Social Science Research Assistants Salary in the US
A social science research assistants earns a national median of $61,990 a year (mean $66,140) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #403 of 825.
How much does a social science research assistants earn in the US?
A social science research assistants in the United States earns a median of $61,990 a year (mean $66,140), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 22% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 30,640 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-4061), ranked #403 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$61,990
per year
Mean
$66,140
per year
Employment
30,640
US workers
National rank
#403
of 825 by median
What a social science research assistants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a social science research assistants (SOC 19-4061) earns a median annual wage of $61,990 and a mean (average) of $66,140. The median is the midpoint — half of social science research assistants earn more and half earn less — and is 22% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a social science research assistants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for social science research assistants is $61,990, and the mean (average) is $66,140. The median is the midpoint — half of social science research assistants earn more and half earn less.
- How does social science research assistants pay compare to the US average?
- At $61,990, a social science research assistants earns 22% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many social science research assistants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 30,640 social science research assistants employed nationally (SOC 19-4061), across all industries.
- Where does this social science research assistants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-4061. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-4061 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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