The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social science research assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $43,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,390.
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 | $48,520 | -0.37% | 20.40% |
| 2021 | $48,700 | -6.94% | - |
| 2020 | $52,080 | 2.38% | - |
| 2019 | $50,840 | -4.01% | - |
| 2018 | $52,880 | -1.99% | - |
| 2017 | $53,930 | 29.19% | - |
| 2016 | $38,190 | 3.01% | - |
| 2015 | $37,040 | 0.97% | - |
| 2014 | $36,680 | -8.34% | - |
| 2013 | $39,740 | 2.82% | - |
| 2012 | $38,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,520 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 33.8 percent (33.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.