What are the main factors that influence a Clinical Trials Research Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Clinical Trials Research Associate?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Clinical Trials Research Associate roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Clinical Trials Research Associate's salary?

A Clinical Trials Research Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $53,206 for beginners, reaching about $79,724 at mid-level, and approach $104,511 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Clinical Trials Research Associate?

Clinical Trials Research Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Clinical Trials Research Associate roles are District of Columbia $62,254, California $62,018, Massachusetts $61,191. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Clinical Trials Research Associate roles make?

Salaries for Clinical Trials Research Associate level roles vary by specialization: Clinical Trials Research Director: $162,120; Clinical Trials Management Associate: $111,266; Clinical Trials Research Manager: $108,900; Clinical Research Associate: $72,569; Clinical Trials Research Associate II: $71,000.

Clinical Trials Research Associate Salary in Georgia

How much does a Clinical Trials Research Associate make in Georgia? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Trials Research Associate in Georgia is $54,231 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, a Clinical Trials Research Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,625
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,425 to $59,148
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,050

10% $45,050

50% (Median) $54,231

90% $63,625

Clinical Trials Research Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,148	$4,929	$1,137	$28
Average	$54,231	$4,519	$1,043	$26
25th Percentile	$49,425	$4,119	$950	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Trials Research Associate Salaries

A Clinical Trials Research Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Clinical Trials Research Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical Trials Research Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $53,206
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,256
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,724
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,854
Expert (over 8 years): $104,511

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Clinical Trials Research Associate	less than 1 year	$53,206
Fraud Prevention Analyst II	1-2 years	$59,256
Fraud Prevention Analyst III	2-4 years	$79,724
Fraud Prevention Supervisor	5-8 years	$62,854
Fraud Prevention Manager	over 8 years	$104,511

How Do Clinical Trials Research Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Clinical Trials Research Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,254.
California: $62,018.
Massachusetts: $61,191.

District of Columbia $62,254 California $62,018 Massachusetts $61,191 Washington $60,967 New Jersey $60,944 Alaska $60,865 Connecticut $60,089 New York $59,774

Hawaii $58,768 Rhode Island $58,296 Maryland $57,975 Minnesota $57,537 Colorado $57,368 Illinois $57,312 Oregon $57,098 Delaware $56,941

New Hampshire $56,842 Virginia $56,620 Pennsylvania $55,974 Nevada $55,647 North Dakota $55,541 Michigan $55,372 Wisconsin $55,310 Vermont $55,186

Texas $54,843 Maine $54,821 Arizona $54,787 Ohio $54,748 Georgia $54,231 Indiana $53,972 Wyoming $53,921 Utah $53,843

Iowa $53,809 Kansas $53,539 Louisiana $53,460 North Carolina $53,432 Missouri $53,421 Florida $53,202 Montana $53,084 Nebraska $52,971

Kentucky $52,909 South Carolina $52,684 Tennessee $52,544 Idaho $52,488 New Mexico $52,077 Oklahoma $51,987 Alabama $51,655 South Dakota $51,099

Arkansas $50,795 West Virginia $50,632 Mississippi $50,143

Top Paying Cities for Clinical Trials Research Associate

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Attapulgus: $50,287
Kennesaw: $54,231
Kingston: $51,713

Attapulgus, GA $50,287

Kennesaw, GA $54,231

Kingston, GA $51,713

Lebanon, GA $53,634

Lindale, GA $51,353

Marble Hill, GA $52,088

Mount Berry, GA $51,053

Mount Zion, GA $52,180

Nelson, GA $52,831

Rockmart, GA $52,814

Rome, GA $51,222

Roopville, GA $51,686

Rydal, GA $51,956

Shannon, GA $51,168

Silver Creek, GA $51,592

Talking Rock, GA $51,416

Tallapoosa, GA $51,684

Tate, GA $52,305

Taylorsville, GA $52,858

Temple, GA $53,144

Villa Rica, GA $53,534

Waco, GA $51,844

Waleska, GA $52,509

White, GA $52,671

Whitesburg, GA $53,206

Winston, GA $53,726

Woodstock, GA $54,042

Barnesville, GA $50,960

Brooks, GA $52,630

Concord, GA $51,297

Experiment, GA $52,753

Fairburn, GA $54,439

Fayetteville, GA $54,341

Flovilla, GA $51,225

Franklin, GA $51,226

Gay, GA $51,456

Glenn, GA $51,227

Grantville, GA $51,717

Greenville, GA $50,947

Griffin, GA $52,917

Hampton, GA $53,757

Haralson, GA $52,403

Hogansville, GA $51,149

Jackson, GA $51,885

Jenkinsburg, GA $52,423

Jonesboro, GA $54,546

Lagrange, GA $50,680

Manor, GA $49,937

Mershon, GA $49,921

Millwood, GA $49,925

Nahunta, GA $50,456

Nicholls, GA $49,983

Odum, GA $50,117

Offerman, GA $50,116

Patterson, GA $49,968

Saint Marys, GA $51,850

Screven, GA $49,958

Sea Island, GA $50,356

Saint George, GA $52,005

Surrency, GA $49,890

Waresboro, GA $50,114

Waverly, GA $50,827

Waynesville, GA $50,544

West Green, GA $49,943

White Oak, GA $50,932

Woodbine, GA $51,448

Valdosta, GA $50,146

Adel, GA $50,041

Alapaha, GA $49,939

Argyle, GA $50,102

Axson, GA $49,948

Barney, GA $49,966

Boston, GA $50,204

Cecil, GA $50,118

Dixie, GA $50,033

Du Pont, GA $49,867

Fargo, GA $50,126

Hahira, GA $50,070

Homerville, GA $49,982

Lakeland, GA $50,009

Lake Park, GA $50,073

Lenox, GA $49,939

Morven, GA $50,021

Nashville, GA $50,005

Naylor, GA $49,974

Pearson, GA $49,970

Quitman, GA $50,067

Ray City, GA $50,054

Sparks, GA $50,012

Statenville, GA $50,065

Stockton, GA $49,974

Willacoochee, GA $49,977

Moody A F B, GA $50,084

Albany, GA $49,457

Americus, GA $49,979

Andersonville, GA $49,962

Arabi, GA $49,731

Ashburn, GA $49,712

Baconton, GA $49,533

Barwick, GA $50,077

Berlin, GA $50,104

Locust Grove, GA $52,911

Bainbridge, GA $50,009

Blakely, GA $49,062

Bluffton, GA $49,550

Brinson, GA $49,899

Bronwood, GA $49,605

Cairo, GA $50,064

Calvary, GA $50,317

Cedar Springs, GA $48,796

Climax, GA $50,137

Coleman, GA $49,711

Colquitt, GA $49,828

Cuthbert, GA $49,802

Damascus, GA $49,633

Dawson, GA $49,619

Donalsonville, GA $49,785

Edison, GA $49,673

Fort Gaines, GA $49,528

Fowlstown, GA $50,264

Georgetown, GA $49,705

Iron City, GA $49,798

Jakin, GA $48,927

Leary, GA $49,570

Morgan, GA $49,586

Morris, GA $49,676

Newton, GA $49,675

Parrott, GA $49,791

Sasser, GA $49,541

Shellman, GA $49,743

Whigham, GA $50,113

Lovejoy, GA $53,975

Luthersville, GA $51,651

Mcdonough, GA $53,548

Meansville, GA $50,826

Milner, GA $51,403

Molena, GA $50,764

Moreland, GA $52,236

Morrow, GA $54,892

Newnan, GA $52,610

Orchard Hill, GA $51,685

Palmetto, GA $53,983

Peachtree City, GA $53,746

Red Oak, GA $54,928

Rex, GA $54,791

Riverdale, GA $54,753

Sargent, GA $52,796

Senoia, GA $52,644

Sharpsburg, GA $53,254

Stockbridge, GA $54,452

Sunny Side, GA $53,315

The Rock, GA $50,829

Thomaston, GA $50,568

Conley, GA $55,057

Turin, GA $52,957

Tyrone, GA $54,089

Union City, GA $54,627

Williamson, GA $51,841

Woodbury, GA $50,800

Ellenwood, GA $55,013

Zebulon, GA $51,294

Forest Park, GA $55,052

Stapleton, GA $51,105

Thomson, GA $51,183

Warrenton, GA $50,712

Waynesboro, GA $51,339

Wrens, GA $51,235

Augusta, GA $52,032

Abbeville, GA $50,003

North Metro, GA $54,350

Millen, GA $50,548

Mount Vernon, GA $49,930

Newington, GA $50,905

Norristown, GA $49,783

Nunez, GA $49,772

Oliver, GA $51,019

Portal, GA $50,168

Pulaski, GA $50,426

Adrian, GA $49,800

Allentown, GA $50,218

Bolingbroke, GA $50,410

Bonaire, GA $50,306

Butler, GA $50,128

Byromville, GA $49,983

Byron, GA $50,335

Cadwell, GA $49,978

Cordele, GA $49,976

Chauncey, GA $49,949

Chester, GA $50,147

Clinchfield, GA $50,130

Cochran, GA $50,204

Culloden, GA $50,530

Danville, GA $50,228

Davisboro, GA $50,264

Dexter, GA $50,121

Dry Branch, GA $50,332

Dublin, GA $50,165

Dudley, GA $50,142

Eastman, GA $50,068

Eatonton, GA $50,910

Elko, GA $50,122

East Dublin, GA $50,066

Centerville, GA $50,338

Forsyth, GA $50,694

Fort Valley, GA $50,257

Gordon, GA $50,304

Gray, GA $50,396

Haddock, GA $50,452

Hardwick, GA $50,227

Harrison, GA $49,974

Hawkinsville, GA $50,126

Helena, GA $50,005

Hillsboro, GA $50,571

Howard, GA $49,978

Ideal, GA $50,023

Irwinton, GA $50,231

Jeffersonville, GA $50,302

Jewell, GA $50,301

Juliette, GA $50,516

Kathleen, GA $50,276

Kite, GA $49,788

Knoxville, GA $50,289

Lilly, GA $50,122

Lizella, GA $50,388

Mc Intyre, GA $50,249

Mc Rae, GA $49,995

Marshallville, GA $50,170

Mauk, GA $49,931

Milledgeville, GA $50,250

Milan, GA $49,955

Montezuma, GA $50,072

Monticello, GA $51,078

Montrose, GA $50,192

Musella, GA $50,441

Oconee, GA $50,285

Oglethorpe, GA $50,076

Perry, GA $50,274

Pinehurst, GA $49,992

Pineview, GA $50,007

Pitts, GA $49,950

Rentz, GA $50,069

Reynolds, GA $50,146

Rhine, GA $49,933

Roberta, GA $50,431

Rochelle, GA $49,973

Rupert, GA $49,930

Sandersville, GA $50,268

Scotland, GA $50,068

Seville, GA $50,173

Shady Dale, GA $51,373

Smarr, GA $50,481

Sparta, GA $50,322

Warner Robins, GA $50,322

Comer, GA $50,373

Crawford, GA $50,519

Tennille, GA $50,138

Toomsboro, GA $50,134

Unadilla, GA $50,101

Vienna, GA $50,002

Warthen, GA $50,125

Wrightsville, GA $49,958

Yatesville, GA $50,639

Reidsville, GA $50,260

Rockledge, GA $49,867

Rocky Ford, GA $50,227

Sardis, GA $51,013

Soperton, GA $49,861

Statesboro, GA $50,716

Stillmore, GA $49,876

Sylvania, GA $50,321

Tarrytown, GA $49,837

Twin City, GA $49,806

Uvalda, GA $49,933

Vidalia, GA $49,971

Wadley, GA $50,278

Gainesville, GA $52,327

Chestnut Mountain, GA $52,870

Alto, GA $51,098

Baldwin, GA $50,803

Blairsville, GA $50,452

Blue Ridge, GA $50,646

Buford, GA $53,524

Bowersville, GA $50,938

Braselton, GA $52,875

Canon, GA $50,898

Carnesville, GA $50,714

Cherry Log, GA $50,634

Clarkesville, GA $50,549

Clayton, GA $50,694

Clermont, GA $51,574

Cleveland, GA $51,012

Commerce, GA $51,438

Cornelia, GA $50,962

Dahlonega, GA $51,536

Dawsonville, GA $52,277

Demorest, GA $50,741

Ellijay, GA $50,980

Dillard, GA $50,733

Eastanollee, GA $50,902

East Ellijay, GA $50,975

Epworth, GA $50,647

Flowery Branch, GA $53,074

Gillsville, GA $51,768

Habersham, GA $50,697

Helen, GA $50,374

Hiawassee, GA $50,397

Homer, GA $50,894

Hoschton, GA $52,863

Jefferson, GA $52,032

Lakemont, GA $50,627

Lavonia, GA $50,959

Lula, GA $51,528

Mc Caysville, GA $50,723

Martin, GA $50,932

Maysville, GA $51,572

Mineral Bluff, GA $50,555

Morganton, GA $50,512

Mountain City, GA $50,815

Mount Airy, GA $50,711

Murrayville, GA $51,893

Nicholson, GA $51,414

Oakwood, GA $52,842

Pendergrass, GA $52,178

Rabun Gap, GA $50,658

Sautee Nacoochee, GA $50,457

Suches, GA $50,627

Tallulah Falls, GA $50,795

Talmo, GA $52,218

Tiger, GA $50,669

Toccoa, GA $50,863

Turnerville, GA $50,761

Wiley, GA $50,814

Young Harris, GA $50,432

Toccoa Falls, GA $50,964

Athens, GA $51,406

Macon, GA $50,373

Allenhurst, GA $51,177

Bloomingdale, GA $52,075

Clyo, GA $51,338

Crescent, GA $50,888

Darien, GA $50,630

Eden, GA $51,896

Ellabell, GA $51,726

Fleming, GA $51,694

Hinesville, GA $51,316

Guyton, GA $51,658

Fort Stewart, GA $51,347

Ludowici, GA $50,810

Meldrim, GA $51,994

Meridian, GA $50,760

Midway, GA $51,597

Pembroke, GA $51,278

Pooler, GA $52,268

Riceboro, GA $51,257

Richmond Hill, GA $51,933

Rincon, GA $51,960

Sapelo Island, GA $50,674

Tybee Island, GA $52,115

Springfield, GA $51,491

Townsend, GA $50,812

Walthourville, GA $51,148

Savannah, GA $52,268

Swainsboro, GA $49,834

Ailey, GA $49,898

Alamo, GA $49,958

Alston, GA $49,943

Bartow, GA $50,133

Bellville, GA $50,496

Brooklet, GA $51,248

Claxton, GA $50,636

Cobbtown, GA $50,035

Collins, GA $50,177

Daisy, GA $50,892

Dover, GA $50,588

Garfield, GA $50,139

Girard, GA $51,064

Glennville, GA $50,533

Glenwood, GA $49,893

Hagan, GA $50,782

Louisville, GA $50,710

Lyons, GA $49,913

Manassas, GA $50,429

Metter, GA $50,080

Midville, GA $50,312

Waycross, GA $50,190

Atlanta, GA $55,057

Ty Ty, GA $49,815

Arlington, GA $49,596

Cumming, GA $53,145

Decatur, GA $55,057

Lithonia, GA $54,707

Snellville, GA $54,392

Lawrenceville, GA $54,015

Lilburn, GA $54,621

Loganville, GA $53,812

Oxford, GA $53,697

Mansfield, GA $52,190

Newborn, GA $51,746

Porterdale, GA $53,283

Pine Lake, GA $55,057

Redan, GA $54,861

Roswell, GA $54,423

Scottdale, GA $55,057

Smyrna, GA $55,057

Stone Mountain, GA $55,053

Tucker, GA $55,042

Brookfield, GA $50,057

Camilla, GA $49,748

Chula, GA $49,849

Cobb, GA $49,723

Coolidge, GA $50,009

Cotton, GA $49,811

De Soto, GA $49,654

Doerun, GA $49,619

Ellenton, GA $50,066

Enigma, GA $49,960

Fitzgerald, GA $50,040

Funston, GA $49,808

Hartsfield, GA $49,807

Thomasville, GA $50,099

Irwinville, GA $49,915

Leesburg, GA $49,493

Leslie, GA $49,728

Meigs, GA $49,972

Moultrie, GA $49,970

Mystic, GA $49,960

Norman Park, GA $49,916

Oakfield, GA $49,548

Ochlocknee, GA $50,035

Ocilla, GA $49,991

Omega, GA $49,897

Pavo, GA $49,980

Pelham, GA $50,016

Plains, GA $49,876

Poulan, GA $49,613

Putney, GA $49,457

Rebecca, GA $49,843

Sale City, GA $49,687

Smithville, GA $49,655

Sumner, GA $49,661

Sycamore, GA $49,804

Sylvester, GA $49,550

Tifton, GA $49,879

Duluth, GA $54,350

Acworth, GA $53,924

Adairsville, GA $51,425

Aragon, GA $51,962

Armuchee, GA $51,118

Austell, GA $54,742

Ball Ground, GA $53,043

Bowdon, GA $51,609

Bowdon Junction, GA $52,449

Bremen, GA $52,615

Clarkdale, GA $54,634

Carrollton, GA $52,696

Buchanan, GA $52,042

Canton, GA $53,390

Cartersville, GA $52,675

Lithia Springs, GA $54,730

Cassville, GA $52,468

Cave Spring, GA $50,946

Cedartown, GA $51,540

Mableton, GA $55,057

Powder Springs, GA $54,389

Coosa, GA $50,680

Dallas, GA $53,592

Douglasville, GA $54,304

Emerson, GA $53,460

Esom Hill, GA $51,259

Fairmount, GA $51,603

Felton, GA $51,989

Hiram, GA $54,129

Holly Springs, GA $53,789

Arnoldsville, GA $50,919

Bethlehem, GA $53,139

Bishop, GA $51,852

Bogart, GA $52,113

Bostwick, GA $51,922

Bowman, GA $50,696

Buckhead, GA $50,831

Carlton, GA $50,157

Colbert, GA $50,733

Avondale Estates, GA $55,057

Norcross, GA $54,710

Alpharetta, GA $53,938

Marietta, GA $54,708

Auburn, GA $53,283

Conyers, GA $54,237

Covington, GA $52,959

Grayson, GA $54,011

Jersey, GA $53,403

Dacula, GA $53,547

Clarkston, GA $55,057

Suwanee, GA $53,960

Social Circle, GA $52,518

Crawfordville, GA $50,463

Warwick, GA $49,620

Danielsville, GA $50,633

Dewy Rose, GA $50,768

Elberton, GA $50,673

Farmington, GA $51,600

Franklin Springs, GA $50,824

Good Hope, GA $52,123

Greensboro, GA $50,429

Hartwell, GA $50,992

High Shoals, GA $51,960

Hull, GA $51,007

Ila, GA $50,780

Lexington, GA $50,146

Madison, GA $51,434

Monroe, GA $52,951

Rayle, GA $50,349

Royston, GA $50,785

Rutledge, GA $51,913

Sharon, GA $50,696

Siloam, GA $50,289

Statham, GA $52,277

Stephens, GA $50,529

Tignall, GA $50,605

Union Point, GA $50,296

Maxeys, GA $50,481

Washington, GA $50,734

Watkinsville, GA $51,460

White Plains, GA $50,252

Winder, GA $52,801

Winterville, GA $50,983

Calhoun, GA $51,255

Chatsworth, GA $51,045

Chickamauga, GA $50,904

Cisco, GA $50,685

Cohutta, GA $50,852

Crandall, GA $50,751

Dalton, GA $50,967

Eton, GA $50,978

Flintstone, GA $51,042

Graysville, GA $51,016

La Fayette, GA $50,819

Lyerly, GA $50,890

Menlo, GA $50,638

Oakman, GA $51,144

Plainville, GA $51,213

Ranger, GA $51,116

Resaca, GA $51,139

Ringgold, GA $50,972

Rising Fawn, GA $50,949

Rock Spring, GA $50,926

Rocky Face, GA $50,842

Rossville, GA $51,059

Fort Oglethorpe, GA $51,046

Sugar Valley, GA $51,053

Summerville, GA $50,972

Lookout Mountain, GA $51,041

Tennga, GA $50,733

Trenton, GA $50,982

Trion, GA $50,946

Tunnel Hill, GA $50,901

Varnell, GA $50,878

Wildwood, GA $51,015

Appling, GA $51,560

Avera, GA $50,603

Blythe, GA $51,658

Boneville, GA $51,348

Camak, GA $50,905

Dearing, GA $51,409

Evans, GA $51,837

Gibson, GA $50,718

Gough, GA $51,068

Gracewood, GA $52,032

Grovetown, GA $51,781

Harlem, GA $51,583

Hephzibah, GA $51,823

Keysville, GA $51,427

Lincolnton, GA $51,144

Matthews, GA $51,412

Mesena, GA $51,050

Mitchell, GA $50,394

Norwood, GA $50,612

Wray, GA $49,934

Box Springs, GA $49,807

Buena Vista, GA $49,831

Cataula, GA $49,758

Cusseta, GA $49,787

Ellaville, GA $49,960

Ellerslie, GA $49,766

Fortson, GA $49,736

Geneva, GA $49,871

Hamilton, GA $49,778

Junction City, GA $49,954

Louvale, GA $49,776

Lumpkin, GA $49,813

Manchester, GA $50,462

Midland, GA $49,737

Omaha, GA $49,789

Pine Mountain, GA $50,136

Pine Mountain Valley, GA $50,038

Preston, GA $49,842

Richland, GA $49,825

Shiloh, GA $50,148

Talbotton, GA $50,198

Upatoi, GA $49,768

Warm Springs, GA $50,408

Waverly Hall, GA $49,798

Weston, GA $49,770

West Point, GA $50,030

Woodland, GA $50,337

Columbus, GA $49,710

Fort Benning, GA $49,732

Jasper, GA $51,989

Perkins, GA $50,816

Alma, GA $49,992

Ambrose, GA $49,973

Baxley, GA $49,980

Blackshear, GA $50,043

Bristol, GA $49,925

Broxton, GA $49,976

Brunswick, GA $50,733

Saint Simons Island, GA $50,471

Jekyll Island, GA $50,834

Denton, GA $49,931

Douglas, GA $50,102

Folkston, GA $50,846

Hazlehurst, GA $49,992

Hoboken, GA $50,407

Hortense, GA $50,102

Jacksonville, GA $49,894

Jesup, GA $50,232

Kings Bay, GA $51,908

Kingsland, GA $51,915

Lumber City, GA $49,914

Clinical Trials Research Associate Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Clinical Trials Research Associate roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Retail & Wholesale sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Clinical Trials Research Associate positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Insurance typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Clinical Trials Research Associate as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Clinical Trials Research Associate

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$75,923	$37.0	40%

Clinical Trials Research Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Clinical Trials Research Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$49,425

Average $54,231/year

$59,148

$4,119

Average $4,519/month

$4,929

$950

Average $1,043/week

$1,137

$24

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,148	$4,929	$1,137	$28
Average	$54,231	$4,519	$1,043	$26
25th Percentile	$49,425	$4,119	$950	$24

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