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Independent Researcher Salaries in the United States

How much does a Independent Researcher make in the United States?

Independent Researchers earn $33,000 annually on average, or $16 per hour, which is 67% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Independent Researchers work for Rutgers University at $34,000 annually while the lowest paid Independent Researchers work for Virginia Tech earning approximately $23,000 each year.

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$31K UC San Diego's Average Independent Researcher Salary (2 salaries)

-$2K (6%) less than national average Independent Researcher salary ($33K)
+$1K (3%) more than average UC San Diego salary ($30K)
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-$6K (21%) less than average UC San Diego Independent Researcher salary ($31K)
"It was more so getting the experience to grow rather than being salary driven to start off with."
+$5K (14%) more than average UC San Diego Independent Researcher salary ($31K)

$55K Academia's Average Independent Researcher Salary (1 salaries)

+$22K (50%) more than national average Independent Researcher salary ($33K)
+$30K (75%) more than average Academia salary ($25K)
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Equal to average Academia Independent Researcher salary ($55K)
"I think that the salary here is too low in comparison with other R1 universities."

$34K Rutgers University's Average Independent Researcher Salary (2 salaries)

+$1K (2%) more than national average Independent Researcher salary ($33K)
-$1K (2%) less than average Rutgers University salary ($35K)
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-$6K (19%) less than average Rutgers University Independent Researcher salary ($34K)
+$6K (16%) more than average Rutgers University Independent Researcher salary ($34K)

$23K Virginia Tech's Average Independent Researcher Salary (2 salaries)

-$10K (35%) less than national average Independent Researcher salary ($33K)
-$7K (26%) less than average Virginia Tech salary ($30K)
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+$7K (26%) more than average Virginia Tech Independent Researcher salary ($23K)
-$7K (35%) less than average Virginia Tech Independent Researcher salary ($23K)

$91K AMA Recruiting Services' Average Independent Researcher Salary (1 salaries)

+$58K (93%) more than national average Independent Researcher salary ($33K)
+$20K (24%) more than average AMA Recruiting Services salary ($71K)
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Equal to average AMA Recruiting Services Independent Researcher salary ($91K)

$71K CHU Sainte-Justine's Average Independent Researcher Salary (1 salaries)

+$38K (73%) more than national average Independent Researcher salary ($33K)
+$10K (15%) more than average CHU Sainte-Justine salary ($61K)
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Equal to average CHU Sainte-Justine Independent Researcher salary ($71K)

$61K 3COM's Average Independent Researcher Salary (1 salaries)

+$28K (59%) more than national average Independent Researcher salary ($33K)
-$30K (39%) less than average 3COM salary ($91K)
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Equal to average 3COM Independent Researcher salary ($61K)

$60K California State University's Average Independent Researcher Salary (1 salaries)

+$27K (58%) more than national average Independent Researcher salary ($33K)
+$30K (66%) more than average California State University salary ($30K)
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Equal to average California State University Independent Researcher salary ($60K)

$50K American University's Average Independent Researcher Salary (1 salaries)

+$17K (40%) more than national average Independent Researcher salary ($33K)
+$9K (19%) more than average American University salary ($41K)
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Equal to average American University Independent Researcher salary ($50K)

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