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Social Science Research Assistants salary in Greenville, SC

The median social science research assistants in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC earns $74,060 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,707 a month.

10th percentile
$48,620
25th percentile
$56,680
Median percentile
$74,060
75th percentile
$74,600
90th percentile
$103,370

Based on 190 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

$56,488 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,060
Federal income tax−$7,463
Social Security + Medicare−$5,666
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,444
Monthly take-home$4,707
Every two weeks$2,173

Does it go far here?

$79,412Median pay in Greenville, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,150 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Greenville, SC

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,900
Marketing Managers$148,480
Financial Managers$145,610
Dentists, General$139,940
Pharmacists$135,580
Industrial Production Managers$129,490
Sales Managers$129,090

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