Research Associate Salary in 2025

💰 The median Research Associate Salary in 2025 is USD 70,200

✏️ This salary info is based on 118 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Research Associate salary lies between USD 54,000 and USD 105,314 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Research Associate
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
118
Top 10%
$ 132,043
Top 25%
$ 105,314
Median
$ 70,200
Bottom 25%
$ 54,000
Bottom 10%
$ 46,000

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Research Associate roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Research Associate job listings are Research, Python and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Research | 185 jobs Python | 141 jobs Machine Learning | 113 jobs Engineering | 87 jobs Statistics | 87 jobs Computer Science | 86 jobs R | 77 jobs PhD | 66 jobs Data analysis | 54 jobs Mathematics | 45 jobs Deep Learning | 43 jobs Security | 42 jobs Physics | 38 jobs Biology | 37 jobs Matlab | 36 jobs PyTorch | 28 jobs Pipelines | 28 jobs Testing | 27 jobs Bioinformatics | 26 jobs Teaching | 24 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Research Associate roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Research Associate job listings are Career development, Conferences and Competitive pay. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 108 jobs Conferences | 59 jobs Competitive pay | 57 jobs Health care | 52 jobs Flex hours | 45 jobs Startup environment | 27 jobs Equity / stock options | 26 jobs Flex vacation | 26 jobs Insurance | 23 jobs Team events | 19 jobs Medical leave | 19 jobs Parental leave | 18 jobs Wellness | 16 jobs Fitness / gym | 15 jobs Relocation support | 14 jobs Flexible spending account | 11 jobs 401(k) matching | 7 jobs Transparency | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 2 jobs

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