Junior Researcher Salary in Philadelphia, PA

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Junior Researcher in Philadelphia, PA is $66,371. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $52,992 to a high of $93,711, with most professionals earning between $59,368 and $80,682.

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Prepare IRB applications and consent forms, and design data collection instruments.

August 01, 2022

Facilitate feedback sessions post candidate interviews to gain consensus around hiring decisions and/or learn from any "misses".

December 07, 2022

Follows up with internal and external Clients after fieldwork completion to ensure complete satisfaction.

January 30, 2023

Develop research manuscripts to disseminate findings to the academic community.

February 20, 2023

Supporting the Vice President of Talent Acquisition, interview scheduling, travel coordination and on-boarding logistics.

February 27, 2023

Tracks project budgets and monitors/approves vendor invoices.

March 28, 2023

Confirms and communicates all project schedules, logistics and details in writing to entire Team (internal and external clients).

April 25, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Junior Researcher in Philadelphia, PA

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59368

80682

66371

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80682

66371

What is the average salary for Junior Researcher in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Junior Researcher in Philadelphia, PA. The base salary for Junior Researcher ranges from $59,368 to $80,682 with the average base salary of $66,371. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $59,368 to $80,682 with the average total cash compensation of $66,371.

View Average Salary for Junior Researcher as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$66,371	$59,368 - $80,682
Bonus	$0	$0 - $0
Total Pay	$66,371	$59,368 - $80,682

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Junior Researcher Salary Near Philadelphia, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Camden, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $59,368 - $80,682	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA 0%
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,215 - $79,115	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,345 - $83,368	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Trenton, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,532 - $83,623	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Wilmington, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,329 - $79,269	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE New Castle, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,329 - $79,269	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA

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About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, sometimes known colloquially as Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017[update]. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, wit...

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