Research Associate - Orange County Office

Murphy Research

Orange, CA · $50k–$52k a year · Posted November 10, 2026

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Where Orange, CA ranks

Where Orange, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#10Best cities for junior jobs in California32% · of 54
#12Best college towns for junior jobs in the West Coast35% · of 50
#12Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast19% · of 53
#15Best cities for junior jobs in the West Coast32% · of 71

Pay compared with the market

This listing pays about $51,000 a year. Across 42 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $62,500 to $94,000 and the median is $75,000. That is 32% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.

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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.

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About the job

...Murphy Research is a full-service custom market research firm known for our innovative research design and consultative approach. We... ...decisions easy. We are actively seeking full-time Research Associates to join the Murphy Research consulting team. In this role, you...