Salaries for Research Scientists & Postdocs in FAS, SEAS, YSE; 2024-2025
New 12-month salary minima are effective July 1, 2024.
To: Deans, Chairs and Lead Administrators of Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the School of the Environment
From: Vice Provost for Research, Michael Crair
Re: Salaries for Research Scientists and Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates in the FAS, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the School of the Environment for 2024-2025
For your reference, please see below for 12-month research scientist and postdoctoral salary minima, effective 1 July 2024. 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 25, announced in a memo by Vice Provost Lynn Cooley on April 16, 2024, is also noted below.
For any questions regarding postdoc salaries, please email postdoc.affairs@yale.edu.
Research Scientist Salary Minima
| Senior Research Scientist | $114,525 |
| Research Scientist | $97,376 |
| Associate Research Scientist | $72,000 |
Postdoctoral Associate (Fellow) Salary Minima
| 1st year | $68,000 |
| 2nd year | $68,000 |
| 3rd year | $68,000 |
| 4th year | $68,000 |
| 5th year | $71,000 |
| 6th year | $71,000 |