The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social science research assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social science research assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,040 | 7.99% | 14.38% |
| 2021 | $49,720 | -0.58% | - |
| 2020 | $50,010 | 0.78% | - |
| 2019 | $49,620 | 10.78% | - |
| 2018 | $44,270 | -18.61% | - |
| 2017 | $52,510 | 11.88% | - |
| 2016 | $46,270 | -5.60% | - |
| 2015 | $48,860 | 5.30% | - |
| 2012 | $46,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,040 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for social science research assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of social science research assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 26.3 percent (26.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 42.7 percent (42.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.