United States
Social Science Research Assistants salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$58,040
Social Science Research Assistants in the United States earn a median of $58,040 a year, about $27.90 an hour.
Median
$58,040
per year
Hourly
$27.90
as published
Mean
$63,560
pulled up by top earners
Workers
32,940
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $48,720 | -16% |
| North Carolina | State | $58,410 | +1% |
| New York | State | $60,110 | +4% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $62,330 | +7% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $62,800 | +8% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $49,140 | -15% |
| Georgia | State | $63,790 | +10% |
| District of Columbia | State | $63,630 | +10% |
| Texas | State | $55,430 | -4% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $54,940 | -5% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $63,790 | +10% |
| Kentucky | State | $62,800 | +8% |
| Florida | State | $55,980 | -4% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $58,920 | +2% |
| South Carolina | State | $66,990 | +15% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $56,740 | -2% |
| Maryland | State | $61,830 | +7% |
| Arizona | State | $59,130 | +2% |
| Michigan | State | $51,800 | -11% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Metro | $45,080 | -22% |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Metro | $63,160 | +9% |
| Virginia | State | $50,160 | -14% |
| Washington | State | $49,890 | -14% |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Metro | $80,870 | +39% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Metro | $59,520 | +3% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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