Social Science Research Assistants salary
The median pay for social science research assistants in the United States is $61,990 a year. About 30,640 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,090
- 25th percentile
- $48,620
- Median percentile
- $61,990
- 75th percentile
- $77,760
- 90th percentile
- $102,070
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Oklahoma $69,090
- Delaware $68,230
- Kansas $67,740
- Georgia $66,620
- Kentucky $66,390
- Missouri $65,940
- New Hampshire $65,690
- Maryland $65,550
- District of Columbia $65,330
- Illinois $64,890
- South Carolina $64,490
- North Carolina $63,710
- New Jersey $62,760
- Alaska $62,230
- Arizona $61,680
- New York $61,210
- California $60,250
- Michigan $60,210
- Connecticut $60,110
- Texas $58,070
- Indiana $57,020
- Oregon $56,770
- Nebraska $56,190
- Pennsylvania $54,610
- Virginia $53,260
- Louisiana $52,600
- Rhode Island $51,420
- West Virginia $51,140
- Florida $50,700
- Maine $50,650
- New Mexico $50,640
- Colorado $50,430
- Washington $50,420
- Ohio $50,330
- Montana $49,860
- Wisconsin $48,090
- Vermont $47,510
- Tennessee $46,410
- Minnesota $44,920
- South Dakota $44,820
- Iowa $40,940
By metro area
- Flagstaff, AZ $86,020
- Bowling Green, KY $84,680
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $82,500
- San Francisco, CA $82,020
- San Jose, CA $75,010
- Greenville, SC $74,060
- Oklahoma City, OK $72,710
- San Antonio, TX $67,780
- Atlanta, GA $67,440
- San Diego, CA $66,520
- Dallas, TX $66,200
- Charlotte, NC $65,740
- Baltimore, MD $65,550
- New York, NY $65,330
- Raleigh, NC $65,330
- Washington, DC $65,330
- Columbia, MO $65,050
- Austin, TX $64,900
- Chicago, IL $64,890
- Kansas City, MO $64,650
- Greensboro, NC $64,490
- Phoenix, AZ $64,290
- Lansing, MI $64,220
- Charleston, SC $63,440
- Detroit, MI $62,670
- Columbia, SC $62,090
- Philadelphia, PA $61,760
- Tucson, AZ $61,680
- Trenton, NJ $60,980
- Baton Rouge, LA $60,710
- Portland, OR $59,850
- Lincoln, NE $59,780
- Los Angeles, CA $59,240
- Worcester, MA $58,110
- Cincinnati, OH $57,370
- Indianapolis, IN $57,020
- Sacramento, CA $54,310
- Charlottesville, VA $53,260
- Greenville, NC $53,140
- Athens, GA $52,890
- Providence, RI $52,470
- Albany, NY $52,070
- Lafayette, LA $52,070
- Lexington, KY $51,780
- Eugene, OR $51,530
- Augusta, GA $51,140
- Miami, FL $50,800
- Tampa, FL $50,700
- Portland, ME $50,650
- Harrisburg, PA $50,450
- Denver, CO $50,430
- Seattle, WA $50,310
- Madison, WI $50,090
- Pittsburgh, PA $50,070
- Virginia Beach, VA $49,480
- Richmond, VA $49,060
- Houston, TX $49,000
- Deltona, FL $48,550
- New Orleans, LA $47,980
- Omaha, NE $46,730
- Wilmington, NC $46,480
- Nashville, TN $46,410
- Minneapolis, MN $45,760
- Ann Arbor, MI $43,060
- Riverside, CA $36,710
- Chico, CA $36,080
- Des Moines, IA $33,840
- Orlando, FL $33,190
- Reno, NV $27,270
- Cleveland, OH $24,810