Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Research Associate during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Research Associate during 2025 is USD 71,789
✏️ This salary info is based on 56 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Research Associate salary lies between USD 54,080 and USD 108,362 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
- Mid-level / Intermediate
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 56
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Research Associate roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate 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 | 68 jobs Python | 52 jobs Machine Learning | 45 jobs R | 31 jobs Computer Science | 31 jobs Data analysis | 29 jobs Engineering | 27 jobs Statistics | 27 jobs PhD | 22 jobs Biology | 17 jobs Deep Learning | 15 jobs Matlab | 13 jobs Bioinformatics | 13 jobs PyTorch | 12 jobs Linux | 12 jobs Security | 12 jobs Mathematics | 12 jobs Physics | 12 jobs Excel | 11 jobs TensorFlow | 9 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Research Associate roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Research Associate job listings are Career development, Competitive pay and Conferences. 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 | 41 jobs Competitive pay | 23 jobs Conferences | 23 jobs Health care | 21 jobs Flex hours | 15 jobs Equity / stock options | 11 jobs Flex vacation | 10 jobs Insurance | 10 jobs Parental leave | 8 jobs Startup environment | 8 jobs Medical leave | 8 jobs Wellness | 7 jobs Fitness / gym | 7 jobs Relocation support | 7 jobs Team events | 6 jobs Flexible spending account | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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