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Social Science Research Assistants Salary by City
Social Science Research Assistants Salary by City (2024)
74 metro areas · National average: $59,316 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Social Science Research Assistants salaries across 74 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Atlanta, GA $84,670
$63,790
$45,340
$141,390
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $81,670
$80,870
$48,700
$128,200
Bowling Green, KY $81,400
$80,340
$48,360
$128,440
San Francisco, CA $76,500
$56,740
$40,240
$132,970
Santa Maria, CA $72,530
$62,870
$54,500
$95,180
Tallahassee, FL $71,500
$64,580
$41,560
$105,260
Columbia, SC $71,440
$69,110
$37,390
$122,120
Washington, DC $71,290
$62,800
$45,420
$106,970
Oklahoma City, OK $70,390
$63,360
$35,740
$109,400
Baltimore, MD $69,720
$62,010
$40,650
$102,260
Greenville, SC $69,490
$65,700
$41,320
$107,850
Cincinnati, OH $68,690
$62,670
$35,260
$103,910
Detroit, MI $68,620
$56,870
$43,020
$124,920
New York, NY $68,160
$62,330
$37,410
$104,720
San Jose, CA $67,130
$51,840
$42,550
$116,620
Charleston, SC $67,120
$56,540
$38,140
$128,380
Dallas, TX $66,020
$61,950
$33,390
$103,080
Charlotte, NC $63,480
$58,200
$45,020
$82,570
Athens, GA $63,240
$64,400
$48,260
$80,200
San Antonio, TX $63,220
$63,120
$25,000
$96,680
Boise City, ID $62,890
$45,910
$39,090
$91,800
Miami, FL $62,850
$48,390
$39,270
$90,380
Portland, OR $62,640
$59,120
$48,580
$84,200
Augusta, GA $62,450
$48,380
$33,080
$93,730
Orlando, FL $62,330
$47,490
$40,210
$84,330
Worcester, MA $62,290
$62,650
$45,530
$76,680
San Diego, CA $61,560
$45,080
$36,330
$127,290
Chicago, IL $60,760
$64,400
$37,200
$82,440
Providence, RI $60,570
$48,710
$38,560
$101,190
Lincoln, NE $59,990
$51,860
$49,610
$86,690
Austin, TX $59,900
$59,520
$38,260
$94,590
Raleigh, NC $59,600
$63,160
$47,650
$79,110
Boston, MA $59,540
$60,110
$46,080
$79,460
Kansas City, MO $59,520
$63,110
$39,430
$76,020
Los Angeles, CA $59,430
$49,140
$36,400
$96,330
Philadelphia, PA $59,330
$58,920
$45,870
$76,810
Eugene, OR $58,670
$49,320
$37,980
$76,610
Phoenix, AZ $58,370
$51,180
$40,270
$86,230
Tampa, FL $58,160
$53,260
$42,740
$74,570
Minneapolis, MN $57,700
$53,350
$41,040
$83,430
Lansing, MI $57,570
$60,740
$51,800
$60,740
Vallejo, CA $57,450
$49,130
$37,830
$93,600
Houston, TX $57,210
$51,690
$39,030
$79,600
Lafayette, LA $57,200
$50,750
$49,600
$82,780
Sacramento, CA $57,050
$44,410
$36,580
$97,670
Trenton, NJ $56,710
$56,350
$35,950
$80,780
Lubbock, TX $55,570
$51,750
$31,150
$89,750
Charlottesville, VA $55,360
$50,160
$39,980
$81,760
Tucson, AZ $55,340
$59,130
$38,050
$59,130
Greensboro, NC $55,110
$50,590
$33,860
$83,620
Albuquerque, NM $54,640
$44,740
$39,870
$73,670
Seattle, WA $54,620
$49,890
$41,660
$74,630
Lexington, KY $54,020
$48,980
$40,620
$74,370
Jacksonville, FL $53,670
$46,190
$33,390
$73,960
Pittsburgh, PA $53,660
$48,170
$42,060
$70,570
Baton Rouge, LA $53,470
$52,770
$41,450
$61,370
St. Louis, MO $53,450
$51,520
$32,920
$85,490
Denver, CO $52,690
$48,390
$40,270
$66,560
Omaha, NE $52,210
$49,740
$30,830
$76,870
Harrisburg, PA $52,070
$47,620
$43,660
$71,170
Santa Rosa, CA $51,820
$37,830
$37,830
$96,490
Virginia Beach, VA $51,790
$50,270
$41,940
$66,000
Deltona, FL $51,370
$38,460
$33,630
$79,150
Richmond, VA $50,090
$46,410
$37,360
$65,400
Portland, ME $50,020
$47,910
$41,540
$61,490
Indianapolis, IN $49,590
$49,600
$35,270
$66,750
Wilmington, NC $49,390
$45,100
$39,270
$66,020
Albany, NY $48,100
$48,090
$31,200
$64,440
Tulsa, OK $46,700
$38,550
$35,140
$61,910
Iowa City, IA $46,060
$41,350
$41,350
$49,570
Ann Arbor, MI $44,750
$39,700
$39,700
$48,580
Burlington, VT $44,560
$44,940
$44,940
$44,940
Huntington, WV $42,580
$30,320
$22,480
$77,920
Nashville, TN $38,660
$37,860
$16,270
$52,960
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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