occupation · 19-3000 · minor
Social Scientists and Related Workers — wages and employment
Social Scientists and Related Workers earned a median annual wage of $92,900 in the United States in May 2024, with 279,960 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What stands out
Social Scientists and Related Workers earned a median annual wage of $92,900 in the United States in May 2024, with 279,960 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $53,840 or less, the best-paid tenth $157,950 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $89,440 to $92,900, +3.9 %. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.
United States, year by year
Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.
| Reference | Employment | Median | Mean | 10th | 25th | 75th | 90th | Median hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 279,960 | $92,900 | $101,290 | $53,840 | $70,310 | $124,860 | $157,950 | $44.66 | evidence → |
| May 2023 | 273,230 | $89,440 | $99,260 | $51,200 | $67,070 | $122,320 | $153,240 | $43.00 | evidence → |
Occupations in this group
13 detailed occupations, largest first.
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-3033 · median $95,830 · 72,190 jobs
- School Psychologists 19-3034 · median $86,930 · 63,830 jobs
- Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 · median $83,720 · 43,040 jobs
- Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 19-3099 · median $100,340 · 36,970 jobs
- Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 · median $117,580 · 17,790 jobs
- Economists 19-3011 · median $115,440 · 15,880 jobs
- Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 · median $64,910 · 8,070 jobs
- Survey Researchers 19-3022 · median $63,380 · 7,720 jobs
- Political Scientists 19-3094 · median $139,380 · 5,950 jobs
- Historians 19-3093 · median $74,050 · 3,140 jobs
- Sociologists 19-3041 · median $101,690 · 2,950 jobs
- Geographers 19-3092 · median $97,200 · 1,380 jobs
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032 · median $109,840 · 1,050 jobs
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