The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social science research assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $45,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social science research assistants from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48,740 | -13.58% | -13.58% |
| 2016 | $55,360 | 0.40% | - |
| 2015 | $55,140 | 5.51% | - |
| 2014 | $52,100 | -6.26% | - |
| 2012 | $55,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,740 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 33.5 percent (33.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.5 percent (36.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.