Graduate Research Assistant Salary

Updated: 31 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$15K	$30K	$45K
Salary	$17,499 - $42,168
Bonus	$0.00 - $8,243
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$18,281 - $44,512
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 31 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 235

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Job Listings for Graduate Research Assistant Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	Graduate Research Assistant	National Opinion Research Center (NORC)	Chicago, Illinois
	NORC at the University of Chicago is always seeking qualified part-time Graduate Research Assistants. Responsibilities include: Literature reviews, statistical... Indeed
Jan 19	Openings for Postdoctoral Researchers and Graduate Research Assistants	California Institute of Technology - Caltech	Pasadena, California
	for Postdoctoral Researchers and Graduate Research Assistants Position: Post-doctoral Fellow Employer... and instrumentation. Research projects will provide... Indeed
Jan 20	Graduate Research Assistant	East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina
	Advertising Job Title: Working Title Graduate Research Assistant Number of Vacancies 1 Recruitment... will serve as the Graduate Research Assistant for the... Indeed
Jan 17	Graduate Research Assistant	College of Engineering/Electrical Engineering UH Manoa	Honolulu, Hawaii
	The job requires self-motivated graduate students to conduct research on real-time networks. We will need... motivated graduate students to conduct research on... Indeed

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University of Washington (UW)	Not enough data
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Education, College/University	$17,547 - $51,679
Research & Development, Biotechnology	$16,536 - $47,040
Academics	$17,582 - $51,993
Electronics/Electrical Engineering Design	$17,440 - $44,287
Cardiology	$16,907 - $50,434

Key Statistics for Graduate Research Assistant Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 40%			Male 60%
Salary:	$21,684 - $34,996			$19,948 - $28,910

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

73%

5-9 years

17%

10-19 years

20 years or more

Top Degrees

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Bachelor's Degree	$18,121 - $36,026
Doctorate (PhD)	$18,062 - $36,359
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	$16,900 - $27,000
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Physics	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Animal Science	Not enough data

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	Medical: 64%		Dental: 32%
	Vision: 22%		None: 36%

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