Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other salary

The median pay for social scientists and related workers, all other in the United States is $101,110 a year. About 37,100 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $66,120
25th percentile: $80,860
Median percentile: $101,110
75th percentile: $129,960
90th percentile: $160,300

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

Virginia $140,670
Maryland $131,810
District of Columbia $128,440
Massachusetts $105,640
Colorado $105,390
New York $104,770
Nebraska $104,420
Minnesota $103,330
Washington $102,920
Texas $101,800
New Jersey $101,260
Arizona $99,320
Illinois $99,050
Ohio $98,630
California $97,900
Pennsylvania $97,640
Oregon $95,900
Nevada $95,620
Alabama $95,370
West Virginia $94,520
Hawaii $92,520
Delaware $92,330
Iowa $91,560
Utah $91,560
Georgia $91,210
Louisiana $91,170
New Mexico $91,170
Rhode Island $89,960
Wisconsin $88,830
Idaho $88,610
Oklahoma $88,610
Wyoming $88,610
New Hampshire $86,530
South Dakota $86,260
Mississippi $85,550
Kansas $85,160
Michigan $84,260
South Carolina $83,780
Florida $83,460
Montana $82,380
North Carolina $81,420
Tennessee $80,860
Missouri $80,850
Vermont $79,450
Kentucky $78,850
Arkansas $76,400
North Dakota $76,400
Maine $73,920

By metro area

Washington, DC $138,250
Harrisburg, PA $135,390
New Haven, CT $126,610
Baltimore, MD $124,590
Dayton, OH $120,220
Olympia, WA $119,520
Charlottesville, VA $119,430
Augusta, GA $115,920
Trenton, NJ $113,800
Bakersfield, CA $112,990
San Antonio, TX $110,490
Denver, CO $109,640
Colorado Springs, CO $109,140
Hartford, CT $108,430
Houston, TX $108,350
Fayetteville, NC $107,950
Virginia Beach, VA $107,910
Omaha, NE $107,410
New York, NY $107,170
New Orleans, LA $106,550
Boston, MA $105,670
College Station, TX $105,270
Seattle, WA $105,140
Sacramento, CA $104,770
Boulder, CO $104,750
Chicago, IL $104,550
Dallas, TX $104,420
Detroit, MI $104,250
Minneapolis, MN $103,330
Riverside, CA $103,310
Austin, TX $102,540
Champaign, IL $102,110
San Francisco, CA $101,090
Los Angeles, CA $100,550
Morgantown, WV $100,260
Buffalo, NY $100,210
Las Vegas, NV $99,570
Tucson, AZ $99,320
Phoenix, AZ $98,520
Philadelphia, PA $97,570
McAllen, TX $97,470
Albuquerque, NM $97,160
Palm Bay, FL $96,820
Memphis, TN $96,610
Portland, OR $96,460
El Paso, TX $96,100
Ogden, UT $96,100
Cleveland, OH $95,800
Urban Honolulu, HI $95,600
Eugene, OR $95,020
Pittsburgh, PA $94,680
San Diego, CA $94,110
San Luis Obispo, CA $92,640
Providence, RI $92,100
San Jose, CA $92,060
Des Moines, IA $91,920
Grand Rapids, MI $91,560
Jackson, MS $91,560
Salt Lake City, UT $91,560
Columbus, GA $91,210
Crestview, FL $91,170
Charlotte, NC $90,580
Kansas City, MO $90,060
Rochester, NY $89,230
Madison, WI $88,830
Shreveport, LA $88,710
Orlando, FL $88,700
Atlanta, GA $88,610
Boise City, ID $88,610
Knoxville, TN $88,610
St. Louis, MO $88,440
Alexandria, LA $87,980
Savannah, GA $87,380
Santa Maria, CA $87,260
Albany, NY $87,040
Spokane, WA $86,690
Fresno, CA $86,670
Oklahoma City, OK $86,260
Syracuse, NY $85,600
Ann Arbor, MI $85,370
Topeka, KS $85,160
Richmond, VA $85,030
Indianapolis, IN $84,570
Kiryas Joel, NY $84,010
Clarksville, TN $83,780
Columbia, SC $83,780
Gulfport, MS $83,780
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $83,780
Tampa, FL $83,460
Columbus, OH $83,100
Fort Collins, CO $82,430
Helena, MT $82,380
Reno, NV $81,640
Durham, NC $81,420
Charleston, SC $81,330
Jacksonville, FL $81,330
Panama City, FL $81,330
Wichita, KS $81,330
Nashville, TN $80,860
Pensacola, FL $79,960
Burlington, VT $78,980
Grand Forks, ND $78,850
Springfield, MO $78,850
Tallahassee, FL $78,850
Asheville, NC $76,400
Lexington, KY $75,780
Cincinnati, OH $75,570
Raleigh, NC $75,350
Ithaca, NY $69,660
Fargo, ND $64,110
Lansing, MI $61,210
Jefferson City, MO $57,350