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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Social Science Research Assistants in UNITED STATES


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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $17.50 $22.21 $27.90 $35.13 $48.38
      Yearly $36,410 $46,190 $58,040 $73,060 $100,620
      Ohio Hourly $15.89 $22.54 $33.98 $47.54 $49.97
      Yearly $33,060 $46,870 $70,670 $98,870 $103,930
      South Carolina Hourly $22.68 $25.26 $32.21 $33.89 $56.08
      Yearly $47,170 $52,540 $66,990 $70,490 $116,650
      Kansas Hourly $23.84 $25.00 $30.81 $30.81 $30.87
      Yearly $49,580 $51,990 $64,080 $64,080 $64,210
      Georgia Hourly $18.48 $23.26 $30.67 $45.06 $63.25
      Yearly $38,450 $48,380 $63,790 $93,730 $131,560
      District of Columbia Hourly $21.84 $27.86 $30.59 $38.14 $53.49
      Yearly $45,420 $57,950 $63,630 $79,340 $111,260
      Kentucky Hourly $21.15 $23.55 $30.19 $38.88 $48.36
      Yearly $44,000 $48,980 $62,800 $80,870 $100,600
      Maryland Hourly $20.61 $22.96 $29.73 $38.83 $50.04
      Yearly $42,870 $47,760 $61,830 $80,760 $104,090
      Massachusetts Hourly $22.15 $22.21 $28.90 $30.73 $37.93
      Yearly $46,080 $46,190 $60,110 $63,920 $78,900
      New York Hourly $16.10 $21.00 $28.90 $37.94 $49.76
      Yearly $33,490 $43,680 $60,110 $78,910 $103,510
      Arizona Hourly $19.00 $23.56 $28.43 $28.43 $36.07
      Yearly $39,530 $49,000 $59,130 $59,130 $75,020
      North Carolina Hourly $19.74 $24.17 $28.08 $30.98 $37.10
      Yearly $41,060 $50,260 $58,410 $64,440 $77,170
      Oregon Hourly $21.90 $23.71 $27.79 $34.50 $39.96
      Yearly $45,560 $49,320 $57,800 $71,760 $83,110
      Oklahoma Hourly $16.90 $18.25 $27.31 $33.12 $52.60
      Yearly $35,140 $37,970 $56,790 $68,880 $109,400
      New Jersey Hourly $17.29 $21.62 $27.09 $29.59 $40.26
      Yearly $35,970 $44,980 $56,350 $61,550 $83,740
      Florida Hourly $19.63 $22.36 $26.91 $35.66 $50.61
      Yearly $40,830 $46,500 $55,980 $74,170 $105,260
      Texas Hourly $17.59 $20.86 $26.65 $32.25 $49.51
      Yearly $36,590 $43,380 $55,430 $67,070 $102,970
      Pennsylvania Hourly $20.22 $22.07 $26.41 $28.83 $36.37
      Yearly $42,060 $45,900 $54,940 $59,960 $75,640
      Illinois Hourly $17.00 $18.41 $26.31 $37.82 $39.65
      Yearly $35,360 $38,290 $54,720 $78,660 $82,460
      Louisiana Hourly $18.60 $24.40 $25.37 $28.57 $29.50
      Yearly $38,680 $50,750 $52,770 $59,420 $61,370
      New Hampshire Hourly $14.88 $18.72 $25.31 $29.71 $34.37
      Yearly $30,950 $38,940 $52,650 $61,800 $71,490
      West Virginia Hourly $14.34 $18.77 $25.30 $63.79 $66.93
      Yearly $29,840 $39,050 $52,630 $132,680 $139,210
      Nebraska Hourly $18.29 $19.06 $24.93 $31.01 $37.50
      Yearly $38,040 $39,650 $51,860 $64,510 $78,000
      Michigan Hourly $19.09 $22.52 $24.90 $29.20 $29.20
      Yearly $39,700 $46,840 $51,800 $60,740 $60,740
      Missouri Hourly $15.83 $19.13 $24.77 $30.34 $38.52
      Yearly $32,920 $39,790 $51,520 $63,110 $80,130
      Idaho Hourly $22.07 $24.22 $24.76 $28.46 $41.54
      Yearly $45,910 $50,370 $51,500 $59,190 $86,410
      Virginia Hourly $17.75 $20.17 $24.11 $29.69 $34.16
      Yearly $36,920 $41,940 $50,160 $61,750 $71,060
      Indiana Hourly $17.19 $18.86 $24.10 $31.48 $40.77
      Yearly $35,760 $39,240 $50,130 $65,470 $84,810
      Connecticut Hourly $16.28 $17.14 $24.04 $37.42 $47.64
      Yearly $33,850 $35,660 $49,990 $77,840 $99,090
      Washington Hourly $20.03 $20.71 $23.99 $27.32 $32.87
      Yearly $41,660 $43,080 $49,890 $56,820 $68,360
      Virgin Islands Hourly $19.52 $22.28 $23.93 $24.00 $32.80
      Yearly $40,600 $46,340 $49,760 $49,920 $68,220
      California Hourly $17.46 $17.50 $23.42 $35.74 $50.93
      Yearly $36,310 $36,410 $48,720 $74,340 $105,930
      Rhode Island Hourly $18.54 $22.92 $23.42 $33.31 $55.89
      Yearly $38,560 $47,670 $48,710 $69,280 $116,260
      Maine Hourly $19.00 $19.96 $23.03 $29.27 $29.56
      Yearly $39,520 $41,510 $47,910 $60,880 $61,490
      Wisconsin Hourly $17.51 $22.18 $22.78 $27.57 $39.00
      Yearly $36,420 $46,140 $47,380 $57,350 $81,110
      Montana Hourly $18.67 $20.55 $22.51 $23.07 $33.04
      Yearly $38,840 $42,740 $46,810 $47,980 $68,710
      Minnesota Hourly $19.73 $20.65 $22.42 $27.93 $40.11
      Yearly $41,040 $42,960 $46,630 $58,090 $83,430
      Vermont Hourly $21.60 $21.60 $21.60 $21.60 $21.60
      Yearly $44,940 $44,940 $44,940 $44,940 $44,940
      New Mexico Hourly $18.30 $18.50 $21.34 $23.03 $33.76
      Yearly $38,070 $38,490 $44,390 $47,900 $70,220
      Tennessee Hourly $7.25 $13.98 $18.20 $21.06 $25.46
      Yearly $15,080 $29,070 $37,860 $43,810 $52,960
      Iowa Hourly $10.24 $13.93 $14.97 $19.88 $23.83
      Yearly $21,310 $28,960 $31,150 $41,350 $49,570
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