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It should come as no surprise that the range in pay for scientists varies widely. Education and experience level play a large role in determining a scientists salary. In addition, the type of employment you seek, where you would like to work and your employment sector will also make a difference. Scientists in the corporate sector will almost always take home a higher paycheck than those in an academic institute.
According to Payscale.com, a Research Associate earns an average of $39,500 while a Research Scientist earns an average of $58,000. The difference would be that a Research Scientist has a more advanced degree (a masters or Ph.D.).
Remember, this is just an average -- many factors will ultimately determine your pay.
Where Do Scientists Gain Employment?
Scientists can wind up working in a variety of settings depending on their field of study. For instance, a biologist (a molecular or cell biologist to be more precise) may end up in a laboratory performing scientific research. However, another biologist (a field or wildlife biologist) may work in a national park, performing field research on animals found inhabiting the area. It just depends on their area of specialty!
As you can see, scientists can gain employment in many different types of settings. Scientists commonly gain employment in academic institutes; such as universities and non-profit organizations and even the corporate world; pharmaceutical (biologists, chemists) and oil companies (geologists).
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