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      What are pay rises like at NIH?

      NIH reviews

      Good Life

      Research assistant
      Current contractor
      Shah Alam
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Have work life balance, happy.

      Cons

      No salary increments and low salary

      great

      Biologist
      Current employee
      Washington, DC
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      great job security and will values you

      Cons

      salary increase is constant but not big

      associate scientist

      Associate scientist
      Former employee
      Gaithersburg, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      good work/life balance fun atmosphere good mentorship not bureaucratic

      Cons

      never good raises underpaid for industry confusing organization

      Great research environment

      Postdoctoral fellow
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great research envionment with abundant resources.

      Cons

      Less pay than tech companies.

      Decent Pay

      Postbaccalaureate irta
      Former intern
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      increase in stipend yearly innovative and complex projects

      Cons

      overall stipend is low for the first year especially the area is expensive so increasing the stipend to accommodate for that would be better some PIs seem to overwork interns more than 40 hours.

      Experience as a postdoc fellow at NIH

      Postdoctoral fellow
      Current employee
      Bethesda, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Kind of stable, doesn’t need to apply for grant

      Cons

      Low salary but it’s normal for a postdoc, parking difficulties

      Associate Scientist

      Associate scientist
      Former employee
      Gaithersburg, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Funded research, Science, learning opportunities

      Cons

      No upward growth in position, salary