Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Washington, DC	$141,440
Harrisburg, PA	$130,910
College Station, TX	$123,170
Baltimore, MD	$120,260
Charlottesville, VA	$119,150
Boston, MA	$119,110
New Haven, CT	$118,480
Dayton, OH	$118,200
Trenton, NJ	$117,380
Olympia, WA	$116,150
Houston, TX	$115,930
Augusta, GA	$115,380
Denver, CO	$114,530
Austin, TX	$114,130
Seattle, WA	$113,900

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other salary by state

Virginia pays other social scientists and related workers the most statewide, $143,800 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Virginia	$143,800	$140,670	3,380	3	$119,150	$87,120
Washington, D.C.	$127,830	$128,440	2,480	1	$141,440	$141,440
Maryland	$126,600	$131,810	2,600	1	$120,260	$120,260
Massachusetts	$118,840	$105,640	820	1	$119,110	$119,110
Connecticut	n/a	n/a	300	2	$118,480	$109,250
Washington	$112,040	$102,920	1,160	3	$116,150	$92,870
Delaware	$108,500	$92,330	100	0	n/a	n/a
Colorado	$108,180	$105,390	790	4	$114,530	$86,110
Texas	$107,920	$101,800	2,260	7	$123,170	$98,400
New Jersey	$105,450	$101,260	350	1	$117,380	$117,380
New York	$105,210	$104,770	3,410	7	$111,830	$78,380
Pennsylvania	$104,990	$97,640	620	3	$130,910	$99,090
California	$103,820	$97,900	2,970	10	$113,880	$89,400
Alabama	$103,310	$95,370	320	0	n/a	n/a
Nebraska	$102,260	$104,420	120	1	$102,390	$102,390
Arizona	$100,980	$99,320	600	2	$99,730	$99,230
Ohio	$100,900	$98,630	1,520	4	$118,200	$82,890
Oregon	$100,460	$95,900	350	2	$104,190	$95,600
Illinois	$99,870	$99,050	730	2	$104,140	$104,070
New Hampshire	$98,420	$86,530	130	0	n/a	n/a
New Mexico	$98,340	$91,170	170	1	$103,310	$103,310
Louisiana	$98,070	$91,170	560	3	$104,450	$87,670
Georgia	$97,900	$91,210	1,510	4	$115,380	$91,650
Nevada	$97,670	$95,620	180	2	$102,150	$87,510
Minnesota	$97,120	$103,330	1,000	1	$96,830	$96,830
Hawaii	$97,070	$92,520	430	1	$99,810	$99,810
Iowa	$96,960	$91,560	150	1	$94,160	$94,160
West Virginia	$95,170	$94,520	190	1	$97,780	$97,780
Utah	$95,100	$91,560	180	2	$98,640	$93,990
Rhode Island	$93,920	$89,960	110	1	$95,220	$95,220
Wyoming	$92,560	$88,610	40	0	n/a	n/a
Tennessee	$91,150	$80,860	320	4	$100,750	$88,360
Indiana	$91,060	$89,440	n/a	1	$87,680	$87,680
Kansas	$90,870	$85,160	310	2	$89,530	$76,830
North Carolina	$90,790	$81,420	1,770	5	$105,460	$81,460
Mississippi	$90,040	$85,550	170	2	$92,090	$89,920
Wisconsin	$89,690	$88,830	260	1	$89,650	$89,650
Michigan	$89,450	$84,260	660	4	$109,710	$68,620
Oklahoma	$88,760	$88,610	220	1	$89,260	$89,260
South Carolina	$88,620	$83,780	300	2	$88,190	$87,750
Idaho	$87,670	$88,610	70	1	$89,620	$89,620
Montana	$86,820	$82,380	170	1	$83,460	$83,460
Florida	$86,270	$83,460	1,740	8	$103,080	$79,510
Vermont	$85,260	$79,450	110	1	$84,740	$84,740
South Dakota	$84,840	$86,260	70	0	n/a	n/a
Missouri	$83,460	$80,850	330	4	$95,220	$64,940
Kentucky	$81,530	$78,850	350	2	$85,160	$81,010
Maine	$81,300	$73,920	40	0	n/a	n/a
Puerto Rico	$75,510	$76,400	150	1	$75,220	$75,220
Arkansas	$74,560	$76,400	250	0	n/a	n/a
North Dakota	$74,020	$76,400	120	2	$73,140	$73,140

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Washington, DC	$141,440	$138,250	$68.00	6,220
Harrisburg, PA	$130,910	$135,390	$62.94	100
College Station, TX	$123,170	$105,270	$59.22	90
Baltimore, MD	$120,260	$124,590	$57.82	1,070
Charlottesville, VA	$119,150	$119,430	$57.28	350
Boston, MA	$119,110	$105,670	$57.27	760
New Haven, CT	$118,480	$126,610	$56.96	70
Dayton, OH	$118,200	$120,220	$56.83	680
Trenton, NJ	$117,380	$113,800	$56.43	50
Olympia, WA	$116,150	$119,520	$55.84	70
Houston, TX	$115,930	$108,350	$55.74	290
Augusta, GA	$115,380	$115,920	$55.47	290
Denver, CO	$114,530	$109,640	$55.06	300
Austin, TX	$114,130	$102,540	$54.87	200
Seattle, WA	$113,900	$105,140	$54.76	800
Bakersfield, CA	$113,880	$112,990	$54.75	40
Pittsburgh, PA	$113,360	$94,680	$54.50	90
San Jose, CA	$113,040	$92,060	$54.34	120
Dallas, TX	$112,550	$104,420	$54.11	430
Buffalo, NY	$111,830	$100,210	$53.76	80
Colorado Springs, CO	$111,080	$109,140	$53.41	250
San Francisco, CA	$110,770	$101,090	$53.26	400
Detroit, MI	$109,710	$104,250	$52.75	170
San Antonio, TX	$109,630	$110,490	$52.71	560
Hartford, CT	$109,250	$108,430	$52.52	70
Virginia Beach, VA	$108,750	$107,910	$52.28	440
New York, NY	$106,880	$107,170	$51.39	2,700
Los Angeles, CA	$106,870	$100,550	$51.38	710
Albany, NY	$106,070	$87,040	$50.99	240
Fayetteville, NC	$105,460	$107,950	$50.70	290
Santa Maria, CA	$105,370	$87,260	$50.66	130
Boulder, CO	$104,880	$104,750	$50.42	100
Syracuse, NY	$104,750	$85,600	$50.36	40
New Orleans, LA	$104,450	$106,550	$50.22	340
Portland, OR	$104,190	$96,460	$50.09	240
Chicago, IL	$104,140	$104,550	$50.07	490
Champaign, IL	$104,070	$102,110	$50.03	40
Albuquerque, NM	$103,310	$97,160	$49.67	80
Riverside, CA	$103,270	$103,310	$49.65	210
Palm Bay, FL	$103,080	$96,820	$49.56	50
Omaha, NE	$102,390	$107,410	$49.23	90
Las Vegas, NV	$102,150	$99,570	$49.11	120
Sacramento, CA	$101,440	$104,770	$48.77	340
San Luis Obispo, CA	$100,980	$92,640	$48.55	40
San Diego, CA	$100,860	$94,110	$48.49	450
Knoxville, TN	$100,750	$88,610	$48.44	40
Honolulu, HI	$99,810	$95,600	$47.99	390
Tucson, AZ	$99,730	$99,320	$47.95	200
Phoenix, AZ	$99,230	$98,520	$47.71	200
Philadelphia, PA	$99,090	$97,570	$47.64	360
El Paso, TX	$98,930	$96,100	$47.56	160
Ogden, UT	$98,640	$96,100	$47.43	40
McAllen, TX	$98,400	$97,470	$47.31	50
Morgantown, WV	$97,780	$100,260	$47.01	50
Memphis, TN	$97,520	$96,610	$46.88	50
Cleveland, OH	$96,880	$95,800	$46.58	60
Minneapolis, MN	$96,830	$103,330	$46.55	860
Shreveport, LA	$95,630	$88,710	$45.98	50
Eugene, OR	$95,600	$95,020	$45.96	40
Crestview, FL	$95,570	$91,170	$45.95	170
Kansas City, MO	$95,220	$90,060	$45.78	190
Providence, RI	$95,220	$92,100	$45.78	110
Columbus, GA	$95,180	$91,210	$45.76	70
Durham, NC	$94,640	$81,420	$45.50	410
Grand Rapids, MI	$94,330	$91,560	$45.35	40
Des Moines, IA	$94,160	$91,920	$45.27	40
Salt Lake City, UT	$93,990	$91,560	$45.19	120
Charlotte, NC	$93,910	$90,580	$45.15	190
Orlando, FL	$93,780	$88,700	$45.09	90
Atlanta, GA	$93,170	$88,610	$44.79	890
Spokane, WA	$92,870	$86,690	$44.65	70
St. Louis, MO	$92,510	$88,440	$44.47	160
Jackson, MS	$92,090	$91,560	$44.28	90
Savannah, GA	$91,650	$87,380	$44.06	30
Jacksonville, FL	$90,750	$81,330	$43.63	110
Clarksville, TN	$90,390	$83,780	$43.46	70
Gulfport, MS	$89,920	$83,780	$43.23	50
Madison, WI	$89,650	$88,830	$43.10	140
Boise, ID	$89,620	$88,610	$43.09	40
Topeka, KS	$89,530	$85,160	$43.04	60
Fresno, CA	$89,400	$86,670	$42.98	60
Oklahoma City, OK	$89,260	$86,260	$42.92	120
Ann Arbor, MI	$88,420	$85,370	$42.51	230
Nashville, TN	$88,360	$80,860	$42.48	140
Columbia, SC	$88,190	$83,780	$42.40	90
Charleston, SC	$87,750	$81,330	$42.19	60
Kiryas Joel, NY	$87,720	$84,010	$42.18	50
Rochester, NY	$87,700	$89,230	$42.17	190
Indianapolis, IN	$87,680	$84,570	$42.15	70
Alexandria, LA	$87,670	$87,980	$42.15	40
Reno, NV	$87,510	$81,640	$42.07	50
Richmond, VA	$87,120	$85,030	$41.89	140
Panama City, FL	$86,590	$81,330	$41.63	40
Columbus, OH	$86,320	$83,100	$41.50	570
Fort Collins, CO	$86,110	$82,430	$41.40	50
Louisville, KY	$85,160	$83,780	$40.94	40
Burlington, VT	$84,740	$78,980	$40.74	80
Asheville, NC	$84,590	$76,400	$40.67	40
Tampa, FL	$84,040	$83,460	$40.41	310
Tallahassee, FL	$83,740	$78,850	$40.26	110
Helena, MT	$83,460	$82,380	$40.13	90
Cincinnati, OH	$82,890	$75,570	$39.85	80
Raleigh, NC	$81,460	$75,350	$39.17	420
Springfield, MO	$81,030	$78,850	$38.96	40
Lexington, KY	$81,010	$75,780	$38.95	50
Pensacola, FL	$79,510	$79,960	$38.23	60
Ithaca, NY	$78,380	$69,660	$37.68	40
Wichita, KS	$76,830	$81,330	$36.94	60
San Juan, PR	$75,220	$76,400	$36.16	140
Fargo, ND	$73,140	$64,110	$35.17	50
Grand Forks, ND	$73,140	$78,850	$35.16	30
Lansing, MI	$68,620	$61,210	$32.99	130
Jefferson City, MO	$64,940	$57,350	$31.22	60

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Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other salary: questions

Where do other social scientists and related workers make the most money?

In Washington, DC, with an average of $141,440 a year, among the 113 metro areas we cover.

What is the average other social scientists and related workers salary in the U.S.?

$107,690 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $101,110, so half of other social scientists and related workers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should other social scientists and related workers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of other social scientists and related workers nationwide earn between $80,860 (25th percentile) and $129,960 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays other social scientists and related workers the most?

Virginia, with a statewide average of $143,800 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is other social scientists and related workers pay the lowest?

Jefferson City, MO, at $64,940 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-3099.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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