Skip to main content

Research Associate

Estimated Salary
$62,500 - $93,000 /yr

Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

6-month job volume
1,203

Job openings advertised on Diversity in Research in the past 6 months

Job openings trend
Growing

Growth trend for job openings on Diversity in Research

 
Create a job alert and receive Research Associate job recommendations straight to your inbox

Skills and Expertise

Skill and expertise held by people in the Research Associate role
  • Assays
  • Proteins
  • Tissue Culture
  • Cell Culture
  • Western Blotting
  • Quantitative PCR
  • PCR
  • HPLC
  • ELISA
  • In Vitro Studies

Education

Education held by people in the Research Associate role
Most common education level
Post-graduate
Education Subjects Studied
Computer Science
Chemistry
Biology

Recruitment trends

Recruitment data for Research Associate jobs on Diversity in Research

New job openings over time

View recruitment trends in plain text View recruitment trends in plain text
  • February 2026 New jobs: 24
  • March 2026 New jobs: 127
  • April 2026 New jobs: 212
  • May 2026 New jobs: 306
  • June 2026 New jobs: 235
  • July 2026 New jobs: 264

Job openings trend Growing Growth trend for job openings on Diversity in Research

Salary

Estimated salary for Research Associate jobs based on location

United States

Average annual salary
$77,500 /yr
Average salary of job openings for this role
Estimated salary
$62,500 - $93,000 /yr
Estimated salary range for jobs in this role

Career path

Real world examples of career paths taken by those in the Research Associate role

Data recently sourced from Research Associate CVs

    1. Research Intern

      7 months

    2. Research Assistant

      a year

    3. Research Associate
    4. Research Scientist

      3 years

    5. Senior Scientist

      2 years

    1. Undergraduate Research Assistant

      2 years

    2. Graduate Research Assistant

      3 years

    3. Research Associate
    4. Scientist

      2 years

    5. Senior Scientist

      2 years

    1. Senior Research Fellow

      2 years

    2. Research Associate
    3. Senior Scientist

      3 years

    4. Principal Scientist

      2 years

Research Associate jobs

  • Research Associate I, II, III, or IV - Open Pool

    • Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Colorado State University
    3 days to apply
  • Research Associate III (MC&G)

    • United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    3 days to apply
  • High Throughput Phenotyping Research Associate - Strawberry Breeding

    • Watsonville, California, United States
    • Competitive Salary
    • Driscoll's, Inc.
    3 days to apply