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Social Science Research Assistants salary in Baltimore, MD

The median social science research assistants in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $65,550 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,243 a month.

10th percentile
$42,910
25th percentile
$52,240
Median percentile
$65,550
75th percentile
$84,780
90th percentile
$104,000

Based on 230 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$50,916 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,550
Federal income tax−$5,686
Social Security + Medicare−$5,015
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,933
Monthly take-home$4,243
Every two weeks$1,958

Does it go far here?

$62,735Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All social science research assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland