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Research Associate salary in United States
The median salary in Research Associate job ads in United States is $90,500 a year (about $7,542 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $80,000 to $100,000, based on 9 salaries from 9 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $90,500
- a year
- Salaries
- 9
- from 9 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $74,710
- 25th percentile
- $80,000
- Median
- $90,500
- 75th percentile
- $100,000
- 90th percentile
- $101,500
9 salaries · 15 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 9 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Research Associate salary brackets in United States
How the 9 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $70K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $70K–$75K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $75K–$80K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $80K–$85K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $85K–$90K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $90K–$95KMedian here | 23% 2 listings | |
| $95K–$100K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $100K–$105K | 22% 2 listings | |
| $105K and over | 11% 1 listing |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Pay listed by employers
Latest Research Associate jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Research Associate, Automation & AssaysPrime Medicine · Senior level · posted 7 Nov 2026$72,000 – $80,000
- Research AssociateWireScreen · Mid level · posted 7 Nov 2026$90,000 – $110,000
- Research Associate – Consumer GroupD.A. Davidson · Entry level · posted 7 Nov 2026$80,000 – $90,000
- Research Associate, Rodent Surgery & BehaviorAstera Institute · Senior level · posted 6 Nov 2026$80,000 – $120,000
- Research Associate - BiosensingConvergent Research · Mid level · posted 4 Nov 2026$65,000 – $95,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
9 salaries from 9 employers, posted between 8 Nov 2025 and 8 Nov 2026. Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 89%
- Pay read from posting text 11%
Live jobs
Research Associate jobs in United States
- Research Associate, Learning Supports
American Institutes for Research · US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-CA-Sacramento | US-TX-Austin
$30 – $35/hr · listed by the employer
- Research Associate - Process Development
BrainChild Bio · Seattle, Washington, United States
$90K – $105K/yr · listed by the employer
- Research Associate I, Analytical Chemistry
Prolific Machines · Emeryville, California
$75K – $102.5K/yr · listed by the employer
- Research Associate, Cell Line Development Automation
Prolific Machines · Emeryville, California
$85K – $115K/yr · listed by the employer
- Research Associate, Applied Cell Line Development & Customer Programs
Prolific Machines · Emeryville, California
$72.5K – $117.5K/yr · listed by the employer
- Research Associate
Spear Bio · Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
$80K – $90K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Research Associate salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Research Associate salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Research Associate in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $90,500 a year, based on 9 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $80,000 and $100,000 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Research Associate salary in United States?
From 9 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.