Rates for Services
The University of Chicago Survey Lab is a Recharge Operation within the Public Health Sciences Department of the Biological Sciences Division. We provide consultation, project management, survey design and testing, and high quality data collection services for clients both internal and external to the University.
As of July 1, 2024 the Survey Lab bills clients at the following rates.
| Rate Type | Description | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| Director rate | Labor performed by the Director or Co-Director | $138 per hour | $190 per hour |
| Operations rate | Labor performed by the Assistant Director or Operations level staff | $84 per hour | $116 per hour |
| Data Manager rate | Labor performed by Data, Research, and Operations Assistants | $72 per hour | $102 per hour |
| Project Coordinator rate | Labor performed by Data, Research, Operations Assistants | $57 per hour | $79 per hour |
| Research Assistant rate | Labor performed by Data, Research, and Operations Assistants | $43 per hour | $59 per hour |
| Data Collector rate | Labor performed by Data, Research, and Operations Assistants | $35 per hour | $48 per hour |
For questions pertaining to rates, or to receive a cost estimate on a scope of work, please contact the Survey Lab Director, Miranda Kaye, at mpkaye@uchicago.edu.
Our rates are calculated to reasonably offset operating expenses on an annual basis. In other words, we calculate our rates to “break even” so that there is no significant profit or loss as a result of charging users for services provided on an annual basis. Rates are determined based on budgeted projections of operating expenses and projected volumes. Our rates are nondiscriminatory and all users are billed for services received. ‘Nondiscriminatory’ means that the Survey Lab charges all internal and external users at the same rates for the same services. Internal rates are also applied to external academic users who are formally affiliated with the University of Chicago.
Updated June, 2024.