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Social Science Research Assistants salary in Ohio

The median social science research assistants in Ohio earns $50,330 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,436 a month.

10th percentile
$23,770
25th percentile
$24,810
Median percentile
$50,330
75th percentile
$72,830
90th percentile
$104,420

Based on 240 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

$41,236 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,330
Federal income tax−$3,860
Social Security + Medicare−$3,850
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,384
Monthly take-home$3,436
Every two weeks$1,586

Does it go far here?

$54,250Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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