Salaries for Research Scientists and Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates in the FAS, SEAS and YSE for 2023-2024

New 12-month research scientist and postdoctoral salary minima have been announced, effective July 1, 2023.

To: Deans of FAS, SEAS, and YSE

For your reference, please see below for 12-month research scientist and postdoctoral salary minima, effective 1 July 2023. Please feel free to distribute to any who may require this information.  For any questions regarding research scientist salaries, please respond to vpr@yale.edu.  

The updated postdoc salary scale for FY 24, announced in a memoby Provost Strobel on Tuesday, May 2, is also noted below. For any questions regarding postdoc salaries, please email postdoc.affairs@yale.edu.

Research Scientist:
 

Senior Research Scientist: $114,525
Research Scientist: $93,631
Associate Research Scientist: $68,502


Postdoctoral Associate (Fellow):
 

1st Year $65,000
2nd Year $65,000
3rd Year $65,000
4th Year $65,000
5th Year $68,000
6th Year $68,000


Sincerely, 

Michael C. Crair, PhD
Vice Provost for Research