Research Investigator Salary

What is the salary of a Research Investigator? In the United States, a Research Investigator earns an average salary of $54,829. The salary range for a Research Investigator is usually between $28,971 and $72,960 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $86,164. The highest Research Investigator salary in the United States was $221,900. The average hourly pay for a Research Investigator is $26.36.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Research Investigator Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Research Investigator salary are Ohio, with an average salary of $100,846, followed by North Carolina, with an average salary of $80,286, and Michigan, with an average salary of $77,972. Employers paying the highest salary for a Research Investigator job are Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (WA), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (MI) and Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (WA).

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Average Salary

$54,829/yr

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333

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Job Pay Rank

82,610^th

Research Investigator Salary Statistics

Top Paying Employers for Research Investigator Jobs

Employer	Average Salary
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, WA	$74,875
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI	$74,498
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, WA	$72,300
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX	$62,403
Washington State Department of Health, WA	$55,133

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Research Analyst	$60,980
Research Assistant	$27,125
Research Associate	$50,348
Research Specialist	$39,972
Research Scientist	$69,120
Research Assistant Professor	$78,266
Research Technician	$34,410
Research Associate Professor	$96,561
Research Professor	$117,861
Researcher	$66,135

Research Investigator Salary in States

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State	Average Salary	Records Number
Michigan	$77,972	153
North Carolina	$80,286	16
Ohio	$100,846	1
Texas	$30,873	180
Washington	$65,227	18

Top Paid Research Investigator

Research Investigator Salary Lookup

Name	State	Employer
Nathaniel Borenstein S University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI	Nathaniel Borenstein S	MI	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	View Details
Lynn Videka University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI	Lynn Videka	MI	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	View Details
Julia Adler-milstein University of Michigan - Ann Arbbor, MI	Julia Adler-milstein	MI	University of Michigan - Ann Arbbor	View Details
Edward Gordon Happ University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI	Edward Gordon Happ	MI	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	View Details
Edward Gordon Happ University Of Michigan - Ann Arbbor, MI	Edward Gordon Happ	MI	University Of Michigan - Ann Arbbor	View Details
Edward Gordon Happ University of Michigan - Ann Arbbor, MI	Edward Gordon Happ	MI	University of Michigan - Ann Arbbor	View Details
James Myers D University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	James Myers D	MI	University of Michigan Ann Arbor	View Details
Sandra Payette University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	Sandra Payette	MI	University of Michigan Ann Arbor	View Details
John Henry Callewaert University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI	John Henry Callewaert	MI	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	View Details
John Henry Callewaert University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI	John Henry Callewaert	MI	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	View Details
John Henry Callewaert University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI	John Henry Callewaert	MI	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	View Details
Angela Harris L University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX	Angela Harris L	TX	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	View Details
Gabrielle Elizabeth O'Brien University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI	Gabrielle Elizabeth O'Brien	MI	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	View Details
Timothy Lofton E University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX	Timothy Lofton E	TX	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	View Details
Meredith Singer A University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX	Meredith Singer A	TX	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	View Details
Priyanka Srivastava P University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX	Priyanka Srivastava P	TX	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	View Details
Norma Rogers E University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX	Norma Rogers E	TX	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	View Details
Nakia Spencer D University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX	Nakia Spencer D	TX	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	View Details
Jay Theroff P University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX	Jay Theroff P	TX	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	View Details
Michael Peoples D University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX	Michael Peoples D	TX	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	View Details