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Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Salary by City
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Salary by City (2026)
120 metro areas · National average: $94,669 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other salaries across 120 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
Kennewick, WA $161,060
$178,810
$96,240
$224,290
Washington, DC $139,230
$137,610
$82,760
$206,110
Harrisburg, PA $122,660
$127,280
$75,400
$168,420
Baltimore, MD $120,780
$125,820
$65,380
$167,270
San Francisco, CA $117,990
$111,440
$73,250
$167,340
Olympia, WA $117,610
$113,590
$81,220
$143,770
Seattle, WA $116,670
$105,800
$67,670
$165,650
Richmond, VA $116,420
$105,870
$62,570
$191,100
Virginia Beach, VA $116,420
$115,340
$73,570
$164,780
Charlottesville, VA $116,240
$118,830
$62,660
$142,150
College Station, TX $114,950
$104,820
$73,370
$175,240
Dayton, OH $112,710
$117,960
$62,170
$156,270
Augusta, GA $112,310
$113,730
$77,290
$142,560
Boston, MA $111,660
$104,770
$72,240
$151,860
Albany, NY $111,330
$96,180
$61,610
$163,530
Houston, TX $110,080
$106,950
$78,880
$155,020
Los Angeles, CA $110,070
$102,000
$68,800
$159,200
Merced, CA $108,710
$108,410
$80,540
$146,740
Colorado Springs, CO $108,320
$105,980
$74,360
$146,100
San Diego, CA $108,140
$102,340
$75,110
$149,180
Austin, TX $107,810
$104,190
$62,590
$169,140
Denver, CO $107,650
$105,210
$62,440
$149,450
Portland, OR $107,570
$102,500
$68,790
$137,640
Hartford, CT $107,060
$103,850
$75,590
$156,700
Chicago, IL $105,250
$101,580
$65,800
$146,220
New York, NY $105,020
$102,910
$75,220
$133,620
Fayetteville, NC $103,980
$102,840
$75,690
$133,080
Vallejo, CA $103,760
$93,310
$74,630
$150,160
Morgantown, WV $103,750
$105,790
$84,640
$117,890
Manchester, NH $103,420
$101,500
$71,310
$144,060
Dallas, TX $103,190
$98,770
$67,630
$148,970
Syracuse, NY $102,590
$86,940
$60,230
$124,090
Urban Honolulu, HI $102,400
$105,310
$62,500
$140,150
Wilmington, NC $101,850
$114,490
$62,390
$114,490
Santa Maria, CA $101,670
$92,790
$59,660
$148,300
San Jose, CA $101,530
$92,640
$70,350
$158,750
Riverside, CA $100,840
$100,340
$72,050
$133,470
Detroit, MI $100,240
$96,040
$59,500
$140,630
Pittsburgh, PA $99,620
$90,000
$48,880
$166,250
Charlotte, NC $99,100
$93,310
$55,730
$137,240
San Luis Obispo, CA $99,080
$101,870
$68,650
$123,170
San Antonio, TX $98,690
$102,900
$37,270
$136,340
McAllen, TX $98,470
$92,750
$62,600
$134,430
Palm Bay, FL $98,300
$90,460
$68,410
$139,400
El Paso, TX $97,650
$94,310
$69,950
$124,090
Phoenix, AZ $97,490
$98,490
$62,630
$131,160
Tampa, FL $97,310
$91,890
$61,960
$134,430
New Orleans, LA $96,890
$89,860
$60,830
$134,430
Anchorage, AK $96,700
$92,870
$74,510
$123,070
Ogden, UT $96,670
$92,750
$72,550
$130,980
Tucson, AZ $96,630
$95,990
$63,660
$129,810
Albuquerque, NM $96,400
$95,330
$52,590
$135,840
Sacramento, CA $96,230
$98,860
$65,650
$121,960
Cleveland, OH $96,210
$94,200
$68,890
$129,600
Las Vegas, NV $95,820
$92,440
$63,230
$130,170
Kiryas Joel, NY $95,800
$88,070
$59,560
$146,080
Bakersfield, CA $95,380
$84,410
$42,240
$144,290
Orlando, FL $93,860
$86,940
$57,780
$130,980
Milwaukee, WI $93,830
$90,920
$68,950
$128,320
Iowa City, IA $93,730
$87,970
$62,980
$132,100
Wildwood, FL $93,210
$95,760
$71,950
$103,730
Kansas City, MO $92,790
$88,320
$62,920
$136,510
Minneapolis, MN $92,770
$97,800
$62,330
$124,740
Jackson, MS $92,480
$89,860
$74,960
$111,590
Boulder, CO $92,390
$101,680
$66,980
$108,570
Crestview, FL $92,360
$87,260
$72,550
$124,090
St. Louis, MO $92,340
$89,040
$63,440
$123,530
Memphis, TN $92,080
$92,750
$67,950
$119,340
New Haven, CT $92,010
$88,070
$40,720
$117,640
Philadelphia, PA $91,900
$88,070
$54,740
$132,880
Gulfport, MS $90,280
$89,860
$60,260
$134,430
Alexandria, LA $89,970
$90,440
$76,940
$103,730
Atlanta, GA $89,480
$86,880
$75,070
$110,360
Tuscaloosa, AL $89,470
$91,690
$74,380
$104,710
Columbus, GA $88,210
$84,320
$48,330
$131,120
Eugene, OR $88,060
$89,460
$72,550
$103,500
Killeen, TX $87,990
$82,510
$65,960
$120,640
Durham, NC $87,900
$84,570
$52,280
$127,400
Oklahoma City, OK $87,460
$82,220
$72,550
$110,300
Manhattan, KS $86,940
$87,050
$65,960
$104,330
Columbia, SC $86,930
$84,640
$59,950
$113,750
Des Moines, IA $86,920
$82,830
$73,070
$113,860
Fresno, CA $86,560
$87,010
$60,130
$113,360
Indianapolis, IN $86,320
$88,780
$60,510
$118,270
Pensacola, FL $86,270
$84,640
$65,960
$110,300
Charleston, SC $86,110
$82,220
$59,710
$124,090
Raleigh, NC $86,080
$78,410
$55,200
$124,300
Jacksonville, FL $86,070
$77,380
$64,230
$123,000
Salt Lake City, UT $85,680
$82,060
$54,280
$117,190
Rochester, NY $84,600
$85,010
$73,590
$93,160
Madison, WI $84,570
$84,020
$59,950
$103,340
Burlington, VT $84,490
$75,300
$52,690
$122,870
Columbus, OH $84,330
$82,800
$57,910
$113,570
Cincinnati, OH $83,970
$79,250
$51,130
$122,080
Clarksville, TN $83,600
$79,790
$61,960
$113,030
Providence, RI $83,580
$81,950
$39,030
$139,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $83,310
$77,940
$50,880
$113,730
Beckley, WV $83,260
$85,790
$63,420
$94,310
Topeka, KS $83,090
$81,060
$69,990
$100,090
Reno, NV $82,710
$72,950
$51,060
$133,200
Asheville, NC $82,460
$72,550
$56,380
$134,410
Tallahassee, FL $82,330
$74,960
$58,030
$105,330
Boise City, ID $82,310
$79,790
$52,900
$110,140
Knoxville, TN $81,870
$72,550
$52,770
$134,410
Ann Arbor, MI $81,320
$80,000
$64,340
$102,060
Shreveport, LA $80,490
$74,960
$34,800
$124,900
Springfield, MO $79,300
$80,250
$59,010
$94,310
Baton Rouge, LA $78,920
$76,430
$50,870
$117,190
Lexington, KY $78,750
$74,960
$51,390
$107,240
Helena, MT $76,590
$78,770
$62,040
$95,970
Gainesville, FL $75,850
$68,600
$43,680
$110,140
San Juan, PR $75,680
$73,940
$21,410
$127,520
Fargo, ND $72,680
$72,550
$45,090
$107,240
Fairbanks, AK $72,670
$72,980
$34,110
$110,450
Ithaca, NY $72,540
$58,870
$58,870
$104,480
Abilene, TX $69,640
$77,380
$34,800
$104,330
Lansing, MI $65,990
$57,900
$54,910
$90,670
Minot, ND $64,750
$72,550
$34,800
$94,310
Jefferson City, MO $63,470
$55,420
$48,690
$89,860
Wichita, KS $61,360
$72,550
$21,310
$101,440
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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