Research Program Director Salary

What is the salary of a Research Program Director? In the United States, a Research Program Director earns an average salary of $138,293. The salary range for a Research Program Director is usually between $128,077 and $155,770 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $172,906. The highest Research Program Director salary in the United States was $238,057. The average hourly pay for a Research Program Director is $66.49.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Research Program Director Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Research Program Director salary are Virginia, with an average salary of $134,036, followed by Wisconsin, with an average salary of $142,272, and North Carolina, with an average salary of $112,899. Employers paying the highest salary for a Research Program Director job are University of Wisconsin System Wide (WI), University of Wisconsin at Madison (WI) and University of Virginia (VA).

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$138,293/yr

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Research Program Director Salary Statistics

Top Paying Employers for Research Program Director Jobs

Employer	Average Salary
University of Wisconsin System Wide, WI	$144,084
University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	$138,121
University of Virginia, VA	$124,356
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, WI	$105,382
University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, WI	$89,619
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR	$63,490

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State	Average Salary	Records Number
Arkansas	$63,490	4
North Carolina	$112,899	12
Nevada	$3,333	1
Virginia	$134,036	9
Wisconsin	$142,272	26

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Name	State	Employer
Timothy Boals University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Timothy Boals	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Timothy Boals University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Timothy Boals	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Timothy Boals University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Timothy Boals	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Xiong Yiying University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Xiong Yiying	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Mark Mulligan University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Mark Mulligan	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Robert Fowler J University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC	Robert Fowler J	NC	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	View Details
Mark Mulligan University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Mark Mulligan	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Xiong Yiying University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Xiong Yiying	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Ngoc Diep Nguyen University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Ngoc Diep Nguyen	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Xiong Yiying University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Xiong Yiying	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Mariana Castro University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Mariana Castro	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Mariana Castro University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Mariana Castro	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Mark Mulligan University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Mark Mulligan	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Megan Miller University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Megan Miller	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Jill Slack-Davis University of Virginia, VA	Jill Slack-Davis	VA	University of Virginia	View Details
Merideth Trahan University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Merideth Trahan	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
James Madsen University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	James Madsen	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
John Stevenson University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	John Stevenson	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details
Johnson Jessica Kimpell University of Virginia, VA	Johnson Jessica Kimpell	VA	University of Virginia	View Details
Ngoc Diep Nguyen University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI	Ngoc Diep Nguyen	WI	University of Wisconsin at Madison	View Details