I'm trying to find the average salary for an associate scientist in NC. I need to give a salary figure but i'm not sure what to tell them. I've googled it, but haven't found anything helpful. I'm right out of undergrad with a little over 1 yr. experience working as a lab tech/assistant.

4/3/2006 2:35:51 PM

I had to look up the same kind of info for an HR assignment

Go here: http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_newsearch.asp

just put in your job description and zip code in the search engine and it'll come up for you.. it also has a cost-of-living comparison tool if you need it..

4/3/2006 2:54:13 PM

what you asked really doesn't mean shit. Unless, I am missing something.

An "associate scientist" is just the name of a title. You really need to tell people about your major, the job description, and location.

Or try one of ^those things.

4/3/2006 3:13:55 PM

What are the qualifications of such a position? The same title may require a PhD in one company and a Bachelor's in another.

4/3/2006 3:48:58 PM

If you look on job websites under science, you'll see titles like

Researcher I - Academic (that's a BA and 0-3 years experience), and to get above a researcher I in academia requires at least a master's

Microbiologist I - BA and 0-2 years of experience
Microbiologist II - BA and 2-4 years of experience
Microbiologist III and up - there you're getting into advanced degrees or lots of experience

These titles are from the salary wiz that NCSUbunny posted, but I've seen the same titles listed elsewhere before. I think you should figure out which one of these lines up with what you're looking for and search from there for average salary.

Alternately, I *think* career services publishes average starting salaries as part of statistics for each major, but I'm not sure.

4/3/2006 8:08:37 PM

If you live in NC and have obtained a BS recently, the only jobs are entry level positions as technicians and sales. These jobs, save only the sales department, should have a salary start of $30K for a recent graduate.

So go figure? The best option is graduate/professional school for all scientists. These are especially recommended for those that have financial wants and concerns.

[Edited on April 4, 2006 at 8:58 PM. Reason : %@#%&%!]

4/4/2006 8:57:36 PM

^^And as a double FYI, in some of the life sciences (microbiology/cell biology/biochemistry for sure), that $30k salary isn't that much more than the typical PhD student stipend. Just so ya know.

4/4/2006 9:38:35 PM

what's the average salary for an assistant, associate, and full professors in the life sciences at a major research university like NC State?

4/4/2006 9:48:28 PM

^
You disappoint me my son. You should know how to navigate the NCSU website by now

http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/peers/current/ncsu_peers/frame.htm

Scroll down the left frame until you hit the "faculty" subheading. They have comparison data against other "peer" research institutions as well. I'm not sure if they have a breakdown available on the NCSU website for a given college/department. I *believe* a state employee's salary is public information ... no idea where to look it up, but you probably could.

[Edited on April 5, 2006 at 5:55 AM. Reason : .]

4/5/2006 5:52:54 AM

^that's awesome, I had looked high and low for that, thanks a bunch!

4/5/2006 1:05:50 PM