Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 186 people
How much does a research associate make in Massachusetts?
$52,155typical pay for a research associate in 2025
$34,834 – $68,529what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 22.8% from 2024.
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Where research associates work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Research Associate II40 people$36,938
- Research Associate15 people$49,080
- Research Associate III55 people$49,902
- Research Associate IV72 people$64,740
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Research Assistant$40,437 (everyone)
- Research Associate (this page)$52,155 (everyone)
- Research Manager$83,517 (everyone)
- Senior Research Associate$95,419 (everyone)
- Research Manager Senior$106,646 (everyone)
Highest-paid research associates, 2025
- 1Allison TaylorResearch Associate III · University of Massachusetts System$106,780
- 2Carey ZammittiResearch Associate IV · University of Massachusetts System$101,521
- 3Alberto MiglioreResearch Associate III · University of Massachusetts System$98,554
- 4Caitlyn BukatyResearch Associate III · University of Massachusetts System$98,173
- 5Brittany PowersResearch Associate III · University of Massachusetts System$94,250
Common questions
How much does a research associate make in Massachusetts?
The typical research associate was paid $52,155 in 2025; most earned between $34,834 and $68,529. This counts all 186 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research associates in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Associate, at any level (for example "Research Associate II"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this