylvania's Average Research Specialist Salary (31 salaries)
+$1K (2%) more than national average Research Specialist salary ($40K)
Equal to average University of Pennsylvania salary ($41K)
Equal to average University of Pennsylvania Research Specialist salary ($41K)
-$7K (18%) less than average University of Pennsylvania Research Specialist salary ($41K)
-$6K (15%) less than average University of Pennsylvania Research Specialist salary ($41K)
$36K University of Medicine and Dentistry's Average Research Specialist Salary (18 salaries)
-$4K (10%) less than national average Research Specialist salary ($40K)
-$14K (32%) less than average University of Medicine and Dentistry salary ($50K)
-$6K (18%) less than average University of Medicine and Dentistry Research Specialist salary ($36K)
+$34K (64%) more than average University of Medicine and Dentistry Research Specialist salary ($36K)
+$5K (12%) more than average University of Medicine and Dentistry Research Specialist salary ($36K)
$40K Johns Hopkins University's Average Research Specialist Salary (18 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Specialist salary ($40K)
-$2K (4%) less than average Johns Hopkins University salary ($42K)
Equal to average Johns Hopkins University Research Specialist salary ($40K)
+$1K (2%) more than average Johns Hopkins University Research Specialist salary ($40K)
+$2K (4%) more than average Johns Hopkins University Research Specialist salary ($40K)
$40K Emory University's Average Research Specialist Salary (11 salaries)
Equal to national average Research Specialist salary ($40K)
-$3K (7%) less than average Emory University salary ($43K)
+$60K (85%) more than average Emory University Research Specialist salary ($40K)
+$25K (47%) more than average Emory University Research Specialist salary ($40K)
+$11K (24%) more than average Emory University Research Specialist salary ($40K)
Research Specialist by State
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