Salary for Senior-level / Expert Research Associate in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Research Associate in United States during 2025 is USD 121,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 6 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Research Associate salary lies between USD 86,000 and USD 155,000 in the United States. 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
- Senior-level / Expert
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 6
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
Last updated:Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Research Associate roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert 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 | 9 jobs Python | 7 jobs Machine Learning | 7 jobs Computer Science | 6 jobs Statistics | 5 jobs Engineering | 4 jobs Deep Learning | 3 jobs PhD | 3 jobs ML models | 3 jobs Biology | 3 jobs Mathematics | 3 jobs Biostatistics | 3 jobs R | 2 jobs NLP | 2 jobs AWS | 2 jobs Economics | 2 jobs Pipelines | 2 jobs Teaching | 2 jobs Privacy | 2 jobs Bioinformatics | 2 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Research Associate roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Research Associate job listings are Career development, Health care 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 | 6 jobs Health care | 5 jobs Competitive pay | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 2 jobs Startup environment | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Flex hours | 1 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Team events | 1 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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