Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Research Assistant during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Research Assistant during 2025 is USD 57,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Research Assistant salary lies between USD 48,205 and USD 80,000 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 Assistant
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 116,000
Top 25%
$ 80,000
Median
$ 57,000
Bottom 25%
$ 48,205
Bottom 10%
$ 42,888

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 Mid-level / Intermediate Research Assistant roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Research Assistant 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 | 22 jobs Python | 19 jobs Machine Learning | 14 jobs R | 10 jobs Engineering | 10 jobs Data analysis | 10 jobs Statistics | 9 jobs Computer Science | 8 jobs Teaching | 6 jobs Deep Learning | 5 jobs PyTorch | 5 jobs PhD | 5 jobs Mathematics | 5 jobs NLP | 4 jobs TensorFlow | 4 jobs Matlab | 4 jobs Industrial | 4 jobs Athena | 4 jobs AWS | 3 jobs Economics | 3 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Research Assistant roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Research Assistant job listings are Career development, Conferences and Health care. 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 | 13 jobs Conferences | 10 jobs Health care | 9 jobs Equity / stock options | 5 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Team events | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Flex hours | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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