Research Associate
Chatham Financial
Charlotte, NC · $80k–$95k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Charlotte, NC ranks
Where Charlotte, NC placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for manufacturing and industrial jobs645 openings · of 100
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast298 jobs · of 72
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast654 openings · of 65
- #5Best cities for financial services jobs726 openings · of 90
- #6Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Southeast13 conferences · of 21
- #8Best cities for healthcare pay after cost of living$143k · of 24
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $87,500 a year. Across 62 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $60,000 to $95,500 and the median is $73,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 19% above the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among life, physical, and social science technicians, all other is little observed so far. Measured exposure for life, physical, and social science technicians, all other: 10% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...subject matter experts, work on complex projects, and contribute to the value Chatham delivers every day. About the role: As a Research Product Associate at Chatham, you will help build the operating system behind the Research Team's most important market intelligence...