Historical RA Salary Levels | MIT Research Administration Services

Effective June 1, 2022

TA and RA appointments are re-classified as Salary as of AY2023. The graduate salary rate is increased by 5.5% for the academic year 2022-2023, effective June 1, 2022.

Salaries Beginning June 1, 2022
Classification	Monthly	Annual (12 mo.)	High Range +15%
RA, Science and Engineering Doctoral	$3,790	$45,480	$52,302
RA, Engineering (SM Level)	$3,462	$41,544	$47,776
TA, Contact	$3,879	$46,548	$53,530
TA, Support	$3,498	$41,976	$48,272

AY 2022

RA Salary Levels AY2022
Classification	Monthly	Annual (12 mo.)	High Range +15%
Doctoral	$3,488 (beginning 9/1/2021) $3,593 (beginning 12/1/2021)	$41,856 / $42,486 (depending on start date)	$48,134 / $49,578 (depending on start date)
SM Level	$3,186 (beginning 9/1/21) $3,282 (beginning 12/1/21)	$38,232 / $38,808 (depending on start date)	$43,967 / $45,286 (depending on start date)

TA Salary Levels AY2022
Classification	Monthly	Annual (12 mo.)	High Range +15%
Contact	$3,570 (beginning 6/1/21) $3,677 (beginning 12/1/21)	$42,840 / $44,125 (depending upon start date)	$49,266 / $50,744 (depending upon start date)
Support	$3,219 (beginning 6/1/21) $3,316 (beginning 12/1/21)	$38,628 / $39,787 (depending upon start date)	$44,422 / $45,755 (depending upon start date)

AY2021 and Previous

Historical RA Salary Levels
	AY2021	AY2020	AY2019	AY2018	AY2017	AY2016
Yearly Salary Memos	OVC Office Memo	Memo PDF	Memo PDF Correction Memo PDF	Memo PDF	Memo PDF	Memo PDF
Science and Engineering Doctoral
RA Salary Levels Monthly	$3,378	$3,283	$ 3,187	$ 3,094	$ 2,975	$ 2,874
RA Salary Levels Annual	$40,533	$39,391	$ 38,244	$ 37,128	$ 35,700	$ 34,488
RA Salary Levels High Range +15%	$46,614	$45,300	$ 43,981	$ 42,697	$ 41,055	$ 39,661
RA Salary Levels Low Range -10%	$36,480	$35,452	$ 34,420	$ 33,415	$ 32,130	$ 31,039
Engineering (SM Level)
RA Salary Levels Monthly	$3,086	$2,999	$ 2,912	$ 2,827	$ 2,718	$ 2,626
RA Salary Levels Annual	$37,036	$35,992	$ 34,944	$ 33,924	$ 32,616	$ 31,512
RA Salary Levels High Range +15%	$42,591	$41,391	$ 40,186	$ 39,013	$ 37,058	$ 36,239
RA Salary Levels Low Range -10%	$33,332	$32,393	$ 31,450	$ 30,532	$ 29,354	$ 28,361

RA and TA compensation was re-classified from Stipend to Salary in AY2023. This change in classification does not impact RA and TA compensation rates.