Research Officer Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Research Officer in Knoxville, TN is $72,229. While Salary.com is seeing that Research Officer salary in Knoxville, TN can go up to $93,450 or down to $53,242, but most earn between $62,290 and $83,337. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Research Officer in the United States.

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Supports the Vice President for Research in addressing strategic priorities focused on the development of external collaborations and partnership agreements.

January 05, 2023

Assists OSP Director with development, coordination, and/or conduct of university wide training sessions on a variety of sponsored programs topics to encourage faculty and staff to become proficient with proposal development, grant writing and electronic submission policies as well as post-award management, compliance, and reporting practices.

March 27, 2023

Develop and conduct training programs, prepare guidance documents and awareness information to instruct personnel about radiation safety procedures, security practices, and emergency response protocols, related to the operation of the cyclotron and use of radioactive material.

November 03, 2022

Demonstrated persuasive and respectful presentation skills for communications with internal leadership, external high-level stakeholders, and people from the communities we are working to reach on a range of complex issues.

February 18, 2023

Manage a substantial portfolio of complex grants and investments requiring both relevant subject matter expertise and high-level management skills.

March 09, 2023

Provide sponsored project central support to Fred Hutch Researchers and Research Administrators for post-award administrative matters, including setting up sponsored projects accounts in electronic systems, reviewing and submitting sponsor prior approval requests, expenditure requests, reporting information.

March 31, 2023

Works with staff and consultants to harvest lessons from previous and current grantmaking, and to actively disseminate results and lessons to other staff, grantees, and the field.

April 11, 2023

Leadership abilities to work with multiple stakeholders, including government, other donors, grantees to create a common vision and visualize simple and effective but implementable solutions to complex problems.

April 20, 2023

Participates in meetings, conducts site visits, and reviews grantee submissions as part of overall responsibility for developing and managing existing grants and programs.

April 22, 2023

Contributes and/or leads the development of R&E reports and manuscripts (includes scientific writing) presentations, posters, blogs and other products, using writing that is accurate, clear with logical flow, and appropriate for different audiences, independently.

May 06, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Research Officer in Knoxville, TN

Average Base Salary

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62290

83337

72229

Average Total Cash Compensation

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63478

86545

73563

What is the average salary for Research Officer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Research Officer in Knoxville, TN. The base salary for Research Officer ranges from $62,290 to $83,337 with the average base salary of $72,229. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $63,478 to $86,545 with the average total cash compensation of $73,563.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$72,229	$62,290 - $83,337
Bonus	$1,334	$1,187 - $3,209
Total Pay	$73,563	$63,478 - $86,545

* 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 Officer Salary Near Knoxville, TN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Asheville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,442 - $83,539	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Johnson City, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $59,121 - $79,096	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Kingsport, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $59,342 - $79,392	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Chattanooga, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,244 - $81,936	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Greenville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,186 - $85,872	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Richmond, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,073 - $84,384	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN

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About Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County. The city had an estimated population of 186,239 in 2016 and a population of 178,874 as of the 2010 census, making it the state's third largest city after Nashville and Memphis. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, in 2016, was 868,546, up 0.9 percent, or 7,377 people, from to 2015. The KMSA is, in turn, the central component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2013, had a population of 1,096,961. First settled in 178...

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