The highest-paying states for social science research assistants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of social science research assistants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $66,130, Wisconsin is the highest paying state for social science research assistants. It is followed by Georgia (average annual salary $64,100). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of social science research assistants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | $66,130 |
$31,390 | 80 |
| 2 | Georgia | $64,100 |
$38,690 | 1,310 |
| 3 | California | $62,070 |
$46,080 | 5,230 |
| 4 | Delaware | $61,550 |
$49,160 | 90 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $61,290 |
$41,600 | 1,550 |
| 6 | New Mexico | $61,010 |
$35,110 | 260 |
| 7 | Illinois | $60,860 |
$31,100 | 410 |
| 8 | South Carolina | $60,370 |
$39,160 | 470 |
| 9 | Oregon | $58,050 |
$47,320 | 120 |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $54,760 |
$40,260 | 1,970 |
| 11 | Nevada | $54,710 |
$35,930 | 80 |
| 12 | Alaska | $52,940 |
$41,420 | 40 |
| 13 | Arkansas | $52,700 |
$39,370 | 60 |
| 14 | Kentucky | $51,280 |
$38,090 | 270 |
| 15 | Maryland | $50,680 |
$39,580 | 640 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $50,480 |
$28,690 | 50 |
| 17 | Arizona | $50,470 |
$39,890 | 820 |
| 18 | North Carolina | $50,040 |
$38,800 | 2,920 |
| 19 | Texas | $49,930 |
$28,610 | 1,260 |
| 20 | Maine | $49,860 |
$37,650 | 110 |
| 21 | Louisiana | $49,860 |
$24,970 | 300 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $49,750 |
$31,200 | 100 |
| 23 | Colorado | $49,650 |
$30,130 | 260 |
| 24 | New York | $49,620 |
$30,950 | 2,920 |
| 25 | Nebraska | $48,650 |
$35,540 | 280 |
| 26 | Missouri | $48,470 |
$31,110 | 380 |
| 27 | Montana | $48,200 |
$36,900 | 40 |
| 28 | Utah | $47,940 |
$30,250 | 540 |
| 29 | Virginia | $47,870 |
$35,350 | 800 |
| 30 | Florida | $47,760 |
$30,770 | 660 |
| 31 | Indiana | $47,260 |
$36,560 | 930 |
| 32 | Washington | $47,140 |
$39,220 | 430 |
| 33 | Idaho | $47,110 |
$29,400 | 0 |
| 34 | Iowa | $46,840 |
$30,100 | 90 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $46,770 |
$17,850 | 510 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $46,040 |
$32,920 | 30 |
| 37 | Kansas | $45,970 |
$19,170 | 80 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $44,390 |
$21,010 | 380 |
| 39 | Connecticut | $44,060 |
$32,250 | 110 |
| 40 | New Jersey | $43,000 |
$31,030 | 160 |
| 41 | Minnesota | $42,830 |
$33,700 | 470 |
| 42 | Ohio | $39,980 |
$24,430 | 420 |
| 43 | Michigan | $38,740 |
$30,850 | 300 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $38,620 |
$19,060 | 240 |
| 45 | Vermont | $38,560 |
$33,140 | 60 |
| 46 | Hawaii | $36,370 |
$27,430 | 70 |
| 47 | Wyoming | $34,920 |
$27,370 | 40 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $33,210 |
$30,400 | 90 |
| 49 | Alabama | $30,460 |
$22,630 | 40 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $24,400 |
$17,000 | 30 |