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Social Science Research Assistants salary in Cincinnati, OH

The median social science research assistants in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $57,370 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,892 a month.

10th percentile
$33,350
25th percentile
$50,900
Median percentile
$57,370
75th percentile
$83,270
90th percentile
$105,940

Based on 110 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

$46,699 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,370
Federal income tax−$4,704
Social Security + Medicare−$4,389
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,578
Monthly take-home$3,892
Every two weeks$1,796

Does it go far here?

$60,155Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

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