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Social Science Research Assistants — wages and employment

Social Science Research Assistants earned a median annual wage of $58,040 in the United States in May 2024, with 32,940 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $58,040SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Social Science Research Assistants earned a median annual wage of $58,040 in the United States in May 2024, with 32,940 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $36,410 or less, the best-paid tenth $100,620 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $56,400 to $58,040, +2.9 %. The best-paying state is Ohio at $70,670; the lowest Iowa at $31,150. Among metropolitan areas, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN pays the highest median, $80,870. 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.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Ohio$70,670150
South Carolina$66,990840
Kansas$64,080170
Georgia$63,7902,040
District of Columbia$63,6301,740
Kentucky$62,8001,100
Maryland$61,830710
Massachusetts$60,110—
New York$60,1102,990
Arizona$59,130670
North Carolina$58,4103,470
Oregon$57,800170
Oklahoma$56,790120
New Jersey$56,350320
Florida$55,9801,090
Texas$55,4301,430
Pennsylvania$54,9401,270
Illinois$54,720230
Louisiana$52,770200
New Hampshire$52,650120
West Virginia$52,630440
Nebraska$51,860250
Michigan$51,800670
Missouri$51,520—
Idaho$51,500200
Virginia$50,160510
Indiana$50,130200
Connecticut$49,99050
Washington$49,890500
Virgin Islands$49,76030
California$48,7205,610
Rhode Island$48,710200
Colorado$48,390140
Maine$47,910120
Wisconsin$47,380100
Montana$46,81070
Minnesota$46,63060
Vermont$44,94040
New Mexico$44,390110
Tennessee$37,860110
Iowa$31,150150

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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