Research Lead Salary in Wilmington, Delaware

How much does a Research Lead make in Wilmington, DE?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Research Lead in Wilmington, DE is $185,437. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $160,341 to $216,202, with most professionals earning between $137,492 and $244,211.

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Demonstrates initiative for continuous learning, both self-directed and as evidenced by attendance of educational and professional development opportunities.

January 07, 2023

Provides mentoring and training to staff and other business partners (both internal and external to OSP) as needed regarding financial reporting, data warehouse, GMAS, and sponsored and University policies, with an emphasis on compliance and mitigating financial and institutional risk.

January 27, 2023

Actively identifies the need for and participates in training, education, and development activities to improve own knowledge and that of the research department and to learn about and improve research related processes .

February 07, 2023

Participates in the ongoing informed consent process, ensuring that human subjects, their families, and other health care providers clearly understand what is expected of and from them in the course of participating in a clinical/translational trial.

February 18, 2023

Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.

March 13, 2023

Maintains staff oversite at assigned enrollment site and responsible for resource allocation throughout the day to meet site metrics.

March 20, 2023

Works with clients and local institutions to design and implement Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning plans, processes, and activities, including integrating M&E frameworks into Missions' strategic plans and overall objectives.

March 23, 2023

Performs procedures for research as they are described in the protocol, deviating from the protocol only when a subject's safety is at risk and reporting as required by policy, regulations or protocol, to the sponsor and regulatory agencies.

April 17, 2023

Develops custom scalable and sustainable integrated mathematical models by leveraging technical skills across Python, R, Spark, Hadoop and other big data tools and optimization solvers such as Gurobi, CBC, Cplex etc.

April 23, 2023

Assists with developing and conducting special studies and research initiatives, by designing survey instruments, gathering data and information from department staff, developing data analysis tools, conducting statistical analyses, initiating literature reviews, etc.

May 11, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Research Lead in Wilmington, DE

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

160341

216202

185437

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

173745

243172

202836

What is the average salary for Research Lead in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Research Lead in Wilmington, DE. The base salary for Research Lead ranges from $160,341 to $216,202 with the average base salary of $185,437. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $173,745 to $243,172 with the average total cash compensation of $202,836.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$185,437	$160,341 - $216,202
Bonus	$17,399	$13,404 - $26,970
Total Pay	$202,836	$173,745 - $243,172

* 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.

Research Lead Salary Near Wilmington, DE

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Wilmington, DE
CITY, STATE New Castle, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $161,417 - $217,653	COMPARE TO Wilmington, DE
CITY, STATE Newark, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $161,294 - $217,487	COMPARE TO Wilmington, DE
CITY, STATE Delaware City, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $161,294 - $217,487	COMPARE TO Wilmington, DE
CITY, STATE Bear, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $161,232 - $217,404	COMPARE TO Wilmington, DE
CITY, STATE Middletown, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $161,317 - $217,518	COMPARE TO Wilmington, DE
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $161,109 - $217,238	COMPARE TO Wilmington, DE

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About Wilmington, Delaware

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.0 square miles (44 km2). Of that, 10.9 square miles (28 km2) is land and 6.2 square miles (16 km2) is water. The total area is 36.25% water. The city sits at the confluence of the Christina River and the Delaware River, about 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Philadelphia. Wilmington Train Station, one of the southernmost stops on Philadelphia's SEPTA rail transportation system, is also served by Northeast Corridor Amtrak passenger trains. Wilmington is served by I-95 and I-495 within city limits. In addition, the twin-s...

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