Research Assistant Stipend Rates

Three tiers for RA stipends were established in FY15, with a fourth added in FY22, and periodic increases are made to the stipend rate established for each tier. The tier that applies to a given college (and within Letters and Science, to specific departments) is authorized by the dean.

The stipends for each tier at full time and the most common appointment percentages are shown in the tables below.


Spring 2024

Appointment %100%50%33%
Academic Year$30,600$15,300$10,098
Annual*$37,400$18,700$12,342

Tier 2

Appointment %100%50%33%
Academic Year$34,680$17,340$11,444
Annual*$42,387$21,193$13,988

Tier 3

Appointment %100%50%33%
Academic Year$38,760$19,380$12,791
Annual*$47,373$23,687$15,633

Tier 4

Appointment %100%50%33%
Academic Year$42,840$21,420$14,137
Annual*$52,360$26,180$17,279
*Annual appointment stipend is calculated as 11/9ths of Academic Year appointment

Research Assistant Stipends by School, College, or Department Spring 2024

C-Basis (9-month)

SCHOOL/COLLEGE/DIVISION100% C-basis50% C-basis33% C-basis
Academic Affairs$30,600$15,300$10,098
Arts and Architecture$30,600$15,300$10,098
Business (Lubar)$30,600$15,300$10,098
Community Engagement & Professions$34,680$17,340$11,444
Engineering & Applied Science$42,840$21,420$14,137
Freshwater Sciences$42,840$21,420$14,137
Graduate School$30,600$15,300$10,098
Health Professions & Sciences$34,680$17,340$11,444
Letters and Science (see below)   
Public Health (Zilber)$34,680$17,340$11,444

Spring 2024 LETTERS & SCIENCE

L&S Department100% C-basis50% C-basis33% C-basis
African & African Diaspora Studies$30,600$15,300$10,098
Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures$30,600$15,300$10,098
Anthropology$30,600$15,300$10,098
Art History$30,600$15,300$10,098
Biosciences$42,840$21,420$14,137
Chemistry$42,840$21,420$14,137
Communication$30,600$15,300$10,098
Economics$30,600$15,300$10,098
English$30,600$15,300$10,098
Geography$34,680$17,340$11,444
Geosciences$42,840$21,420$14,137
Global Studies$30,600$15,300$10,098
History$30,600$15,300$10,098
Linguistics$30,600$15,300$10,098
Mathematical Sciences$42,840$21,420$14,137
Philosophy$30,600$15,300$10,098
Physics$42,840$21,420$14,137
Political Science$30,600$15,300$10,098
Psychology$42,840$21,420$14,137
Sociology$30,600$15,300$10,098
Spanish & Portuguese$30,600$15,300$10,098
Translation and Interpreting$30,600$15,300$10,098
Urban Studies$30,600$15,300$10,098
Women’s and Gender Studies$30,600$15,300$10,098

Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 (effective July 1, 2024. Note: Stipends for a summer-session appointment are based on the stipend schedule approved for the preceding academic year, unless the appointment is an annual basis appointment effective July 1.)

Tier 1

Appointment %100%50%33%
Academic Year$31,212$15,606$10,300
Annual*$38,148$19,074$12,589

Tier 2

Appointment %100%50%33%
Academic Year$35,374$17,687$11,673
Annual*$43,235$21,617$14,267

Tier 3

Appointment %100%50%33%
Academic Year$39,535$19,768$13,047
Annual*$48,320$24,161$15,946

Tier 4 base

Appointment %100%50%33%
Academic Year$43,697$21,848$14,420
Annual*$53,407$26,704$17,624

*Annual appointment stipend is calculated as 11/9ths of Academic Year appointment

Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 (effective July 1, 2024. Note: Stipends for a summer-session appointment are based on the stipend schedule approved for the preceding academic year, unless the appointment is an annual basis appointment effective July 1.)

Research Assistant Stipends by School, College, or Department

C-Basis (9-month)

SCHOOL/COLLEGE/DIVISION100% C-basis50% C-basis33% C-basis
Academic Affairs$31,212$15,606$10,300
Arts and Architecture$31,212$15,606$10,300
Business (Lubar)$31,212$15,606$10,300
Community Engagement & Professions$35,374$17,687$11,673
Engineering & Applied Science$43,697$21,848$14,420
Freshwater Sciences$43,697$21,848$14,420
Graduate School$31,212$15,606$10,300
Health Professions & Sciences$35,374$17,687$11,673
Letters and Science (see below)   
Public Health (Zilber)$35,374$17,687$11,673

Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 LETTERS & SCIENCE (effective July 1, 2024. Note: Stipends for a summer-session appointment are based on the stipend schedule approved for the preceding academic year, unless the appointment is an annual basis appointment effective July 1.)

L&S Department100% C-basis50% C-basis33% C-basis
African & African Diaspora Studies$31,212$15,606$10,300
Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures$31,212$15,606$10,300
Anthropology$31,212$15,606$10,300
Art History$31,212$15,606$10,300
Biosciences$43,697$21,848$14,420
Chemistry$43,697$21,848$14,420
Communication$31,212$15,606$10,300
Economics$31,212$15,606$10,300
English$31,212$15,606$10,300
Geography$35,374$17,687$11,673
Geosciences$43,697$21,848$14,420
Global Studies$31,212$15,606$10,300
History$31,212$15,606$10,300
Linguistics$31,212$15,606$10,300
Mathematical Sciences$43,697$21,848$14,420
Philosophy$31,212$15,606$10,300
Physics$43,697$21,848$14,420
Political Science$31,212$15,606$10,300
Psychology$43,697$21,848$14,420
Sociology$31,212$15,606$10,300
Spanish & Portuguese$31,212$15,606$10,300
Translation and Interpreting$31,212$15,606$10,300
Urban Studies$31,212$15,606$10,300
Women’s and Gender Studies$31,212$15,606$10,300